The burlesque at the Princess's, founded on the story of
the Fair Per- sian, has the advantage of some very liberal scenic decoration, some very ingenious machinery, the talent of Miss Emma Stanley, and the beauty of Miss Kenworthy,—who in a characteristic costume " looks " the fair Per- sian just as much as if she had been snipped out of an illustrated edition of the Arabian Nights. A conflagration on the stage is so naturally done, that on Easter Monday it frightened the audience out of the house. This: renowned fire stands in strong contrast to the frigidity of the dialogue; which, though written with evident care, evinces more knowledge of old " jokes than tact in employing them. The dramatic situations are by no means novel or striking; and though the raise en scene is sufficiently splendid to insure popularity for a time, we cannot see in the author's part of the work any competition with the neatness of Mr. Planche or the fun of Messrs. Brough.
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