The new piece at the Adelphi, Lo Zingaro, is a
melodrama; con- sisting of a wicked uncle, a beautiful niece, a faithful lover, and fierce banditti, with a humane and generous chief, who out of gra- titude helps the lover to his bride, despite the murderous uncle, whom we have the satisfaction of seeing broiled alive in the flames of his castle. 0. SMITH was the chief of the Zingari, a band of Bohemian gipsy-robbers ; and his costume and action were, as usual, in admirable keeping: he had nothing to do but to look picturesque, and he seemed one of the banditti of SALVATOR ROSA. The Yeoman's Daughter improves upon acquaintance. It is one of the few dramas of these degenerate days that will bear seeing twice : and the characters are well supported. REEVE'S Rat- catcher is a companion to his Jack Rag the street-sweeper : it is an inimitable study of character—or rather the character itself. WRENCH'S cool, easy impudence, is shown off to great advantage in the little farces at this theatre, in such parts as Dick Nevezpay, which we saw on Tuesday. We wonder his peculiar talent is not written up to by dramatic authors. As the scheming hero of farce, he is unrivalled. Mrs. C. JONES is a useful and sensible actress; and there is W. BENNETT, who plays a bashful old gentleman in the Middle Temple with exquisite fidelity. He shakes like an aspen with sensitive alarm, and his existence is one continued round of blunders and apologies.
The audience continue to enjoy themselves mightily at this theatre.
Previous page
