TILE THEATRES.
THE three little 'Winter Theatres, which, though " min,r " in size and name, are major in attraction, continence their season next week._ The Olympic opens on Monday ; the St. James's and the Adelphi on Thursday—the terms of their licence will not permi‘theneto open Monday with impunity. Art:snits, however, has not recalled her announcement, and we hear she intends to brave all consequences- Well ! " wilful woman maim lia'e her way," quoth the Laird of Dum- biedikes. For ourselves, personally, we are glad of it ; Friday being a day somewhat inconveniently late in the week for your weekly jour- nalist to chronicle the openings of three theatres on the previous night.
The Olympic company is nearly the same as last season, with the
addition of Mrs. HONEY—who may here be made an acquisition also.... and the substitution (a capital one) of OXIIERRY for KEELEY, who is bound for America with his clever little wife. LISTON remains to console and convulse us. Happily, the rumours of his retirement turn out to have been premature. CHARLES MArnEws the Younger, grown older in his art ; VESTRIS, "ever charming, ever young ; " Mrs. °EWER, the completest " maid of all work," from housemaid to housekeeper, of any maid or matron on the stage,—these, and others of minor merit. greet us in the green and red letter-list of the company. - The house, we hear, has been elegantly decorated, and made much more commodious.
The St. James's Company seems indeed " perfected," as the bills
phrase it. In the vocal department, there are BRAMAN, PARRY Ju- nior, BENNETT, MiSS RAINFORTH, two MISS SMITHS, (nieces of Miss STEPHENS') and two other young debutantes ; in the dramatic, HAS. LEY, BARNETT, STRICKLAND, GARDNER, and one or two new names. The season commences with three new burlettas,—one of them a farce written by the renowned " Box," called The Strange Gentleman, of which HARLEY is the hero; another, a musical piece to bring out young PARRY ; and a third, we believe, will introduce the Mass Ssirrns to the public. Opera will be postponed till BRAHAM'S return from the Festivals; when Miss RAINPORTH will make her debdt as Mandate& The new opera, whose fame flies before it, will be the principal fen- ture of the season.
The Adelphi bills confirm our expectations that JOHN REEVE will
exchange the roar of the Atlantic for the roars of the Adelphi audience this season. Mrs. YATES, too, is returned to the proper stage for the exercise of her_powers ; and BUCKSTONE, WILKINSON, 0. SMITH, HEMMING, Miss DALY, the four pantomimists, BROWN, SMITH, KING, and Gissost—in short, all the old favourites, are brought together again. YATES himself' is the only exception. It is not safe for him to venture on the stage as an actor, since his accident ; but though he may only appear before the curtain in his own character of manager, his exer- tions will be the more effective behind the scenes. Several actors and actresses from the provinces will add to the strength and completeness of "the little Adelphi."
The performances of the past week do not require particular mention.
Tragedy has swept the Covent Garden stage with her shabbiest pall, on alternate nights,—excepting on one occasion, when the Tragic muse was stopped by the musical highwayman Paul Chord; who, however, finding she bad nothing to lose nor he to gain by the interruption, let her go on her way. At the English Opera, Mr. LEFFLER has made quite a hit as Steady, in The Quaker.
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