THE THEATRES.
A THIRD lady lessee is in the field—the pretty Mrs. NISBET, who has taken the Queen's Theatre, and opens it on Monday with two new pieces, and a corps comprising some veterans of established fame. To Mrs. NISBET the hacknied epithet " interesting " applies with peculiar propriety. She is handsome and lady-like,—a lively and agreeable actress, who never offends against good taste ; and, in addition to these attractions, she has strong claims upon the public sympathy. She is the daughter of an officer who held a pretty high rank in the Army ; but she was compelled by misfortunes to turn her charms and accom- plishments to account on the stage, on which she first appeared as Miss MORDAUNT. She resumed her rank and station in private life, by marriage with a young officer of good family ; but his premature death before he came of age, left her shortly after a widow without a jointure ; and she has been compelled to return again to the boards. Her company includes ELTON, one of the best "serious gentlemen" en the stage ; WnExcii, the prince of Jeremy Diddlers and lying 'valets; TILBURY, a clever and gentlemanly " old man ;" and ANDER- SON, a vocal swain. And among the ladies are Mrs. CHAPMAN ( ELLEN TREE'S sister); Mrs. Hoopial, from the English Opera; Mrs. BRINDAL, a very vivacious actress; MTS. WESTON ; Miss VINCENT ; and the two sisters of the fair lessee.
The only novelties this week at the other houses have been The _King's Seal, at Drury ; which seems to have been a leaden one, like that of Dulness. WALLACE has returned, and has been moving in the orbit of a star of the first magnitude, in obedience to the laws of the buinbug system. Neither the press nor the public, however, having been planet-struck with his appearance, a vox stellaruni epistle is addressed to the Times, complaining that "the shine has been taken cot of him ;" and reminding the public, that, having only resumed his old place in the theatrical hemisphere, he ought to be visible as a star of the first magnitude. ifv-srais has enlivened her entertainments with A Bottle of Champagne; which, considering that it came from Vauxhall, is better that, might be expected. At the Strand and the Victoria, an American Indian gives a proof of his dexterity in rifle-shooting ; which, if real, is not agreeable, and if alms, is a poor piece of humbug. These to whom a man running a risk of having his fingers shot away is a pleasurable excitement, will be gratified. For our own parts, we can believe, without ocular proof, that Brother Jonathan's practice with the rifle is only surpassed by his skill in using the long bow.
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