The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-04 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

COVENT-GARDEN TREATR.E.—The Tragedy of
Mcwbeth was perroimed •• last night,' when Mr. WARM ap-
peered for the first time on the Wards of our metropolis as the
hem and victim of ambition.—Mr. WinDE has been steadily
working his way in-the favour of the public since his engage-
ment at this house, and that, too, not under the most favourable
arrangements that, could have been made for him. His Macbeth,
without any pretensions to a perfect representation of what the
divine Bard imagined arid set down, displayed points of acting
which were not only calculated to, advance the reputation of the
actor, but did credit to the art which he professes. The perform-
ance was not one which depended upon the general keeping 'of the
character, for Mr. WAIIDE appeared not unfrequently to be
merely reading the language of the Poet, forgetting that he
was the representative of a man whose every word betrays the
working of some passion, or the excitement of a deeply agitated
mind. This discrepancy was particularly remarkable in the
dagger soliloquy, and in the scenes which immediately follow
it. In the first he seemed entirely absorbed in the awful subli-
mity of the Poet's Conception, and however the effort might
lose by invidious comparison, it was evidently out of strong
feeling, and it produced a powerful effect upon the audience.
But after his return from the chamber of Duncan, when the
deed so terrible in thought is perpetrated, and the remem-
brance of its " deep damnation" palsies every energy of the
murderer—then Mr. \Verde failed to express even the same
degree of horror which marked his acting in the preliminary
scene. The celebrated speech after the discovery of the murder
was not more successful. In the banquet scene there was
nothing remarkably effective, although it could not fairly be
charged with any decided vice or fault. The closing scenes of
the tragedy were sustained with considerable power, and the
combat was better managed than any thing of the kind we have
seen for a long time. COOPER was the ilfacdujj; which he
plays with much feeling and abilitY.—Miss LACY repeated her
Lady Macbeth with great success. She did not, however, ap-
pear to feel or to comniunicate the terror which the character
ought to inspire, in the same degree as on the first night of her
performing it.—After the fall of the curtain there was a call for
Air. WARDE, which that lientleman very properly declined to
answer for a considerable time; but as the clamour was kept
lap by a portion of the audience, he came forward, received their
vociferous applause, and announced the performances of the
succeeding evening.

ENGLISH OPERA il 0 [PM-MATHEWS' invita-
tions were again most numerously accepted last night ; and
never did the entertainments provided afford more apparent
satisfaction to the assembled guests of all descriptions.

Anxr.rut T.ttEvrttx.—Mr. YATEs brought for-
ward his new Entertainment last night. It consisted of a
variety of Sketches from Life and Manners, and was announced
to the Public as Yates's Reminiscence; ; or, Etchings of Life
and Character. Though evidently a copy of the style of
Mathews (which by the way could not possibly be avoided), it
was nevertheless a successful effort, and will doubtless become.
a source of considerable attraction. Mr. Yates begins his En,
tertainment at the earliest period of his theatrical campaign,
and carries it progressively on through its various vicissitudes
until his partnership with Mr. Terry, relating in his way
many laughable incidents which had occurred during his
life, and which (as they were intended) did not fail to con..
tribute largely to the amusement of his auditory. It was,
of course, inundated with the usual quantity of puns,—
some vile, and some which it would be unjust to revile
(that fellow will 'be the death of me.) The songs, of which
there are six, arc extremely good, particularly Vauxhall-
Gardens. Though the song hinges upon the old joke of
the citizen proceeding up the water to the Gardens, and
grumbling at the thin slices of ham when he gets there, yet
there is much humour in it, and the puns are passable enough,
to wit—the party in the boat are inquiring, upon passing Cum.
berland Gardens, what those ruins were ; upon being told of
of the fire, one of them asks if there was any thing valuable
destroyed ; the waterman replies only a barrel•orgen ; to which •
another-rejoins, "Oh 1 that was because the engine could not
play upon it." The Theatrical fund Dinner is also an
admirable song, and affords Mr. Yates a capital opportunity
of imitating the voice and peculiarities. of many brothers of
stock and buskin—the imitations of Young, C. leemble,
Ma-
creedy, Jones, Blanchard, Faweet, &ahem, and Farren, were
1 easily recognized, and well applauded. There were several ex-
cellent anecdotes scattered throughout the entertainment, and
they did not fail to tell, especially two upon one occasion, when
Mr. Yates performed lago to Mathews' Othello, at Liverpool.
There was a great deal of fun about this, and theoddi ties of AI aster
Charles were hit off to a nicety. The other was a sly rap at
the rapacity of the Great Lessee, and his alternate joy, grief,
and despair when a great House had congregated, and a note
was received by him from the Tragedian,- stating his
inability from illness to attend that evening. This told un-
commonly well, and the various manseuvres of the Mairager
to get the 'rragedian•to go on for the pert (King Richard the
Third) were -highly relished. One character, Mrs. Paulina
Pry, (the best drawn character in the entertainment) we could
have wished had had a little more to do. It was adrnirably
drawn, and the knowledge of her friends. concerns not more
acceptable to herself than the audience. Iler iong,-." The
Pawnbroker's Shop," was quite en original, and created .roars
of laughter. A Aonopologue, called Mr. Chairman, con-
cluded the night's. amusement, in which Mr. Yates sustained
eight characters, viz. The Chairman—Scrape, a Chimney
Sweep-,-Barnaby Half and Ilalf, a Landlord—Peter Snicks, a
Poet—Bob Major, a Bell Ringer—Airs. bush, a Mackerel
Woman—Miss Von Broonfergthen, a Dutch Broom Seller—
and Mrs. Paulina Pry. It is needless to say, that they were all
well supported—the changes were quick and effective. The
house was crammed to an excess.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

