The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-24 00:00:00

OLYMPIC THEATILZ.

The omission of the word "original" from the
playbill is not the only thing that would lead one to imagine
that the new farce produced at this theatre last night, and
entitled Bit ilea for the Definer, is taken from the French.
But the adapter, Mr. John °laniard, is so kilted a work-
man, and so neatly blends great knowledge of stage effect
with extraordinary natural humour, that we ere quite con-
tent to take his dish as he ens it before us without inquiring
to) closely into the nature of the material. of which it le
complied. Last night's farce would, in Adolph( language
be entitled "screaming," and is, indeed, of the broadest
nature ; the principal character, played by Mr. Robson, being
one of the lower cleans, and from hie voice, gait, and general
eppearance reminding the spectator strongly of Jem Beggs.
Mr. Motley de W indror (Mr. O. Cooke), a retired fancy asap-
mese, Is a man full of heart, so full, indeet, that after
busing a young banister, Mr. Whitewash (Mr. 0. Vining),
oneeemfally plead for the acquittal of an innocent and
wrongly accused thief,' the old gentleman can hold out no
longer, but declares that his daughter's band, which kooks;
been sought by the advocate, shall no longer he reused.
Whitewash is delighted, but moderates Wm treneports when
he finds that big future father-in-kw in the breadth of his
philanthropby has asked Pawkier) (Mr. F. Robson), the se-
amed, to a ball which is about to commence. Whitewash
In his own heart firmly believes in Paladins' guilt, and cones.
quently his entire evening is spent in watching hie late client,
sad warning bins againet depredation. Old Mr. De Windror
begins to euspect, becomes very virtuously indignant at the
notion of a barrister colouring facts to suit hi* own purposes,
and lays himself out to entrep Narking into theft. In this
shuttlecock p.sition the agony of the wretched Pawkine,
who, though really very honest, is exuemely dull
of comprehension, and who fa made to eat ices,
play card., and Indulge in other feel calculated to
call forth hie suppowd latent powers of stealing and cheat-
ing, may be imagined; more especially when these p mere
are exercised by Mr. Robson, who has never shown more
Wesel mina or mote thorough command of the ludi,rous.
Is no previous impersonation has he more completely given
himself op to the pourtrayal of character, exceptional it iw
true, but 'till to be Wet with in certain walks of life, and
I recognisable at a glance from the fi laity of the rendering.
He was excellently supported by Mr. Cooke, Mr. G. Vining,
cad Mr. H. Wigan, in their veriotte character-bits, and by
Mho Cottrell, who had nothing to do but to look pretty,
and who did that remarkably welL
The farce was completely succomfal.

ROYAL BRITANNIA, HOXTON.—Thim admirably
conducted and commodious theatre is now nightly crammed to
the (*lag by an audience of the most demonstrative kind,
who sra roused to the highest pitch of anthusia.m by the
singiog of Mr.. Howard Peal, so long well•known in Wetl-
and musical circles.

ORRAT NATIONAL STANDARD TIIEITRE.-Mr.
Douglams has neared an enormous a traction in the person of
Hive Glyn; who le now performing some of her greatest
parte. Next week she will be reialorestl by Mr. Phelps,
fresh from his Gorman trip. when we purple noticing the
perk manes at greater length.

UN 1 V CAPITY I NTELLIO CZ.—OX FORD, MAY 23.
The result of the recood public tiamhuvios, as far ea pew
rues were coseereed, is se follow', :-123 obtoinrd tee-
tutors six took their MOM off, and 29 were " plucked," or
S. Wet aa sot being up to the marir.
.

PIiOTOGRAPIIT is 7111 COMP.—Experiments have
been mods, within the het few dart, by romp ofthers at
Grenoble, wlth the stow of tooting the pract cebility of a
suggestion put forth by as aad tranda• d into the foreign
paper., Madre to the employment of micro-photography in
transmitting despatches from one pest of en army to another,
between which the oondianakation is exceseively dangerous
or absolutely imposeible. In the experiments alluded to, an
imaginary Ampatch, containing lifty•two words, was written
on a Op of thin paper in very small letters, and as closely as
piesitale; thin piece of paper wee then rolled up beady. and
deposited in • conical ball, which had been hollowed at the
ewe to the requited depth. Tho open end we. Mopped up
with was, mad tie ball forced down Into a rift. in the ordiumy
manner. Some thick planks were then reared ,m end, In the
road which amends the hill on which the fortrere is built.
sad the ballet was fired Into them from a listen,* of 160
nestles, after which it was cut oat and examined, yarn it was
/owed that though the wan had hers forced against
the outer edge of the despatch in each a way
ea to glue the algae together, yet this was readily
removed .with a penknife, and the. despatch itself was
uninjured. This method of writing the deeps,. hot, inttead
of etailoying micro-Ih. t eretbv, is so far an improvement
on our anioration, that it ran La adored uador all eireain-
I otaneeit, whatever the state of the weather may bc.—Thc
Ploieraphie News.