17 SEPTEMBER 1853, Page 10

At Astley's Amphitheatre, a burlesque on the subject of Phaeton

has been produced, with more than usual tact in the decoration. As a bur- lesque, it cannot for a moment sustain a comparison with any of the works of Messrs. Planche, Taylor, Lemon, Brough, and Talfourd,—indeed, the Hippocrene does not flow freely at the kick of the Astley's Pegasus,—but as a spectacle it is well worth seeing; novelty of grouping being its chief characteristic. It is well that the lessee of the old equestrian establish- ment puts his shoulder to the wheel, for he will soon have a rival in Drury Lane, which, according to the inevitable decree of the Perm, will be con- verted into a circus as soon as Mr. Brooke's engagement is over.