THE THEATRES.
The real and final closing night of her Majesty's Theatre was on Satur- day last; with Jenny Lind in the Sonnambula. The " last night of the subscription" at Covent Garden was also on Saturday; with the opera of the opening, Semiramide. There were at both houses the usual appear- ances of a farewell for the season: the audiences were quite sentimental in their applause, calling for the performers in succession, cheering them with aoclamations,.and covering them with showers of bouquets. This practice of "calling " and bouquet-throwing, a few years ago an exotic novelty, has grown to such a height as to have become an absolute nuisance.
At Covent Garden there were two extra nights, on Tuesday and Wed- nesday, at greatly reduced prices, for the expressed purpose of throwing open the theatre and its entertainments to the "general public." The opera on Tuesday was La Donna del Lago, on Wednesday Le Nozze di fsgaro with the usual allowance of ballet. Crowded audiences of the " general public " on both nights received the performances with entire satisfaction.
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