The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-25 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE.

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This theatre has undergone another transformation.
It has best teased into aa English opera-beer, sad its
Emma soveby is a vorauslar melee of Verdi's grand
opera, "no Tamale's," got up with emisidembie care,
sad • good deal ad spleadoar.
Tbetwo female parts were well performed. Miss F.Haddsrt
aria the &treats of Assam, the gipsy, with a degree of
Safi power which might be compered to that of Madame
Visalia, and rug heautifelly, though the mule was some•
what toe high for beg wise. Miss Beech's sitiag is of that
wastetional kind whits is staissos on the opera stage; oho
is pleasing in light parts which do not require nub stress*
or ;maims As a slap, sbe has mush merit—a char,
flexible voice, pest nosiness of exegeties, sad con-
siderable pees. She woo especially harpy is the
pretty air, in tle Ant sot, .'Twas sight, sad all
mead wee still " (Tama la Nina), which she sang
with weeb eleesees and brilliancy. Mr. Augustus Brehm
mulled' 'weak sepossintatie of the hero—the put did not
trait him; bat he sag several of the sin very meetly. He
ought to pay some attention to I wpriety of entame : he
I bad hi setter limbs sheathed in Wising mall, over which
was a fashismahle p +Mot, seeming fresh from Repeat-street.
Mr. Drsytea sang like a musician, u he always
dots; bet kis &sting and gestures ware waistline' more
undo( than imposing. Throughout the whole pine we
were gratified by the accuracy and smoothies of the
orchestral secospaalsents

The house was crowded to the coiling, sad three was •
great dal of vociferous •ppiaaw, to which, es • Bast might
(.spesially whoa it is an Banter Yeaday), we do vat attach
mash value.

The open was followed by a 113 Ti of burlesque, founded
ea Goethe'. " Faust," which we think we onee raw at the
Strand Theatre. There vu nothing In It which cells for
parties's, remark.

HAYMARKET.

After the comedy of the "Evil Genius," which
was received with all much appi•nse as if it had been its
first night, Senora Peru Nona, with her traps of Spanish
dancers, re-append is a new ballet d'aceion entitled " NI
()subsea°, or the Unica Gold-seeker." The union is
hued oa the apposed murder of • go'deseker by •
brigand, who endeavours first to personate and then to
supplant his victim with his betrothed; bat of coarse the
rght man re-appears at the right time, nadir the au-
pima of a benevolent priest who hes saved kim from
dying of his wound. This eer►es am a foundation for
a, moat picturesque and elegant ballet, containieg three

esquisitely-psintn scenes; and as Spaabh fiancees are
colonised in Mesita, the usual Lapatta!o, and Monolo, and
so on, were danced, with variation', by Pena Nene, Menial
Peru, and thoir satellite,. Nothing could be micros brilliant
than the dresses, more grateful than the groupings, or more
lively end taking then the denting. Pena N< nn wee la re-
markably good spirits, though looking somewhat thinner
than when no was lest ben; and the reception she met
with was salcalated to prompt her to display all her best
sans, sad eke did so with great ant. TM hones wee
filled to ovenlowing.

A new fan*, called " A Prism for an Mbar,"
was the Loyalty roamed at this theatre. It weld acutely
be Intended, mad it certainly was sot gab:elated, Is attract
the large audition who paid their respects at the Prinosse%
hot eight The well-known piecee—" ♦ Wonderful Wo-
man," end " Faust end Marguerite," were, no daunt, the
objects of drain. The latter is well knows to the fre•
quieten of the Princess's, and it lost none of its attraction
last night. Tenets weeded of some of the hest parting of
the "devilry" antaised in the grestorigital. there is quite
*sough left in the adaptation t give it a deep haired in
the Inmate breast. It was, therefore, received with gnat
favour by the audience. Mr. Bean played the part et
Mephistophelen, Mist Culotta Luling that of Marguerite,
end Mrs. Winstanley that of Martha. Thies parts were well
executed, if wanting that finish and ease which Herr
Devrieat and Me German troupe imparted to t►em a few
years ago on the Bt. James% boards.

BIIRRRY.

Mr.HenryMayhew's well•kaown series of sketches,
bicgTspelei, and s' stinks, has bees selected ty the dramatist
of this theatre as the basis of the Raster novelty. The tile
of the new pieta is, n How we live in the Willi of Lon-
don," and it is presented in the form of a tbree•set dram
It is a modern version of " Tom and Jerry," introducing
characters is low life cost, egotism match sellers
—hawkers dog rtealers pickpocktts —et hoc genus
mane, whom peculiarities are brought out in the
progress of a sort of melodrama, the principal
chareeters of which avail themselves of the services of them
representatives of the several grades of Lourdes low life on
the one side to farther the pawpaws of villas', and, on the
other, tr thwart them. .

There le moose very effective seeneey ; amongst which sesy
be sorted Covert-iardea Market by gaslight; the clerk
grebes under the Adelphi, with the Tenses sad Oodles's
Brewery is the thetas.*; and the banns( of s private
distillery. Mr. Shepherd annosseed the piece tot repeti-
tion amidst genera applause.