The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-10 00:00:00

OLYMPIC THEATRE.

The MOM of the new farce, A Fascinating Indi-
viand, produced last night at the Olympic, le due, not to
the author, but to the excellence of Mr. flobson's acting.
The incidents are very slight, the dialogs* weak, sad the
whole affair so trifling and cenv-ntionel, that were it sot for
the fist that sae of their established favourites played the
principal character, and played it with a 1 that force and
serve which be slogs can Dolan and, a very different verdict
a its merits might have been awarded by the medicate.
The story is simple enough. Mr. Wel:on (Mr. Maury) his
• daughter, J elle (M iu Marston), whom be purposes limiting
to Mr. Gustavo* Adolphus Flig.Mirtimer (Mr. Robett,),
sad he hes accordingly asked the geatlewan down to ti.
fishisg villa, with the view of bringing the young couple
together. Mr. Fits-Mortimer is, hoesev.r, already
engaged to a pease widow, a Mrs. Thornton (Miss Cast:e-
we), sad though he dare rot explain this (for his
marriage to Miss Walton is the dearest wish of his
lode, on whom he Is dependent), he determines to
isik, hinge( ee disagreeable as to [reeled' the chance
of his obtalaisig toe hand if the young lady.
Bs accordiagly commesews by expressing his disgost at
bb sad Bahia', in both of 'bib matters Mr. Wawa is a
devout believer, gives himself gnat sire, makes ridiculous
pun., sad fluidly writer/ a letter to his intended fattier-fa•
l►w, setting forth that he (Mr. Fits-Mortimer) is a
gambler, slacker, drirker, and moreover has suipiciose
nlaticra with broughams at Brampton. This letter he
sites "Frederick Thompeon, Captain, Indies &Dice,"
a agate which he takes hap-has ad fr an the coletacs of a
newspaper. Bee far BO good. Bat now broil a the aheurdity
of the story. Mies Wallas his a friend to stoy with
her, who turn. out to be Mr.. Thornton, the very
widow to whoa Fitz-Mortimer a *timed, and with,
of thane, upbraids his violeatiy. A military protheses,
who has met MI !ohm at s ball, and hillier waltzed
ogee with her fig ell in lees 'het he at ores proposes
to her father for her band (as we know is always
the case is soc:ety now-a-der !) is Captala Frederick
Tioompeon, returned from India, end the very man
whose we Fits-Mortimer bed eigued to his letter.
The usual imbroglio esciseeds, and the ulna fuse re-
sells take Ow. Mr. Walton, who his never seen
Captain Thompson before, endows him with his daughter's
hand after the goad old style of t►e "heavy father" of
Rim IR and Morton, while Mr. Fits.Morthaer, after a
long account of a fictitious duel with Thomptoo, is finally
rete.ved and forgiven by his widow, and after a rowel tag,
requesting the audience to "ratify the sums, with t►eir
hands," the curtain fallr. From this outdo, the merits or
delimits of the piece Well will be perceived. We are final-
ist ht betag able to speak In very laudatory terms of the
maser in which ft was soled. Mr. Robson's inertias
were unbounded, sad, as is always theses, with& great sad
honest aster, the weaker the piece the stronger are hi
attempts to 'sears its favourable reception. Mr. Emery,
who Hems entirely to have takes up wit► "old men's
parts, gave on admirable sketch of a ant very sensible
though very geed saluted s■berbas gestlentas, while to
Mr. Kerrey sad the two ladies most be accorded the not to
be despised genie of dramag to the life the ekareeten they
were latesded to reptassat, sad speaking the little eatrasted
to them with good seam sail* a 'stare! manner.