Theatricals in Adelaide

WE some time ago predicted that the
state of public feeling in Adelaide was
not of such a nature as to afford a rea-
sonable prospect of support to a public
place of amusement of such an extent
as the Queen's Theatre, and we ven-
tured at the time to suggest to Mr.
Solomon, that, even as a money specu-
lation, his new erection was better
likely to pay if devoted to some general
public purposes. The trial of a single
season has convinced Mr. Solomon that
we were right, and, on Saturday last,
he dismissed the whole company, and
on Monday commenced taking up the
benches in the pit, with the view of
throwing open the whole premises to
the public. What definite plan Mr.
Solomon intends to adopt, we have not
yet heard ; but, as for Theatricals, this
is to be considered as another abortive
and unsuccessful attempt to establish
them in the colony.