The Drama. [APRIL, 



purveyor gets up the " Forgery" upon the same plan. It is a miserable failure, 

 but that's nothing ; it makes a good puff for a play-bill, and that's half the bat- 

 tle. Touching the Rent Day the managers of the Adelphi, with an acumen 

 that argues well for their sagacity, could see but little merit in that piece ; and 

 actually allowed the author to withdraw it from their house, because, with the 

 spirit which becomes a man of genius, he would not consent, for the sake of a 

 few paltry pounds, to have his piece hacked about to suit the whims and fancies 

 of one of the major mountebanks of this most magisterial minor. 



Madame Vestris, or, as she is generally called, the Widow of Wych-street, hav- 

 ing, by strict attention to business, and moderate charges, gained a considerable 

 increase of custom, intends removing to more commodious premises, and, sin- 

 gularly enough, has contracted with an undertaker to construct her habitation 

 on magnificent proportions. Gentlemen of this profession have generally such 

 small room for the display of their taste and ingenuity, that we are curious to 

 see the result. We hope it is not true that the fair widow has lately become a 

 strict disciple of Mr. Irving ; if so, the serious turn given to her mind by the 

 reverend gentleman, may naturally enough account for her employing an under- 

 taker. We suppose she contemplates the result of his labours as her last 

 home. 



We fear that there will be little more to say in future respecting the theatres 

 those termed national, we mean more particularly. Our minds misgave us 

 from the first, when we heard that a certain old gentleman in black, generally 

 supposed to be decorated with a tail and cloven foot, had identified himself with 

 the theatres, and had been at the elbow of managers during the season. The 

 consequence may be easily anticipated it is such as usually attend those who 

 put their trust in such advisers. It appears that the old gentleman's visit, 

 though short, has been long enough to ruin the managers, and with them their 

 dependants. They have, therefore, accepted a general invitation from him in 

 return, and consequently theatres and actors, with the managers at their head, 

 are all going post-haste to " Le Diable" together. Sic transit gloria mundi I 



REVIEW OF MUSIC. 



Le Bouquet, a Souvenir for the year 1832, for the Spanish Guitar, composed by 



Signor Verini. Bentick Street, Manchester Square. 



THIS little volume contains twelve vocal pieces, Italian, French, Spanish, and 

 English, ariette and duetti, all familiarly arranged for the guitar, besides 

 several short pieces adapted from popular Italian, English, French, and Scotch 

 airs. The songs, we believe, are original, and are put together in a very tasteful 

 manner, and so simply arranged as to encourage the most indifferent performer 

 to attack them. There are a few engravers' errors, which we are sorry to see in 

 so tasteful a work. It is beautifully got up, with a finely executed lithograph, 

 in imitation of a pencil -drawing of flowers. The volume is published at 10s. 6d., 

 which is reasonable, considering the matter it contains. 



Beauties of Sacred Harmony, arranged for the voice, piano, or organ, by J. C. 



Nightingale. Luff, Great Russel Street, Bloomsbury. 



This volume, which consists of selections from the works of Corelli, Handel, 

 Havden, Mozart, Beethoven, &c., is designed, as the editor informs us upon the 

 title page, for the use of families and schools, and may answer the purpose of 

 the devout very well. We have little more, however, than we have seen in 

 other, and perhaps better forms. The selection from Handel, we have seen 

 better arranged by Horsley and others ; nor can we congratulate Mr. Nightin- 

 gale upon the introduction which he has composed to the pastoral symphony 