STATE or THE ODDS..-41:
RIDDLES

NG-ROOM, 41.1111. 3.
;WORTH. •
8 to 1 apt Parasol
12 to 1 agst Pompluie.

2 to I agst Henry
3 to 1 agst The Moslem
7 to 2 agst The General

_ BY.
9 to 2 agst Monarch 20 to 1 agst Premier
8 to 1 agst Panic 30 to 1 agst Henry
7 to 2 agst Advance 30 to 1 agst Rowena
2 to 1 agst The Moslem 33 to 1 agst Barossa
,8 to 1 agst The Baron 35 to 1 agst Derirse
20 to 1 agst The General 35 to 1 agst Watertnan
22 to I apt Pluto 35 to 1 agst Gramarie
22 to 1 agst Sophist 35 to 1 agst Centaur
25 to I agst Goddard 45 to I apt Ape Hes
27 to 1 apt 'Tatty 1000 to 15 apt Miss Syntax.
Even betting between Centaur and Barossa.
Even betting between Centaur and Rowena.
100 to 60 apt Advance for the stakes on Monday next.
ct,IIC.S.

DEII

6 to 1 apt Filagree
13 to 2 apt Mignonette
7 to 1 agst Problem
17 to 2 ages llenrica
It) to I ag®t Rachel
12 to 1 agst Elizabeth

16 to 1 agst Bo.peep
20 to 1 agst Alorel
22 to 1 agst 'rears
22 to 1 agst Purapluis
25 to 1 agst Louisa.

DONcASTEIL
7 to 1 agst Bedlamite
12 to 1 agst Belzoni
17 to 1 agst }'anny
18 to 1 agst Barataria
8 to 6 Crusade]
Match—Even betting bawl

M I:It •
20 to 1 ngst Crusader
25 to 1 agst Crdyyso
28 to 1 agst Paine
35 to I agst Barefoot.
agst Calypso.
!en Cedric and Sligo, p. p.

HUNTING INTELLIGENCE.
MEETINGS OP TIOUNT)S'IN THE PREBENT WEEE.
The Earl of Derby's Stag Hounds, on Thursday, at God.
stone Green; Saturday, at Fox Heston.
The East Sussex Hounds, on Thursday, at Chailey South
Common.
The Oakley Hounds, on Thursday, at Easton Wood.

THE BRIGHTON fluter capital Derby stag Robin
Hood, whose exploits by land and -teeter have been so often de-
tailed, it is now decided by the hunt, but not unanimously,
shall no more be worried by the dogs, during the v resent season.
Ile is to be turned out, and taken especial tare of inflate Park,
the property of T. It. Kemp, Esq., that he may be in the best
possible condition to produce sport next year. The above stag is
well known in the Derby Ilunt by the name of the Ploughboy,
Thames Deer : his propensity to water was such, that
°frr ills
fro turning.out point in surrey he would make for and
take tote Thames, and which propensity occasioned him to be
discarded, And transferred to this part of the world. In this
eAntnty his behaviour has proved as extraordinary—he has
usually made front the hills to the Weald, anti the first runs he
has afforded have seldom been less than 15, and sometimes
they have exceeded 30,,end even 35 miles. His late two hours
and fifty minutes lavings in the brine of old Ocean may per-
haps give him a distaste to the watery element in the time to

come.
I.E rEDESTRTAN.—A woman undertook on Tuesday,
in Si. Thomas's Fair, to walk 60 miles in ten hours and a half.—
a quarter of a mile piece of ground was selected from the Lamb
and Lion public-house, towards the Dunsford turnpike-gate •
41e, accomplished the task with ease in eight hours and a hall;
shunt; two hours to spare; her reward was the voluntary con-
tributions of the by-standers.—( Exeter Paper. )