The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-05-04 00:00:00

THE. l Ta 1 C_ 1 L.S.

DRCRY-TANE THEATRE.
An eternent After-piece, in mu Art 4, wa• last
night prAncvol at dais t heatre, rls, Lads and

:h. Detel.

Judging from the localities, we suppose the seem, to be laid
in Veuice, sad the incidents of the plot trite fr.m the de-

ceptious which ZenAyrina (Mks Exact-) practices upset
Idlore. ea Englishman (Eictwro.), with wtiom she is in

love. Lie heersihecharieterr. of a Illus rtiar ; b.it repair/ma

is all vivacity and spirit, and determines to risk every thing
in endeavouring to draw him Into the Chains of illnten. His
apartments join the house of :ephyrista's uncle, *mar Ra-
fael (GATT's). any she discovers a secret door behind the

tapestry of her chhmbcr which 10114 to hill. She listens to
his conversation, ■od thus becomes amp:Muted with all his
actions and intentions, •hick she re-communicates to hint by

letters bestrewed In his room, by means uc the secret enitinee,

when he is absent. Wildioreascribrs nll these tnysterics to
the agency of his Satanic maj y, but, ueverthele.s, falls des-
perste!, in love, and enters intone epistolary commonieadon
with the invisible straatter, and finds his letters regularly re-
moved and replaced by others, and the. an active corre-
spondence is elected. In the mean time his perplexities are
Increased by a second inamorata, who oecasionally allows
him a short interview by appointment, but obstinately re-

fears to unveil. Ilia sorvanl. Jeremy (liaaLrY), is set to
watch the haunted eisanther, while tritritore attends an ett-
sraarinpnt with his Iran.% eltatittar. Tilii is an exeeliest
scene. wherein the lady becomes a little clammed at the lee
portunitlea of her lover. and is obliged to bate recourse to
stratagem to rid herself of his presince. libe pretends to
acquiesce readily In his proposal of stepping into a gondola
for the Belvidere, but suddenly foigns illness. dispatches
him fur assistants, and. during Ws absence. makes good her
, retreat. Wainer, retires, bet. Walsall of his lifeless fair

teries in the chamber. Ole of Zephyetaa's irreptions into
the eneniv 's quarters is not attended with its usual tercels,
for Jeremy detects and seizes her, and cells must stoutly for
assistance; in this dilemma. she takes a snuff-box from
die table with the hanJ wbieh she has at liberty, and empties
Its contents tato the eyes of poor Jeremy. Having
thus elfecinaily destroyed his powers of vision for the
time brine, she disappears undiscovered throve/iv the se-
cret entrant's. it itelhore now enters. with a host of
people at kis heels, to secure the devil, but ejaculations
of " Serif." " The Dern.— and repeated fits of sneezing, is
all they tan elicit from the unfortunate Jeremy. Midler.
now determines to watch himself. end is in the tad success-
ful in detecting the author of his perplexities, sod also dis-
covers that she is the same who jiltril him at the proposed
aquatic excursion, and is determined to be revenged for all
her misdeeds. :rigorism now discovers that her black
waiting-maid, Negoasbo (Mrs. Itt.sse). is at the door by
which she entered the room, and bovine prevailed on Wild-
lore not to look at her while she recites the story of her love
for him, she contrives to change places with Negoasbc and
!Peres the latter covered with her veil. at the side of her
once more jilted lover. Jeremy now enters with Wadley?,
Wendt, had discovers his matter at the fret or the black
woman, who 13 in the act of removing her veil and striking
her st.pplicant motionless by the brightness of her divine
rumple:ion. The rake finds himself again outwitted, and
the übjeet of his pursuit as di :taut from his grasp as ever.
This produces the derinratinn. that if he could split meet
with her, be would quietly put on the chains of mat+ony.
The object of Zephyr/no being thus arc mplisked, able ap-
pears, and the happiness of all parties is the sequel. '
This spirited little cub rtaintnent combines more
genuine comic effect and originality, than will be found
in the essence of moat of our modern five-act comedies.
It abounds with ludicrous situation and langltable in-
cident. The plot is simple, and carried on with com-
plete ease and perspicuity, and its interest sever tags
for a moment. Of Miss Katkr, Kw( tom, and NAM
LC., we crn only say the acting of each vies with flail I
of the others, and we scarcely know to which the
palm belongs. The characters seem to have been ex-
actly titled to their representatives. The music 'Atha
piece, of which there is a great deal, is by littkkv,,
and is certainly pleasing, though not possessing much
originality of any peculiar excellence. The perform-
ance was received by the .salience with continued ap-
plause throughout, and ueserres to become a popular
favourite.

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.
A new dramatic piece, in three art., and itititled,
dforreomi, or Me Phantasm. was produced at this theatre
brit night. It is a dark and gloonty production.
and we cannot promise it any extraordinary share of
public favour. 'I he story upon which it is (unlade/4
is briefly this :
.1/itetesi (hlscrissov), impelled and directed by the In-
stigatious of his servant, Gdiaire (Yates), has been the
murderer of Roderick. his brother. Su4pirion or. the warder
has hales upon the son of Roderick. Sebastian (Inaorri.
who is the lover of Orealoisa (Ails Forret). the deviser
of ,Vearenl, and be la consequence repair; to 01.1104 hood.
After his departure, however, goose einntwodesees weer
which direct suspicion towards the real murderer. end the
Ord scene discovers an assemblage of knights 54.1 te.sss, as-