Mr. Planche is so very clever a transformer of fairy
tales and mytholo- gical traditions into neat dramatic burlesques, that we must needs regret his writing a piece of such a disjointed kind as that to which the French give the name of" revue." The revue is totally without plot, and is a mere canvass for introducing ad libitum all the passing events of the day. In this Haymarket piece the New Planet is made the pivot upon which the whole turns; and the current rages and foibles are exhibited to the luminary during a visit to Earth. The dialogue is smart; and the features for exhi- bition, including contests between rival Operas, Ethiopian Serenaders, &c., are well selected: but who would not prefer seeing Miss P. Horton as some adventurous prince, and Mr. J. Bland as one of his old tyrants, to behold- ing them in such mere talking celestials as the New Planet and the Planet Mars commenting instead of acting? The mise en scene is very good. Indeed, in this respect the Haymarket is generally improving.
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