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The revival of the Jealous Wife, in its abridged form, has agreeably varied the bills at the Princess's Theatre, the meekness of Mr. Oakley being depicted by Mr. Charles Kean with so much quiet humour, and the violence of Mrs. Oakley, being portrayed with so much force and variety of detail, that none who have witnessed the performance will refrain from a hope, that during the remainder of the "farewell season," comedy will bold a more prominent place than heretofore among the entirtaiu- ments. The " Oakley " part of the Jealous Wife, is alone capable of pro- ducing any effect at the present day, and, therefore, the abbreviation, Which leaves Mrs. Oakley and her hen-pecked spouse unrivalled in their glory, by reducing the other characters to comparative insignificance, may be considered an unquestionable improvement.
Next Monday, more than the usual amount of holiday recreation will be afforded to the public, for Covent Garden, now an English ()pent- house, will become the scene of a Christmas pantomime. limey Lai es according to habitual practice, will reopen, and, to all appearance, nil rely exclusively on its pantomimic strength, to which beauty will he added by the pencil of Mr. IV. Beverley. The title of the st-uptialous work, the very announcement of. which occupies more than a column in the daily papers, is Robin _Hood, or Harlequin Thar Men of Sherwood Forest. The Lyceum, still under the prosperous ma- nagement of Mr. E. Falconer, whose comedy, Entrenes, made so 1Uch noise in the autumn, will also reopen on Monday, when a burlesque by Mr. R. Brough, called The Siege of Troy, will be followed by a harle- quinade, entitled Harlequin Tee Reese, or the Cremonie Rte. The Hay- market pantomime, which, as last year, combines the talent of the Le- clerq family in the karlequinade, is founded on the legend of riteli:ie. The King of the Castle or Harlequin Prince Diamond and the Trine(s, Bri;71,t- eyes, which is the title of the Princess's novelty, does not point to an origin in any of the known collections of thery or mythological lore. Here the pantomime will be preceded by The Jealous Wife. 'l'o the at- tractions of his new Adelphi, Mr. Webster adds those of a pantomime and an "apropos sketch" after the fashion of a French revue, the former en- titled Mother Red Cap, or Harlequin Johnny Gilpin, the latter lin Webster's Company is requested at a Photographic soire'e. Here, as far as central London is concerned, the reign of Harlequin terminates, though, of course, it will reappear at Sadler's Wells and in the trans- palatine theatres. The Olympic and the Strand celebrate Christmas with burlesques, the former announcing a comic 21a:eppa, the latter a tra- nestle of Kenilworth.
The Phormio of Terence has this year been the comedy a44ttain-
titer School, the chief feature in theliesKr:T-matite. betngtthe ulamet pro- fesSional Vigour, with which the Panteitedolindipltiettnin Mr. At. Balfoim In the epilogue, which treated. affi tôflbeI' of pelkae and sativisect criuolinenPhortnio becauto a 'dancing-master, andfurther din-eloped ihts talent of the young amateur.
• Ois. Wednesday Mr.. Albert Smith reopened the Egyptian Ilan with his new entertainment, founded on the trip to China, Which, with intiOir; both.bnpleaaUre and ,to businens,:he .toolnlest antnrup. Wisely etinlpiOdg hirnielf to sketches of purelyChineselifenanclaveiding everythinntORn nested with •British commerce:and pi/title/1, lie-gissntjast that aettefeinet formation about Canton that one has a right to expect front sonentneasa observer and so vivacious a distributor of amusing knowledge. Ilis rants arc varied with comic piettinet.'arid reittlingisongs, and a new series of beautiful views has•been- furnished by Mr. W. Bevetley,,!, !„ PARISIAN TIIRATRICAI:R. ''j now work compeacd by M. Clapissoit to words by Iff.;13: LiSpinttlitlas been produced at the Opera-Comique; with the tide Lea The shiry is ingenious. M. Dalnyrac, 'a 'gentlemen of the lad oehtireys resident at Toulouse, indulges a taste for music by playing the violin- the rod of-his house, which overlooks a convent garden. ln this smr- den, a number of ilovely pupils often walk, and with the lovelies eftlt5nn all, I1Mene dinVillepteuxo • Dtdayme. fella deeply in lore,--u dee.plyettn. deed, that -he scales the walls .of the convent, deolares his mission, to:4 receives an avowal thatoit is returned. Reruoving front Toulouse to the capital, Dalayrac becomes .a fashionable. composer, but is soon mortified by the discovery that Helene, win has 'quitted the convent, is "deitiiirit by her uncle fur anothet, and that this other, to make inatters-wereeetis his Most intimate friend. - Counselled, hoSetter,' by his friend, who-not hearing the name of the fair One, little suspects that ho is giving advice against himself, Daleyrac proposes- to visit' Helene iinn domino ;'.'the uncle, hearing of tho scheme, and furnished with a li4tre- de caehtli (4er we are under the old regime,) watches him in a •similar disguise, . anti's vestment of the same kind is likewise put. on bylielinte's umeic-niastear Trial, who also aspires to breathe vows of love. The consequence le that they arc all arrested under the name. of Nicolas, and conveyed to For l'Eveque, where, however, admission is refused, as the warrant only names one prisoner. They are taken accordingly to the temporary resi- dence of the court, for whose amusement a royal fête - is in preparation, at which a composition by Dalayrac is to be the crowning entertainment, It is, however, unfinished, and is likely to remain so, for Dalayrac in his present wretched condition, has no inclination for musical labour. But suddenly—outside his prison-walls—he hears the voice of llaitne sing- ing an air associated with the former avowal of love at the Toulouse con- vent, and he is inspired anew. The score is completed, and when the generous rival learns how matters stand, he resigns his pretensions to the band of Helene in favour of Drilayrac.
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