25 MARCH 1848, Page 16

The character of Virginias, which Mr. G. Brooke has played

at the Olympic, has given him one opportunity more to exhibit his physical qua- lifications, which are unquestionably great. At the same time, a ballet has been attempted; in which the Terpsichorean talent of Mademoiselle Melanie Duval and Miss Laidlaw compensate in some degree for deficien- cies in the mechanical arrangements.