3 DECEMBER 1853, Page 9
int ibtatrto.
The commencement of the "real Adelphi piece," which was to have been produced this week, affords an instance of real Adelphi practice. Originally announced for Monday last, the drama was deferred to Thursday last, and now it stands over for Monday next. The gift of prophecy, with which the inditer of Adelphi bills is endowed, does not extend to dates. In the mean time, we may conjecture from the title of The Thirst for Gold, or the Lost Ship and the Wild Flower of Mexico— (rather a long title, by the way)—that it is an adaptation of La Priere des Naufrages.