21 APRIL 1849, Page 13

The actors burned out at the Olympic have taken refuge

at the New Strand Theatre; and are joined by Mr. W. Farren, who has been perform- ing some of his well-known leading characters. Will this little theatre take a permanent position, or not? It is open to the same objection as the Olympic, of proximity to other theatres; but then, it stands in a main tho- roughfare of the Metropolis, whereas the departed edifice was in a dirty back street.