THE THEATRES.
CHRISTMAS has been propitious to all the Theatres, but Covent Garden is especially prosperous : the Tempest still rages three nights in the week, and MAens;anv prospers equally on the other three. Fair Rosamond's charms have made a strong impression on the public : she has no occasion to sing "Will you come to the bower," for the conduct- ing-clue is unerring, and the juvenile visiters are in amaze when they behold her. Jack Frost keeps up at Drury Lane the credit he has been losing out of doors-thanks to VAN AMBURGH and his Lions: for tame actors, the success of the beasts is astonishing. The Queen went pri- vately to see them on Thursday night, and endured the pantomime in consequence her Majesty is now in condition to relish the fun at Covent Garden more heartily. The Haymarket also was this week honoured by the Royal presence, for the first time ; but with no dis- play of state : the Power was on the stage, and the Queen yielded to the resistless sway of O'Fl«nnigan with great delight. Instead of making a speech on the opening of the liaises, which will be her Majesty's turn next month she listened to one from the Managerial Monarch on his prorogation : like other sovereigns, he thanked his fidthful commons for the supplies they had voted to his treasury, congratulated them on the friendly relations subsisting with foreign Power, and alluded to the arduous and successful labours of the session just closed, glancing at the roaring opposition of Lions and Tempests.
Mrs. FITZWILLIA m and Mrs. Gwynn took their benefits on Wednesday and Thursday; POWER making his last hit in support of Mrs. FITZ- WILLIAM. 'I his lady favoured us with tickets for her benefit-but they did not benefit us ; which we must be so ungallant in one respect as not to regret, seeing that it was the consequence of Et preponderance in her favour. Not a sight of the stage was to be got but through the peep- holes of the box-doors ; and we were thrown upon our reminiscences of the talent and gayety of the fair b6n6ficiaire ; which, happily, availed us sufficiently to compensate for the disappointment-even in the case of' her husband, who came to the aid of his wife on this occa- sion.
The Adelphi trio, of Giant,.7im Crow, and Niehleby, is played nightly to a chorus of applause from the whole house. The Giant is a pro- digious favourite ; and both manager and audience congratulate them- selves on the timely raising of the roof.
Bluebeard is running a successful career at the Olympic, though he
is foiled every night ; and his nineteen headless wives sing through their cut-throats in chorus as lively as ever. People are not tired of welcoming VESTRIS to the tune of "Home, sweet home," and confirm- ing her satisfaction at returning to " The old house."
Novelties there are none ; save a farce at Drury, which being deficient in fun, realizes the second, not the first choice in its peremptory title, Now or-A-ever.
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