The adventures of Telemachus have been turned to the purpose
of a burlesque at the Adelphi ; WRIGHT figuring as the goddess Calypso, PAUL BEDFORD as Mentor, and Miss WOOLGAR as Telemachus. But, grotesque as is the idea, there is so little point in the humour that the absurdities appear unmeaning, and the vulgarity of the buffoonery is more evident than its drollery. The spectacle has been got up with care and expense ; and had equal pains been bestowed upon the selec- tion and treatment of the incidents, the outlay would not have been wasted. The rhyming dialogue has some smart hits ; and the parodies are clever, and well sung. WRIGHT'S comic singing and dancing would be the perfection of grave burlesque if he were only able to resist the temptation to grimace : he holds his countenance well enough, but he will insist on giving the wink to the audience every now and then ; which spoils the fun that should arise from his seeming unconsciousness of the ludicrous.
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