The only novelty at the Haymarket has been a free
and broad ver- sion, by Mr. M. MORTON, of an equivocal French vaudeville, called The Double-Bedded Room; the fun of which arises from the embarrassment of a runaway wife finding herself locked in the chamber engaged by a crusty old bachelor who occupies the other bed. The situation itself is provocative of merriment, which the acting of FARREN and Mrs. Gwynn created in abundance ; and it also offers temptations for gross equi- yokes, which on the first night aroused opposition : but the offensive points being softened down, the house is kept in a roar, and fastidious objectors are silenced. Mr. and Mrs. KEELEY used to play in a ver- sion of this same piece, more closely translated from the French, which was not only without offence but more diverting. Mr. CHARLES KEAN is engaged at the Haymarket, and makes his appearance on Monday, as Hamlet.
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