The Week.

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS ' . TUB Boy . il Italian Opera at Covent Garden last Thursday , gave Mozart ' s ' - ' . Don Giovanni , " with Mmc . Peneo as Zcrlina , coupled with another event of interest , the rentrCe of Tamberlik . A number of encores , among which were "II mio traoro" snug splendidlbthe latter admirable artistand " Vedrai carino" by

, y y , the former , and " Deh vieni alia fmestra" by Mario , prolonged the uerformiunce until past midnight . The east was exceedingly strong , comprising tho names above given , with Madame Grisi , Donna Anna , Mdlle . Marai , Donna Elvira , Signer ' Rr . ineoni , Leporelh , and Signor Tagllifieo , 11 Gommeniulorc . The home was crammed to the ceiling , and the eiiseiuMc was superb . The other performances of the w-eek have boon the "Huguenots , " "Martha , " aud last night •' ¦ ' Otello , " iu which Mine . Grisi performed the part of Desdemona to Tamberlik ' s Otello . -At Drury Laue the

opera revived on Thursday night , "II Giuramento , " by Meroadante , does not contain any music of peculiar merit , bnt much that is pleasing , and which , though not rising in any place much above mediocrity , at any rate never falls below it . Tiie plot of tho opera , looked at as a dramatic work , is as bad as it can be , and confused beyond description , but though this exercises an injurious effect upon the whole , it is a matter of very third-rate importance . Mile . 'Guardacci and Mme , AA eiser took the two principal female parts , aud acquitted themselves

admirably ; the former lady in particular and Signor Graziani deserved much praise . A duet by Mile . Gtiarducciancl Mme . AVeiser , "Dolce couforta , " was very sweetly sung ; Mme . AVeiser , indeed , was in excellent voice , and sang most powerfully and effectively . Signor Fagoti , iu the beginning of the third act , sung a bug solo with great effect . The very seedy " Traviata" was reproduced on Monday night for the benefit of the holiday people , with the whole strength of tho company . Novelty docs not seem to be considered so great an element of success by the managers , this holidays as formerly . At tho Haymarket Theatre , Mr . Buckstone has obtained a now lease of the services of the accomplished Charles Mathews ,, but

the old pieces are still attracting numerous audiences . " Electra " was produced for one night , on Monday , and the glittering scenery and outrageous puns were as well received as ever . ——The last three weeks of " King Henry the Fifth" are announced at the Princess ' s , and this week a very slender French farce was produced , entitled " If the Cap Fits . ' Three military swells lay siege to a lovely widow , played by Miss Murray , but have very different notions as to the best plan of attack . Tho captain , bold and dashing , thinks nothing can equal abduction ; the lieutenant ( Mr . Frank Matthews ) is in favour of written declarationswhile the

, , doctor , who is blessed with an impressive manner , aud a sonorous voice , maintains that speech is tho best medium for the avowal of a psssion . They are all placed alike in a wrong jiosition , the adventurous captain being doomed to talk , the eloquent doctor being compelled to write , and tho shrinking lieutenant being forced into an : atteuipt at violent elopement . Tbe daloguo of this little piece is written with smartness beyond tho average , by Messrs . Yates aud Harrington . At the Adelphi , ou Monday , a new sketch without any plot , and entitled " ' Tho

Rifle A olunteers , " was produced at this theatre , for tho purpose of ventilating many well worn but eminently patriotic sentiments , on the subject of our proud jiosition aud national courage in . the event of invasion , aud also with the view of showing some dozen young women in a very pretty rifle dress . The entire weight of the piece ( such as it was ) , fell upon Mrs . Mellon , who acted with the greatest spirit , and saug the new Teunysoii-cum-Balfe ballad , "Riflemen form , " with such vigour as to gain an encore . There is no change whatever in the bills of the Olympic

, and at the Strand , last season ' s burlesque of Kenilworth has been revived . A new drama is announced for Miss Sivanboi-ough . The National Standard Theatre has this week produced the " Bridal" with Miss Glynn and Mr . Phelps . Criticism is out of place upon a performance so excellent and so well known as that of these great tragedians ; it was applauded to the echo by the holiday audiences , who showed as fine a taste in discriminating the beauties of this fmc play , and of the way iu which it was acted by Mr . Phelps , Miss Glynu aud the other performers , as could possibly