20 JANUARY 1849, page 9

The Marylebone Theatre Has This Week Risen Into Some Degree

of literary importance, through the production of a play written by Mrs. Mowatt, who acts the principal character. The story is pretty enough; and the tone of the piece reminds......

An English Version Of A French Comic Opera—herold's...

duced at the Princess's on Thursday. This piece, though constructed of very ordinary dramatic materials, has much musical merit, and was, when originally produced, almost as......

Theatres And Music.

The season of the Opera Comique at St. James's Theatre, under Mr. • tehell's management, commenced on Monday. A contemptuous opinion of French music has been a vulgar error,......

The Hamlet Of Mr. Charles Kean, With Which He Recreated

the Court on Thursday and the Haymarket public on Monday, exhibits him to more ad- vantage than any character which he has acted since the production of the Wife's Secret. As......

Taxation—the Probate And Legacy Duties.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. London,16th January 1849. SIR—There does not appear to be any public opinion as to the exact nature of the Probate and Legacy duties, or their......