16 DECEMBER 1837, Page 12

" The only novelty worth speaking of has been a

very laughable bur- letta at the Olympic, called The Binge/oyes. The dialcgue is so lively and full of humour, and the acting so good, that the improbabilities of the story are willingly lost sight of. Harry Ringdove surprises his old bachelor uncle, Sir Harry, in the very act of committing matrimony with a young lady : the bride and the nephew recognize each other as mutual lovers ; and the young spark, assuming his uncle's dress, takes his place at the altar, and the loving couple are united before the decep- tion is found out. CHARLES MATHEWS'S personation of the old man is very clever; and the meeting of the two venerable-looking bridegrooms is a capital "situation." But the best of the fun arises out of the per- plexity of the sexagenarian Benedick at the arrival of his nephew, his alarm lest his folly should be discovered, and his chagrin at his ultimate disappointment—though this is afterwards turned to satisfaction, of course. F. MATTHEWS, as the old Baronet, may be excused for the grimaces with which he expresses disgust at his dilemma, for they are not only ludicrous but very natural. Mrs. Onosa as Miss Longclackit, a despotic maiden aunt, whose tongue rings the knell of peace to all who dispute her authority, is not only amusingly voluble of speech, but every look and gesture is eloquent of meaning. BROUGHAM, as an Irish servant, pours forth a stream of the most comical Irish similes, (many of them seemingly original,) with great gusto and a rich brogue. Nor must we pass over Miss LEE, as the mute, acquiescent, demure- looking girl, who, when freed from the restraint of her aunt's alliance, manifests an unbroken spirit. The house was in a roar from beginning to end.