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Drury Lane, according to announcement, late open on boxing-day, with

the orthodox attraction of a Harlequinade; and a similar veneration for an- cient usage will be shown at the Princess's. On the other hand, the Hay- market, the Lyceum, and the Adelphi, are established regions of burlesque, into which the motley genius of pantomime has long ceased to intrude.