20 MAY 1843, Page 12

The Little Devil, at the Haymarket, is a version of

AUBER'S opera La Part du Diable, in the shape of a three-act operatic farce ; too long for a trifle of so slight a kind, but pleasant and amusing. VESTRIS is the " Little Devil "—a boy, who by way U joke appears as the Fiend's representative, to the summons of a silly student in difficulties : instead of securing the soul, as is usual in such cases, the Devil is content with half whatever good fortune falls to his dupe's share ; and the fun of the piece consists in the confidence of the student as to the power of the daemon and in the misgivings of the boy as to being able to keep up the delusion : the appearance of the Little Devil crying " Halves ! " at every piece of good-luck, invariably raised a laugh. But little of the music is retained, and that not of a kind to occasion any regret that there is not more. VESTRIS, and CHARLES MATHEWS, the Student, are quite in their element ; the other parts are well filled ; and the costumes 'and scenery are superb. Another farce by MARK LEMON, called the Yellow Husband, in which the stale subject of a jealous fool is treated with no novelty, narrowly escaped summary condemnation ; although Mrs. HUMBY was the wife, and BucKsromm the husband.