Star.
London, England, 1830-06-04 00:00:00

COBURG THEATRE.

On Moaday night, and during the week, the holiday folks hose
been gratified with the usual novelties of the season at this theatre
Old Mortality—Trial by Battle—and Paul Jones—the
piece compressed into acts by the author, lure been the enter:
menus, “1:i1 each piece has been got up with great care and atttnti.ni.
The house on Monday night was crowded to the very ceiling by at'
audience who seemed throughout the evening to be in the best pes •
Bible humour. and who failed not to give frequent and noisy cneulti
tokens of approbation. One improvment at the Coburg deserves
our notice—we allude to very neat anti-rooms which the enterpris.
ing fifanager has added to the private boxes, for tie accommodation.
f parties who may be disposed to order refi catmints at the theatre.
We believe Mr. Davipoz has the merit of being the first to pr t.
vide this additional accommodation for the visitors of the minor

Ott at:Ts. It is rumoured that Mr. D. is to be the acting or %tsp.-
" tocr of Drury-lane theatre under the Lcv: Lessee.

HINTS TO MANAGEPS.

From a Correspondent.

It has been asserted that, in order to form .: cora-,
ef emote of the moral character of any communi• y
eaple, especial reference should be made as to what p t;
ticalar kind of theatrical representations are upheld and
encouraged by them. I will not trespass on your ribs -
ab:e time by entering into detail, hut merely observe that
numerous examples are not wanting to confirm the truth
of this► statement. With respect to the modern stago,
the source from whence we draw so largely for our edi-
fieation and amusement, I think it will be generally ad-
mitted that great improvement has of late year: itiken
place ; but we must not suffer an over-weening :T;rit of
self-commendation to blind us to the errors which still
exist, and which imperatively demand a speedy reform :
for, notwithstanding the all-puissant " march of Intel-
lect"—that ideality of perfection, who ritlt gig.mtie
strides traverses our till now benighted ref.:ion—neer_
turning at one swoop the collective wisdom of ages, and
establishing iu the place thereof a system, the rroximity
of which to purity and excellence could not for a inor.ent
j be doubted, were it not for the daily instances of its al,
surdity—still, Sir, there arc tome points, and on.
which I would particularly refer, which not er,ly reyniu►
to be attended to " indifferently," but to be " reformed
altogether"—namely looseness (obscenity were a har,.•h
term) of language on the stage. This is an evil of n'
trivial account. Those who are advanced in year.., and
whose judgments are matured, must necessarily feel grc;,t
disgust at such a violation of decorum ; and, if this e etc
the whole of the mischief, it were comparatively harm-
less; but its baneful effects on the rising geeneration e
Incalculable. We aro not now to learn how stisceptibl.:
the human mind is to evil rather than good impression: ;
and though the faithful portraiture of vice be one main
design both of author and actor, yet surely suificient in
this way may be effected without " o'er-stepping tile
bounds of Nature's modesty ;" at all event,:, no palliative
can be advanced for disgraceful language. I would
hope that this scandal will quickly be removed. Does the
fault rest with our dramatic writers—let the authority it,
whom is vested the duty of revising pieces for public re-
presentation see to it. Is it to be attributed to the wan-
ton levity of the performer—let the Manager strictly
enforce both the letter and spirit of the regulations by
which he professes his company to be governed, and the
grievance will soon be remedied. A grateful conscious-
ness in the bosom of the Proprietor and an influx to the
(funds of the Treasury, would undoubtedly follow such a
course ; for the father, the tutor, the governess, and
others entrusted with the care of youth, would no longer
hesitate, as is now frequently the case, to introduce their
respective charges to this impressive and enlightening
species of relaxation and amusement.