C4ratrifi. ?IA ktIS AV.4 Sal 'Fhe prpduction of another English version
of Gins/do, at the Haymarket, does not Alter the opinion which we formed when the first version was brought out at the Olympic,—namely, that without music it is but a cha- racterless piece. In many respects the Olympic cast has the advantage. Mr. Leigh Murray by his personal appearance, Mrs. Leigh Murray by her assumption of dignity, and Mr. Cook by a legitimate representa- tion of hearty old age, at any rate give a weight to the lilies of Don Manuel, the Princess, and Don .1-apt/et, which they do not receive from the corresponding artists at the Haymarket. In the part of Giralda, the country girl, who forms the centre of the plot, the Haymarket has- rather the best of it : not that we would for a lnoment compare Miss KathleenFitswilliam-to Mrs. Stirling as a general actress, but her man- ner and appearance are more suited to this particular character. On the other hand, the attempt to make the miller a more comic personage investing iMr. Wright with an absurdly Itirge hat and absurdly breeches, s a mistake. However the part may be turned about, it cannot be adapted to Mr. Wright's peculiar humour, and hence it is best to in- present it quietly. In mise-en-soene and visible effectiveness the advan- tage is on the side of the Haymarket
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