THE THEATRES.
THE starring system has hitherto worked well at the Haymarket, for WEBSTER has been lucky in catching the errant luminaries in theirtransit ; but the non-arrival of BUCKSTONE and PowER—we fear we must now say the loss of the latter—has shown in a costly manner the mistake of relying on favourite performers instead of good novelties. And now that MACREADY is about to resume the reins of management, and both the great houses will have powerful companies, the wandering stars will find fixed orbits : besides, the best actors require the aid of new plays to prevent their perpetual repetitions of a few parts palling the playgoers. Meanwhile, the Haymarket manager has engaged MACREADY for a few nights, by way of giving a fillip to the flagging interest of its performances ; but the audiences have not been so numerous as to prevent the intrusion into the first circle of that class of females who generally resort to the saloon and the slips—an annoyance that has been publicly complained of. The reproduction of Money has been signalized by Mrs. SYRRimio's graceful and sprightly personation of the manceuvering widow Mrs. Franklin, the part filled hitherto by Mrs. GLOVER. Mrs. STERISNG threw a cordial vivacity and well-bred levity into the character, that rendered it more attractive than before. This versatile and genuine actress had previously taken Miss HELEN FAUCIT'S part of Clara Douglas; to which she also gave a new interest: yet we do not see Mrs. STERLING'S name underlined in large letters in the bills—or Miss P. HORTON'S either.
ELLEN TREE has been engaged this season at the Haymarket, to renew the waning lustre of CHARLES KEAN'S artificial coruscations : they are announced to appear together in a play of SHAESPERE'S on Monday sennight. This is good policy. Some new pieces are promised: that is still better.
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