10 OCTOBER 1846, Page 12

At the Lyceum, a very amusing farce has been produced,

called Which Mr. Smith? The plot is simple enough, merely turning on the difficulty which an inexperienced rustic finds on coming to look for a Mr. Smith in this vast city, without knowing the particular Mr. Smith's address, and having, moreover, some secret enemies, whose interest it is to misdirect him. The poor Yorkshireman is at last wound up to such a pitch of despair, that he wants to fight a duel with his chief persecutor in a drawingroom. There is nothing new either in the plan or in the incidents of this little piece; but, nevertheless, there is a freshness in the mode of treating it, and a smartness in the dialogue, which render it extremely diverting. The Yorkshireman is played by Emery with great power and truth; and F. Matthews comes out well as a middle-aged citizen somewhat addicted to gallantries.