THE THEATRES.
The Schadfor Scandal has been brought out at the Marylebone Theatre, and put on the stage with a taste and liberality worthy of the Olympic in the days of Madame Vestris—and when one talks of style in the pro- duction of comedy, that is the highest praise that can be bestowed. It is true that at her little Wych Street Theatre, Madame Vestris did not bring out five-act works; but it was in those little vaudevilles, which used to form her staple commodity, that the taste for superior decoration was first propagated. At the Marylebone house, the scandal scene and the library are really magnificent. Mrs. Warner is not only the manageress, but the presiding genius of the establishment; and the knowledge of effect and the judgment which she displays are remarkable. For brilliant acting we must not look at this end of the world; but it is just as good as can be expected from an infant establishment, and quite sufficient for an unsophis- ticated audience, who after all want to see a play played. It may be long before these Ex-Westminster theatres become nurseries for actors of the highest order; but, admitting the drama to be a good in a civilized metro- polis, this extension of a love for the better class is a sign most wholesome.
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