The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-14 00:00:00

OLYMPIC.

If the success of a comedy is to be calculated by the
laughter it produces, Its all about Love and Jealousy,
has been a decided hit—for the audience did not laugh
with the author. Theeertainly indulged petty freely
at his expense.
its dullness, without Withoutl ta single incident to relieve
dialogue, or wit, which
was not of the stalest panoTdhemost vapid description, it
lived through five acts. of the piece is as
follows : —Don Alvarez de Le3;t9(l3,lrlr. James Browne),
(Mrs. Griffiths), a
an old fellow, marries Donna Louise
ward of his, who repents her mateepehh,oand is extremely
fond of flattery, and a beau; Don Al
(missfsizoß(raya.,, Clifford),
sames in-
falls in love with Donna Helena
resid' a in the house of Don Alvarez. Thoemley), who
It L. should
teresting event happens between Don Migue
Boyce), and Donna Violletta (Miss Charles).
be noticed that the gentlemen found no difficulty in
wooing the ladies, who are all willing, though Don Miguel
is slow in perceiving that Donna Violletta is anxious be
should run away with her, and has to be made aware of.
the fact by the lady herself. Don Alvarez becomes
jealous of his wife, and is made more so by meeting a
gentleman in the street, a stranger (Don Alphso), who
confides to him the secret that he is about to run away
with a lady from Alvarez's house. The Don promises
assistance, and hires bravos to carry of Alphonso to some
dungeons. Alvarez comes to watch the scheme, and is
set upon by the villains in mistake, who carry him off
to the prison be had prepared for Alphonso. A servant
maid to Donna Louise, in a dark street, late at night,
having no particular business out, overhears her master
and a gentleman plotting an elopement. She tells her
mistress, Donna Louise, where the place of rendezvous
is, and there all the parties meet, Alvarez having
been set at liberty by his servants. An explana-
tion takes place, and jealousy is at an end.
The other parties in the play have no connexion what-
ever with the plot of the piece, and seemed lugged in to
snake a show. But the comedy was not complete with-
out lying " high," and accordingly the servant men and
maids fall in love with each other, and are made jealous
by seeing his cr her " adored one " talking —most inno-
cently to be sure—to somebody they had no right to talk
to without leave and license. Our author, though spar-
ing of his sentiment and wit, is not a niggard in bestow-
ing happiness on others, and being an anti. Malthusian,
the piece winds up with five marriages and a dance. The
entertainments wound up with A Grand Operatic Chore-
graphic Allegorical Burlesque Address from the pen of the
author of the former piece, viz., Mr. George
Bolton. This was by no means the worst part
of the amusement
in an address rea provided for the evening. It consisted
from Covent GardeY Mr. Romer:on the flight of the drama
itsn and Drury Lane, its refuge at the
llaymarket, and
Sadler's Wells, until subsequent flight from theace to
Beverley)
finally rested at the Olympic.
Genius (Mrs. H. then appeared upon the stage,
and entered into conversation with different managers
upon the taste of the day, and the decline of the drama.
Mr. Hollingsworth, dressed
(Missas Slr. Lumley, with baton
in hand shows to her Operaßromley), and Ballet
Opera performed her part so well that
(Miss Mercer).
Ihretercertainly sang with
she was loudly encored ;
great truth and feeling,,
designeda number of cha-
racters are introduced,
of the vocal favourites (' the to
mimic some
A number of dances are performed, Opera liouse,
performed elsewhere, viz., the ~ as representing those
pde seduction," the
" pas de extas.," and the " pas de quatre "
concludes with a prophecy (by Genius) Chat The
piece
for these would vanish, and the drama would be restored
taste
restored
to its original state. A pretty scenib effect is then
produced
ake
by a star, opening and revealing a fine bustof s
hPere
amid the usual accompaniments of red and blueefir''
.
It would be hardly fair to conclude without saying that
the actors sustained the parts alloted to them with much
power and ability. As to the scenery, it was in general
superior to what is found in minor theatres.