26 FEBRUARY 1842, page 13

The Woman - Hater, At The Haymarket, Is A Slight Sketch, By

Mr. BER- NARD, that has the merit of brevity at least : the idea, though not new, was worth working out more carefully. The " woman-hater," a Ger- man Baron, shuts his castle......

The Theatres.

TEE week has been prolific of novelties : competition keeps managers on the alert, and their activity stimulates the patronizing public. Each of the four principal theatres has......

Gisippus Is A Chapter Of Untoward Accidents, Making One Feel

un- comfortable, but exciting no deep sympathy : the plot is puzzling, the action makes but a limping progress, the characters are inconsistent, and the dialogue is undramatic.......

Bubbles Of The Day Answers To Its Title: It Is

a flight of brilliant, well- rounded periods, rising one after another, and reflecting in the polished surface, with the prismatic hues of wit and fancy, the follies and vices......

The Adelphi Case Of Breach Of Promise Of Marriage Is

more amusing than any that has been brought into a court of law ; and it has the advantage of being repeated as often as the public curiosity to hear it requires. The plaintiff,......