VESTRIS, who seems to defy Time, or else to bewitch
him with her saucy smiles and honeyed tones, is as fascinating as ever; and, with her bevy of beauties, converts her Olympic Pavilion into a Circean bower. A new burletta, called the Water Party, was produced for the first time ; and proved to be one of the best of those light amusing trifles for which this gay little theatre is famous. It is a lively quiz upon Cockney water excursions ; and the boating party is made the vehicle of a fair satire upon the civic mode of enjoying pleasure. LISTON personates a Mr. Anthony Charles Fluid; a retired tonsor, who prides himself upon his skill in preserving and arranging the hair, of which his own head is a pattern ; and also upon giving advice which is sure to be taken by every body, because he always agrees with the person asking it. He is the master of the ceremonies on the occasion of the party; which consists of Mr. and Mrs. Deputy Butts and Mr. and Mrs. Deputy Figgins, their respective daughters, and their lovers. Mrs. ORGER as Mrs. Deputy Batts,—a jolly, good-natured citizen's wife, who is guilty of numerous malapropoisms, the correction of which she takes in good part,—is contrasted with Mrs. Deputy Fig,gins, a would-be fine lady, eaten up with affectation and ill- temper—a walking vinegar-cruet. A pleasant vein of humour runs through the piece; and the satire is of that genial kind whose pungency has no flavour of bitterness. There is a good hit at the old City tradesman's notion of enjoyment. Deputy Butts, who is grumbling at being obliged to leave his shop for a day, being paci- fied by a smile from his good-tempered spouse, exclaims, " Weill since we must go out for pleasure, let's make it as much like busi- ness as possible." VESTRIS performed Fanny Bolton in the Grenadier, and Orpheus in Olympic Devils. A fair debutante appeared for the first time as Apollo, in the handsome person of Miss GLIDDON ; who, though she had little to do but to look agreeable, which seems natural to her, promises to be an acquisition to the company.
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