The Theatres, &C.

THE THEATRES , & c .

Avenue . —In spite of much adverse criticism we aro of opinion that Mr . H . A . Jones ' s new comody of modern life deserves more credit than it has received . Plays produced for a purpose must also be of interest to a general audience or they cannot succeed . Now in " Tho Crusaders " Mr . Jones has exposed to ridicule tbe modern craze of charitable fadswhioh , however good in p hilanthropic theory , are

, perfectly impracticable . A Mr . Greenalade has left a million and a half—a fortune made out of temperance drinks—to carry out a scheme of Philoa Ingarfi-jld , whioh is to reform London entirely , and make it clean , sober and happy . When fche play opens we find the society has made such progress that some hundred girls have been taken from the slums of the metropolis , and transferred to

Wimbledon , where they are employed in the cultivation of roses . Tho good people of Wimbledon naturally object to these errant damsels being in their midst without proper control , and hence tbe promoter * of tb » society desire to strengthen their committee by some influential names . Mrs . Greenslade , the widow , Mr . Palsam , Mrs . Campion . QJake and Mr . Ingarfield have attached the Hon . Dick Rusper , in order that

he may persuade his father , Lord Burnham , to be their president . Dick has joined for purposes of hia own , being more in love with Mrs . Greenslade than the London Reformation League ; bnfc he is a married roan , separated from his wife , and Mrs . Greenslade is on the point of being engaged to Ingarfield . Complications arise that necessitate the departure of the latter to Cuba , and after an interval

of fifteen months we find Mrs . Greenalade falling a victim to Dick ' s fascinations . At this moment Ingarfield returns , and strengthened by his fervour in the cause , she is able to resist Dick when he forces his way into her bedroom at nighfc . The scene is witnessed by Mr . Palsam , who , mistaking the two men , determines to expose the evil , doer ; while Ingarfield , believing Mrs . Greenslade guilty , generously

accepts the statement coucocted by Mrs . Blake that he was paying his addresses to the French lady ' s maid . Peace is ultimately restored by old Lord Burnham giving up his racehorses and wine cellar aa the price of Palsam ' s silence , and the play ends by Mrs . Greenelade promising to marry Ingarfield . There are undoubtedly many weak points in the piece , but the brilliant dialogue , sparkling with wit

and satire , compensates for much , and carries the audience with ifc . Mr . Jones has engaged a splendid company , the mention of whose names is sufficient : Lord Burnham , Mr . Arthnr Cecil ; Dick Rasper , Mr . Torke Stephens ; Ingarfield , Mr . Lewis Waller , who gives a powerful performance 5 Mrs . Greenslade , Miss Winifred Emery ; and

Mrs . Campion-Blake , Lady Monckton . Supplementary characters are sustained by Messrs . H . Kemble and Sant Matthews , as a " pessimist philosopher " and his founder ; aud by Miss Olga Brandon , who gives a charming impersonation of Una Dell , who is secretly in love with Ingarfield . The mounting is everything thafc can be desired , and the piece is of sufficient interest to form an attraction to Mr . Jones ' s nnmerons admirers .

Opera Comicrue . —Mr . Honry James has adapted his novel " The American " to the stage and haa made a very presentable play of it . Making allowance for the somewhat too high-flown language , Mr . Edward Compton ' s portrayal of Christopher Newman is a capital study , his passion and pathos being alike admirable ; and whether wo see him in the Bohemian quarters of Monsieur Nioohe

and his pretty daughter Noemie , or tackling the haughty old Marquise de Bellegarde in her ancestral chateau he is equally at ease and always within tbe picture . Mr . Clarence Blakiston gives a manly representation of the unfortunate Count Valentin , Mr . C . L . Hallard was Lord Deepmere and Mr . Sydney Paxton was effective as the Marquis . Miss Bateman does not have many opportunities as the

guilty Marquise , bufc looks the character to the life ; neither is it the fault of Mies Elizabeth Robins tbat Clare is an unsympathetic personage , for in the last act she rises above the situation nnd elicits unanimous applause . The brightest character , after Christopher , is Noemie Nioohe ; it is very prettily played by MissAdrienne Dairolles ,

while Miss Louise Moody as tho aged retainer is also good . The piece is prettily mounted , and is wall worthy of a visit . We would also remind our readers that on Wednesday afternoons Mr . Compton is appearing in various old comedies , whioh should not be missed ; also that the obnoxious fee system is abolished at this theatre .

Aquarium . —In order to iresent an uninterrupted round of amusement from noon till nearly midnight fche directors now unite the two performances by an admirable concert , whioh takes place in tho body of tho hall at 5 * 30 . Thia forms an agreeable accompaniment to an afternoon tea or dinner . The latest " sensation " is

Nitram Negg , who leaps from the lofty roof to the floor , which , although ifc looks a formidable attempt , possesses tho advantage of being free from danger . The most recent mesmerist is Signor Peyrani , who is able to exercise his skill upon (» horse ; whilo Minting , the clever bicyclist , Mr . Robert Ganthony , in a dumb-show sketch , Jules Poule , juggler , and several troupes of acrobats supply a capital programme .

HOM , OWA _ s OI _ TIIB _ Ann Puis—Old Wounds , Sores , and Ulcers . —Daily experience confirms tho fact which has triumphed over all opposition for more tnan ntty years—viz ., that no means are known cental to Holloway's remedies IO' -curing bad logs , bad breasts , sores , wounds , diseases of tho skin , erysipelas , ausetsses , burns , scalds , and , in truth , all maladies where the skin is broken , in 1 cure these iLhrmities quickly is of primary importance , as tho compulsory continomer . t indoors weakens the general health . The ready means of cure Jh , ?; i . 0 tm ) m I r Ioll ? » y' » Ointment and Pills , which heal tho soros and oxp cl . i „^ L i aU 30 , X _ tho ver * ' sC casos th 0 Ointment has succeeded in elFoutiw' a poriect cure , attar every other moans had failed in giving adeuunto relief . '

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