At Drury Lane, the Duenna, which had been advertised for
Tuesday, was postponed, on the plea of "the indisposition of a principal per- former,' until tonight ; and Love for Love is postponed until after the production of King Arthur which is promised for Saturday next, A new farce, by Mr. EDWARD MORTON, called the Eton Boy—by the rule of contrary that governs the fun, there being neither "boy!' nor " Eton " in it—was produced on Saturday. It is a masquerading frolic, in which CHARLES MAYHEws is disguised as a young lady, and Mrs. STratrzra as an "Eton boy" come home for the holydays; KEELEY as Mr. Dabster being the dupe of this double trans- formation. The ingenuity of the plot consists in making Mr. Dabster believe that he is hoaxing his rival while he himself is hoaxed. The acting is clever, and the laughter piodigious.
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