The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-12 00:00:00

OLYMPIC THEATRE.

This pleasant little theatre opened last even-
ing fbr the winter season, under the manage-
ment of Mr. G. Wild. During the recess the
theatre has been newly and elegantly fitted
up, a new dress circle has been tbrmed, the
stage has been relaid, a new proscenium
has been painted, and the front of the
upper circle has been adorned with various de-
signs from the pencil of Mr. Wilson, jun. The
appearance of the interior has been greatly im-
proved by these judicious alterations, and the
Olympic is now one of the most elegant little
theatres in London. Mr. Wild has been fortu-
nate in securing the services of a most talented
and efficient company, among whom is that most
delightful songstress, Mrs. Waylett. The
performances commenced, last evening, with
the burletta of First Impressions, in which
Mrs. Waylett as Constance, sang her beautiful
ballad of " Kate Kearney," as she can only sing
it, and was, as a matter of course, rapturously
encored. After the burletta we had a comic
ballet, admirably performed by a company of
juveniles, pupils of Mr. Frampton; and then, for
the first time, a new comic drama, (an adaptation
from the French,) entitled Cousin Peter. The
scene is laid in the house of Gibelon (Mr.
Halford), an officer in the French police,
on whose wife Cecile (Mrs. Waylett), a
certain Marquis de la Foix (Mr. Fitzjames),
entertains certain designs, in pursuit of which he
has entered the house clandestinely, while he
has managed to have Gihelon called away on a
false alarm. A certa!n Nicholas Bonne (Ross),
a plebeian thief, has also entered the house in
pursuit of certain designs on the lady's diamonds.
The lady, after her husband's departure, dis-
covers that they are in the house; and, as the
scene is in the dark, adroitly plays off the thief
against the Marquis as her cousin Peter, who is
asleep in the next room, and will be alarmed if he
make any noise, while the Marquis in his turn
is played off against the thief, until Gibelon's
return, when both are taken into custody. The
situations were excessively comic, and were made
the most of byithose engaged. The piece was com-
pletely
successful.. The burlesque of Billy Taylor
concluded the evening's performances, NV ild him-
self' being the "gay young fellow," while the
part of Mary Wagstaff, the heroine, was admir-
ably sustained by that exceedingly clever actress
and singer, Miss Le Batt. Mr. Calcott is the
leader of the orchestra, which is complete and
efficient ; and our old friend Baker has iresumed
his post as stage manager. The house was ex-
ceedingly well filled.

A SCENE ON BOARD THE TURKISH FLAG-
sAIr AT ACRE.:—A Colonel of the Turkish troops on
board shortly found his way to the divan, which I
had again occupied. He was accompanied by a little
negro boy, carrying his pipe. The latter lit the chibouk
with due form, and presented it to his master, when I.
bad an opportunity of witnessing what I think may be
termed a proof of innate politeness in the Turk. It is
a compliment which a Turk always pays to an equal
to offer him his pipe, after he has himself taken a few
whiffs ; but at a moment like this, when one was not
sure of the head on his shoulders from one minute to
the other, it was hardly to be expected if any body lit a
pipe he should go to such lengths as to think of doing so
for !molter. On the contrary, my friend offered it me
as he would have done at any other time ; and, I doubt
not, would have been alike
.offended had I refused him
the compliment of accepting it. The little negro boy
was still more cool and unconcerned than his master.
The Colonel having been called away to attend upon
Selim Pacha, who was on the poop, young Sambo at
once scrambled on the divan, as far as possible out of
the window, impressed apparently with a great desire to
see what all the noise was about outside. A stream of
shot, during the action, continued to pass, ploughing up
the water a few yards astern of the ship. The shot
striking in the water and rebounding upwards again,
seemed to amuse the little negro vastly, and I could not
hut envy his ignorant equanimity, when, as frequently
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maim deck guns, and which shortly had the effect of
silencing its lire.—United Service Journal.
ETIQUETTE OF THE ROAD.—The Oxford
Chronicle mentions, on the authority of a passenger by
the " Rival," Cheltenham coach, that that coach over-
took the Queen -and Prince Albert, between Slough and
Colebrook, on Saturday week, when hor Majesty sent
one of the outriders to acquaint Mr. Trussler, the coach-
man, that he was allowed to pass, her 3lajesty being
desirous of foregoing the usual etiquette, rather than
prevent the due arrival of the coach.
Lord Eliot arrived by the Liverpool mail packet
this morning, and immediately proceeded to the Secre-
tary's Lodge, in the Phoenix Park. His Lordship was
expected at the Castle in the course of the day, to enter
upon the duties of his office ; but he did not come to
town, having been fatigued from the effects of the Toy-
age.—Dublin