There is little to be said of the other theatres.
Mademoiselle CELESTE is added to the attraction of the Adelphi ; where a military spectacle, with the title of the Fell of Constantin's, has been got up for the purpose of exhibiting her pantomimic powers. She personates Victoire, a dumb girl, who, attired as a soldier, joins her lover, is Colonel in the French camp before Constantine; and in the disguise of a possessed Arab boy, enters the city, and by inter- cepting the Bey's despatches affords the French troops an opportunity of surprising the fortress.
Will the French boast of their valour in taking Constantine, after such an expose as this ? How ungrateful of them to pass over un- noticed such gallant conduct ! The dumb girl is not even mentioned in the bulletins of the army, and is fain to appeal to a British public from the boards of the .Adelphi Theatre! If applause will satisfy her, she is amply rewarded.
The pantomime of Mademoiselle CELESTE is very significant and graceful. She makes a smart young military coxcomb; but the costume of the young Arab is best adapted to display her picturesque attitudes and finely formed limbs. Her handsome features and their lively expression, the point and steadiness of her gestures and action, and the vigour and address of her whole performance, cannot but make her a favourite here.
The death of his mother has prevented POWER from appearing this week. and occasioned the postponement of the new piece. Meanwhile, Mr. Leos:, who has been in the habit of playing the wicked and myste- rious Counts, has taken POWER'S character of Rory 0' More ; and per- formed it not only with cleverness, but with humour and gusto,— keeping up the merriment of the piece throughout almost as if POWER himself had been there. We desire better acquaintance with this LYON in his new vocation—making the audience roar instead of roar- ing himself.
A pleasant little musical farce, with the taking title of Wanted a Brigand, or a Visit from Fra Diavolo, furnishes amusement at the St. James's, and gives Beeriest an opportunity of wearing his brigand costume, and singing a couple of songs that serve to show his still unrivalled vocal powers, and remind the audience of better music. The idea of a lover getting into the good graces of a romantic young lady by wooing her in the assumed character of a brigand, is good ; and might have been worked out more effectively. Miss RAINFORTH, as the lady, sings a very pretty song (composed by Mrs. A'llecefasr) in a finished style, and with spirit and animation. She plays the cha- racter, too, very nicely; though sine did not give the movements of the Caehouca dance with such freedom as her partner Miss Jr Lie SMITH,— whose singing, by the way, gut great applause. HARLEY, as a pompous and puselanimous minister of police, makes an infinite deal of fun; but we think he might create quite as much with less effort.
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