25 AUGUST 1838, Page 14

At the Lyceum, Winne: 'S comical antics and feats of

agility make the absurdities of The Devil's Opera amusing, now that the audience understand the diablerie is fun and not earnest. WIELAND not only carries on the plot, but carries off all the characters in suc- cession, and the applause at last. A new farce, by the author of The M.P. for the Rotten Borough, is announced.