The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-12 00:00:00

DRAMA.

ILiYMARICET.

A little comedy lin two acts, called The Little
Treasure, was produced last night with the most brilliant
success. mainly owing to the captivating mauler in which
the principal character was performed by the charming
young actress, Miss Blanche Fens. The pieca is slight, but
is constructed with that neatness which characterises the
light productions of the Parisian stage, end in other respects
bears marks of a Preach origin. Ste Charles and Lady
Howard are a pair, still young, but living separate for mu/
years is consequence of trifling differences rendered serious
by t►e interference of Mrs. Meddleton, the husband's
mischief making mother-in-law. Gertrude, their child,
a girl of sixteen, has bees brought up by her mother, and
has never seen her father since her infancy, being made to
believe that his absence from home is sassed by his travel-
ling in foreign countries. As she grows up the begins to
wonder, and to =meet that all is not right. The child's
warm heart yearns for her unknown papa, and she becomes
restless in her desire to learn something about him. A
cousin, Walter Maydeablush, arrives from abroad, a good-
, natured, bashful young fellow, who has been the playmate
of her childhood. They meet with eousialy affection, and
she instantly attacks him on the subject of her papa,
and draws from him the real state of matters.
She learns from him that the only occasion which could
bnng her father and mother to meet would be her marriage,
when it would be necessary for them to join in settling the
preliminaries. This sets her busy little brain to work. She
resolves to get married, and to marry Cousin Walter. He
is well inclined to many his pretty cousin, and they agree
that he shall go and ask her father and mother's coaseaL
All this is excessively childish and absurd, but it pieces off
on the stage hatter than might he supposed. Sir Charles
bas all the while been living in London, leading a gay,
bachelor lite, but occasionally indulging in regretful feel-
ings, and in a longing to see his daughter. Prompted by
this feeling, be writes to his wife, begging her to let him
have his daughter's portrait, on hearing which
the ardent girl resolves to go herself and visit him. She
arrives at hie house, and introduces herself. A pretty scene
ensues between the father and child. He is enchanted with
his " little treasure," and readily consents to her marriage
with her cousin, who, by the way, has been there before to
tell his own tale. Passing over some minor incidents, the
effect of this visit is, that the husband meets his wife to
confer about their daughter's marriage, and the result of
the interview asturally is, the re•union of two hearts—es-
tranged without any real muse. The chief merit of this piece
is the ample room it affords for the fisplsy of Miss Pane's
charming qualities as an actress. The part is quite French.
Gertrude is what is called an ingenus—a combination
of the naivete and playfulness era school girl, with the naiad
and heart of a thinking and feeling woman ; a very de-
lightful being en the stage, but met with nowhere she.
Miss Pane is en itigessue of the must exquisite kind. We
have seen nothing so delightful since Mademoiselle Luther's
performance of the young girl in Madame de Girardites little
comedy La Jois Jail Pew. The audience were enchanted,
and exprearsed their feelings by the warmest and most en-
thusiastic applause. The piece altogether was nicely acted-
Mr. Buckstone—as good-natured, ba.hful, blundering

cousin Walter—was genial and amusing, as usual. Mini
Swsaborougb, u Lady Howard, wu graceful and lady like.
and acted with feeling ; and Mr. Howe gave good erect to
the character of Sir Charles.

When the applause at the end of the pins bad subsided.
a call was raised for the author. Not being rnponded to for
some time, it was loudly persisted in, till at lest Mr. Buck •
stone cams forward end said, " Ladies and gentlemen, the
author of this piece is, Mr.— Harris."

THE ROYAL PANoFTICAN.—AIter a brief vacation,
the Panoptieon has re-opened for the winter season with an
entire change of programmes. Tbo leading novelty is •
" Bitable through Venice," by Mr. Leicester Buckingham,
seeosspanied by many beautiful tlnsolving views, whisk
have taken the place of that gentleman's illustrated lecture
on "Life in Pompeii," and may be pronounced quite equal
to it, both is the beauty of the clicuamie illuetrations and
in the merits of the lecture.