The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-13 00:00:00

EASTER AMUSEMENTS.

DRURY•LANB.
The ismse et this establishment has prefaced the
eunmeammwent ef his seem by a detail et hit plans which.
if fully sonlell eats, threw well of the ptabW. Experi-
ments es tie pateistbm of the movie by mall enterprising
=lt nits {a spine the term " Natiumal Opera' a sof-
furi.2:Lninsicalshort.comings, have done
iamb the term itself into contempt.
Orton badly “11-11;a17btpl pram have bees proved un- I
intrudes ; sad 'perm wail meessid SS low prices may now
be tried with every chasms Or OSSONSI. Taking little heed,
=, of the words "Grand National Opera House,"
hsoed Kr. Bonn's proopestu (and which can mean
bat IhNle, graft that many of his artists and most of his
opens sen Isreign), we have every reason to look
hopefully on his pressat undertaking. He has en-
Wanu excellent opera* eseapany, sad by limiting
exclusively to opera sad ballet, has been
asabied mist rid of mach maim expeaditare, and that to
the whole of the =Weal department. He hie
tratiseed the prim et edialcion, and appears
nusturit test the sineisel mete of the public by relying
solely upset on harassed snp, for an increased outlay.'.
Last *min the opera of Mar Mu Devil was given,
with the mss east as before, end was received with the
smolt favour throughout, the principal singers being
snmensmil before the curtain to receive the usual honours '
at the onnalusion. The little ballet divertissement the
fele Neapolitaine gave ample opportunity to Males.
D'Antonie, Adele, and A. Payne, for the display of some
extremely graceful and pleasing dancing, and Mr. H.
Manhall in a pas de Polichinel" was vociferously encored
and compelled to repeat a somewhat fatiguing burlesque
duos. 'fhe house was scarcely so well attended as we
should hive desired ; but we have no doubt that when the
lessee's Intentions become more generally known, his exer-
tions will be rewarded an they deserve to be.

HAYMARKET.

After the opera of ff/hde itfayic, an Easter novelty
was produced, entitled 0 Gemini! or, The Mothers of
CoMrse—being • burlecque on the melodrama of The
Consents Brothers. The original story is adhered to sufil-
ciendy close to give point to the parody, and the wonder-
fully acute reaumbilitlos of the twins received a new develop-
ment in the hands of Mr. Buckstone •' while, in order to
add breadth to the burlesque, another pair of brothers
(Parisian, not Corsican), endowed with an equal amount
of lirlPathy,. are introduced, and who low nothing
Ibeing entrusted for personation to Mr. James
nd, whose powers in this line are as vigorous
as ever. The usual amount of topical jokes, puns, and
parodies on popular Lire were not wanting, the most no-
ticeable bits of humour being the singular exhibition of
sympathy between the twin brothers in tho matter of
taking cold, and an elaborately absurd dissertation on and
description of a sense/fa. The piece was handsomely and
effectively produced; and having amongst its other merit,
that of being of a reasonable length, was quite successful.
One of the stock farces of the theatre concluded the per-
formances, in which Mr. Keeley made his re-appearance at-
this house, and was very warmly received.