THE OPERA.
A NEW Ballet, founded on ROSSINI'S Guillaume Tell, has been produced with more show than success. Though relieved by some vocal music, it is tedious and heavy, having these unfortunate cir- cumstances, of being a ballet with little dancing, and a drama with leas it a ere4. The single success of/by-amnia/10 should not encourage the management to attempt ballets of story, which are almost neces- sarily absurd and dull performances. All the pantomime of ballets is felt to be an impertinence, interfering with the main amusement, the (lancing; and any more pantomime than is absolutely requisite for the relief of the dancers, is a trespass on the legitimate ground of amusement, and the temper of patience, not to be endured. The decorations of the new piece are so costly as to cause us to ap- prehend the intention to give it a run. The tyrant's troops are dressed in uniforms whose tasty effect might inspire envy in a royal breast. The wearers Si amp across the stage, and pull sonic girls about, in a very uncouth and unmeaning dance.
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