The Adelphi company have signalized their sojourn at the Hayinarket
by the production of a very indifferent Adelphi extravaganza. A silly story of a jealous husband is loosely connected with a supposed removal of the hippopotamus to the Rosherville Gardens ; and this animal gives a popu- lar name to the piece. The whole terminates with an encounter between an exceedingly ill-made lion and a very well-made hippopotamus, result- ing in the victory of the former. This is probably intended as a symbolic compliment to Great Britain; but it is not very clearly or elegantly con- veyed.
At the New Strand Theatre there has been another farcical nnvelty, called Without Encumbrances ; turning on the very common incident of a simple individual getting himself into trouble by pretending to be the husband of a strange lady to further the interests of other parties.
Neither of these pieces can be said to constitute a dramatic event; but what can we expect at this period of the year ? The aim was laughter, and they succeeded in that
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