Certainly this talented lady has vastly improved since she made her first appearance in _Man and Wife_, and has only to continue at the same rate of progress to become in a very short time a really admirable actress. _Loyal Love_ is rather a foolish piece, and reminded me equally of the _Lady of Lyons_, _Romeo and Juliet_, and _Box and Cox_. The plot was feeble in the extreme; and had not Mrs. BROWN-POTTER made a decided point by calling a rude and ancient king, who _would_ wear his hat in the presence of ladies, "Old Man," I really think the performance would have fallen rather flat. As it was, the phrase (which was accepted by the "first-nighters" as a colloquial "Americanism") put everyone in good humour, and the last Act, with its amusing mock poisonings, and comical arrests and counter-arrests, went with every token of genial satisfaction. By the way, the "bottle trick" (by which poison is turned into wine) should be treated more avowedly in a spirit of burlesque. Were a decanter of pantomimic proportions introduced, the effect would be excellent. _Loyal Love_ is not a good name for this funny little--it is only in four Acts--play. It is a pity, as the hero and heroine are always declaring that they would like to live and die together on a desert island, that it was not called _Mr. and Mrs. Robinson Crusoe_, with an explanatory subtitle of the _Purposeless Plotter, the Death-Dealing Wine-Cellar, and the Grand Old King_. [Illustration: Heroic Proportions.] At the Adelphi a new and original drama called _The Bells of Haslemere_, has been produced amidst the enthusiastic applause of the entire Press. I am sorry to say I was a little disappointed. No doubt my expectations had been unduly raised by the "notices." It appeared to me that there was nothing absolutely and entirely new and original in the play, save a series of hats worn by Mr. JOHN BEAUCHAMP in the character of a fraudulent trustee. However, it is only just to say that the _chapeaux of Joseph Thorndyke_ were unique. Had they been produced as "exhibits" to an affidavit read during a summons heard before one of the Chief Clerks in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice, they must have assisted materially in rendering virtue triumphant, ay, with or without an appeal to the Judge. One of the authors of the piece, Mr. SYDNEY GRUNDY, is a well-known barrister, and no doubt the legal training of this learned gentleman suggested their most appropriate introduction. _Joseph Thorndyke_ uncovered, might have been faithful to his _cestui que_ trust, but _in_ his hat he could only have proved--what, alas! he was--a fraudulent trustee. Mr. TERRISS as _Frank Beresford_, bore a striking resemblance to the naval lieutenant in the _Harbour Lights_ whose escape from one action (on board ship) to defend another (in a police court) roused the enthusiasm of the pit and gallery for so many hundred nights, and Miss MILLWARD in both pieces was much about the same individual.