Ebtatricat

DRLTRY LANE.

Monday—Virginitis—Brigand—Dumb Savoyard—Overture by Romberg. '.Tuesday—The School for Scandal—The Marriage of Figaro—Overture to Les Deux Nuns.

Thursday—By their Majesties command, The Brigand—The Illustrious Stranger— Marriage of Figaro—Overture to Guillaume Tell.

Friday—Guy Mannering—Le Romantic Amoureux—Comfortable Lodgings—Over- ture to La Cenerentola.

Almost the whole strength of the company was included in the cast of the School for Scandal. FARREN was the Sir Peter Teazle, and Dow'r o sr a glorious Sir Oliver Surface. The acting of these two worthies on their first recontre in the second act was admirable ; the "give ye joy !" of the laughing old bachelor, and the dry unwilling "thank ye !" of the other convulsed the audience, and received a full round of applause. 1VlacnEAnv's Joseph Surface was the best personation of that difficultcha- racter that we have seen. WALLACE looked like a very good-natured honest fellow, but was not quite enough at his ease in Charles Surface's full dress. Miss CHESTER could not of course satisfy us as Lady Teazle; but the Mrs. Candour of Mrs. GLOVER. was faultless. In the Marriage of Figaro, which followed, Mr. LATHAM and Miss S. PHILLIPS performed Figaro, and the Countess Alozaviva ; and a Miss CRAWFORD, who has been making a considerable noise at the Sadler's Wells Theatre, made

her first appearance as the page Chcrubino. She acquitted herself very credit-thly, and was well received.

Shakspeare's King Henry the Fifth will be played at this house on Monday ; the principal character by Mr. MACREADY.

COVENT GARDEN.

Monday—The Grecian Daughter—Teddy the Tiler—The Blue Anchor. Wednesday—Merchant of Venice —The Blue Anchor.

Thursday—The Point of Honour—The Blue Anchor—Robert the Devil. Friday—Isabella—Teddy the Tiler—The Blue Anchor.

There has been no novelty worthy of remark since our last notice. The house has been moderately well attended at first, and generally quite filled at second price. The Blue Anchor, which we should have noticed last week, is a very inferior nautical drama ; so at least we judge from the first act which we saw, and from the general opinion on the remainder. The concluding scene, however, representing the destruc- tion of the smuggler's boat, is said to be very well contrived, and to produce a most imposing effect.

Another new play, the Carnival of Naples, and including the whole strength of the company, is to be produced this evening. Report speaks highly of it, and we shall attend to see whether report speaks truth. The King and Queen will visit this theatre on Monday next, when the Provoked Husband and Teddy Me Tiler will be performed. ADELPH I.—We were prevented lakt irreS, by press. of, other mat- ter, from, giving an account of the WOW leiridia, The Wreck Ashore, which has been so successfully brought out at this theatre, and pro- mise to be long a favourite. There are some pretty scenes, striking situations, and very good acting ; the dramas+ Oei^:9ou're includes the whole strength of the company, MATHEWS ex's:els/et] t and there is no lack either of serious incident or comic dialogue. VAT ifs, as a pirate- rover, Mates a very effective hero, and HEM SI ti handsome " bridegrOorii from the sea." Mrs. YATES and Mrs. Frrzeimmasr, as the betrothed sisters, are as interesting as their situations require ; and the acting of the former was distinguished by natural earnestness and touching simplicity ; a little snore entireness and abandon in the feeling would have increased its power. 0. SMITH played an outcast smoggier with great ability and picturesque effect. The serious interest. of the piece was balanced by the beadle's staff in the hands of JOHN' ItE

a paragon of parish authority—a gold-laced giant—a beadle Bombastes —the Magog of the Westry his portly person clad ig scarlett and gold rolled through the piece in a roaring sea of laughter—a porpoise of drollery.

SURRE Y.—The Devil's Ifialk has not lost its attraction, and, bating the curtailments, is much improved in the performance. RUSSELL has recovered the full Use of his fine manly voice, and he makes every point in the dialogue tell with unerring effect.. A variety of other pleasing dramas have been produced to fill up the evening's entertainments.

Osbaldiston is very clever. . .

Cosounz.—A new melodrama, founded on the German story or Fridolin, and called Hoorn, the Scourge of Norway, or Me Iron Froulry of Kan.:el, has been produced here with effect. The final catastrophe, that of the death of the bad hero, by falling into the furnace of molten iron, produces nightly a most enchanting thrill of horror throughout the audience, who testify their approbation by loud applause. A new comic burletta has also been produced with the title of the Old Bachelor, or the Day after To-morrow. DAVIDGE'S acting is full of rich and.natural

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TOTTENHAM STREET.—Mrs. W. CLIFFORD, from the Haymarket Theatre, and Mr. FonnESTE n, from the Surrey, have been playing here to very good houses, and Madame VESTRIS is announced to appear in the course of next week. This speculation continues to prosper; as it deserves, for the managers are very active in producing a:succession of

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