Another of those amusing trifles for which the Olympic is
famous, was brought out the other evening, under the title of My Daughter, Sir; and introduced to the audience Miss MURRAY, a fair debutante, who we. are told is new to the stage, in the character of Mary Dobbs. Mary is the only daughter of a worthy country couple, who, in their parental anxiety to show off their daughter and themselves, disgust her intended suitor with their formality and finery, and thus defeat their own views. The absurdity of their mistake is ridiculed in a very lively manner by means of situation merely,—for there is no wit in the dialogue nor originality in the plot of the piece. The visitor, who in his character as a suitor found theDobbses so disagreeable, returning as a neighbour to transact some business with old Dobbs, is received sans core- monie; and discovers him and his wife to be a worthy, homely pair, and the .daughter a lively, unsophisticated, good-natured girl, " beautiful as .an angel, who sings like a seraph and draws like a cherulf —(a new 'comparison). Thus he and Miss Dobbs are mutually smitten with each other, and she 'accepts the offer of his hand. Miss MURRAY is very vivaciaus, and possesses an agreeable Per.Ofi; she *yeti her part natiteally, and with freedom and naivete; and bids fair to become a favourite.. She sang a ballad
/ether prettily, mad with xeb .expressi.
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