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called in the profession unprofitable. Miss Belts sang the music 

 allotted to the queen in a style which showed her to be the mistress of 

 her art, and surprised us by her acting, which was far superior to 

 what is usually met with in singers. We are sorry that we cannot 

 give the same praise to Miss Romer, whose powers are not of a class 

 to enable her to compete with the difficulties of such a part as Rosa- 

 mond. To give full effect to it, such a singer as poor Malibran 

 should have been its representative : however, to regret her loss is 

 unavailing, and we must content ourselves with the remembrance of 

 what she was too vivid an image to be readily effaced. 



The dancers in the ballet of the seasons did their best. Madame 

 Giubilei made a most liberal display of her personal beauties, Miss 

 Ballin attempted and failed in an imitation of Herrninie Elsler, and 

 Mr. Gilbert frisked and twisted till we were giddy with looking at 

 his evolutions. 



The scenery is very magnificent especially the coronation in 

 Westminster Abbey, and the bower at Woodstock, with the diorama 

 of the seasons. The dresses and decorations were splendid, and the 

 whole getting up highly creditable to the skill of the parties em- 

 ployed, and the enterprise of Mr. Bunn, who we hope will be re- 

 warded by a full attendance at his house, and ample receipts in his 

 treasury. 



The early part of the past month has not teemed with novelties, or at 

 least not with those of a very interesting character. A burletta at the 

 Olympic, of very moderate pretensions, written for the purpose of 

 exhibiting C. Mathews in a drunken soldier, a character which he 

 personated with much skill and fidelity a melodrama at the Adelphi, 

 translated from the French of course, and equally of course success- 

 ful ; and the Postillion at the St. James's Theatre, also translated 

 from the French, and with French music, make up the sum of pro- 

 ductions which require even the most cursory mention. We suppose 

 the managers were all gathering their strength and working themselves 

 up for a desperate struggle at Easter. Indeed it was high time they 

 should, for in addition to the places of entertainment heretofore open, 

 Braham and Madame Vestris have received permission to extend 

 their season two months. 



Our theatrical notice has already run out to so great length, that 

 we are compelled to pass over the Easter pieces for the present with 

 a mere mention. * Valentine and Orson,' at Drury Lane, revives 

 the recollection of boyish days and Joe Grimaldi ; ' Noureddin ' at 

 Covent Garden, is an excellent piece for those who love to have 

 their eyes feasted on splendid scenery and gorgeous dresses ; at the 

 Adelphi, John Reeve, Buckstone, and Mrs. Honey, have opportunity 

 for displaying their several abilities in the * King of the Danube and 

 the Water Lily ;' while Ducrow treats his juvenile patrons to ' Ivan- 

 hoe,' a spectacle got up in the usual Astley's, and Madame Vestris 

 produces a truly classical piece < The Rape of the Lock,' with her 

 usual success. To several of these we may return in our next, when 

 we shall have to notice Belisarius and the new ballet at the Grand 

 Opera. 



