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The OLYMPrc.-A new local tnfe, adapted from
the French, was played for the second time last
evening, at the Olympic, to poor audience. 1t
hits of variety of matters and things about town,
some very aptly, and others with not SO much sue
cess. The piece is a lively affair, and runs of
quite trippingly We presume it will be more po.
pular when it becomes better known-as the audi
ences who usually attend the Olympic arenot gene
rally familiar with the Opera, Ole Bull, and several
other matters which are ''taken off" in it. The
adapter is M. Revolt, young Frenchman, and
it was, we believe, borrowed by the French from
an American farce played here some FIVE or sx
years ago, entitled 1889 and 1882" or something
like it.


We aIlude to this little bagatelle more particular.
y for the purpose Of excepting it from the reproach
Of those broad grins, vulgar gage, indecent joke.
and immodest exhibitions to which the Olympic
stage has latterly betrayed tendency II is high
time that the torrent Of licentiousness and degra.
dation, which is burying the stage and sweeping
the drama beyond the sympathies OF respectable
people, should be arrested. Never was the taste
Tor theatrical amusements stronger or more uni.
versal than now, and never has the drama been in
such wretched condition. The Park, after q
series of sickly seasons, has closed its deserts
doors upon the legitimate drama, and thrown them
wide to troop Of horses and equesirians--exce.
lent, certainly, in their way, and quite worthy
draw the crowds that will doubtless rush TO see
them, but rather out Of place in the "Old Drury y
Of America-while the minor establishments fill
their houses with nightly exhibitions Of vulgar me.
lo-dramas, immodest farces, or exhibitions of q
still more disgusting and revolving character These
things, we insist, are in great part chsrseabe to
the Incidence or the want of principle among ma.
nagers and until our theatres fall into hands bet
ter qualified to direct Alright the fortunes of the
drama, we can have little hope Of a healthy re.
form