The winter season of the Theatres is commenting unwontedly early:
Covent Garden opens. with Macbeth. on Monday. The sight of the bills was quite startling to the old playgoers. The coin- pany appears to be much the same as that of last season, with the important addition of FARREN as well DS MACREADY : Mrs.
Gaoveu, WaasTait. M' IAN, and other performers of less note, also con.
tribute to its strength. Tragedy and comedy. with the horrible melodra. mas of Ftrzaaat, as heretofore, will, we suppose, be the staple produc- tions of the season. To Drury we look for opera and spectacle. BONN, it
is said, has engaged TAG LIONT as well as MA !ARRAN. Having thus fairly taken up their ground, it remains to be seen which of the two lessees,
will cater best for public amusement. OSBALDISTON needs incur little expense, having the whole range of stock.pieces at his disposal : but the representations of the legitimate drama at Covent Garden need be better in costume and scenery, as well as acting, than they were last season. Low prices are a bad excuse for shabby dresses and decorations. Covent Garden opens with KEMBLE, who is engaged for "more last nights:" this, we are assured, is really the veteran's final season. Miss HELEN FAUCIT is to be the heroine still; and Famaaw's influence will doubtless keep off any rival.
HARLEY, as BRAHMA'S stage manager, has summoned the per- formers at the St. James's to muster on Tuesday ; so that next week we may expect to hear the roll-call. BEAZLEY has been enlarging and redecorating the Olympic for Vas-rams, and PLANCHE is at work on an operatic drama for the opening.
YATES will again take the reins at the Adelphi; and we are pro- mised JOHN REEVE, who is comingover from America. The Adelphi then will be itself again.
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