The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-09-08 00:00:00

,TESMAN

COVENT-G.4IIDES -TiIEATILE.

Yesterday being the day nettled for the re-opening
of this Theatre, the doors were opened at the usual
hour, and a most numerous end brilliant audience
was anon assembled. Beautiful as the hdlase appeared
when lighted. up on Friday, the elegant assemblage
which graced its walls last night,..gave the whole •
hniihing and pleasing touch. The boxes and pit
were filled in almost every part before the curtain
rose, Ind in the course of the eventrifttferbeCatne
crowded to an overflow. 13014 the galleries were
also completely filled.
At seven o'clock the curtain rose, and the Per-
formers advanced and snug " God save the King."
ITAYLOIL, DUROUSET, 'FINNEY, Miss MATTHEWS,
and Miss STERLING, were of the number who pre-
sented themselves.
The Play was " Macbeth," in which Mrs. YATES,
from the Dublin stage, made her first appearance
in London, as the representative of Lady Macbeth.
It is no easy task to pronounce on the merits
of an actress from a first performance. The ter-
ror and emotion, which repress exertion in many,
and exaggerate it in some instances, will frequently
constitute a very considerable drawback on the
'success of a debutante. For Mrs. Yates some
'allowances moat. be made, on account of what we
have just alluded to; but if a fine well proportioned
figure, interesting countenance, and powerful voice,
can recommend their possessor to favour, she will
prove an acquisition of great importance. White
urging Macbeth to commit the murder which is
to place a Crown on his bead, she displayed a
just conception of the part, nod some of her re-
proaches were breathed in a spirit of bitterness that
was universally felt and approved. The speech in
which she declares herself capable of sacrificing her
infant to forward the object of her ambition, was
marred by the breaking of a necklace of white heads,
which, at the moment she spoke of dashing the child's
brains out, came falling from her neck, and rolled
about the stage in all directions. In the banquet
scene the unea:iness and indioation with which the
wife of Macbeth views his alarm and anguish, were
well depicted, at the close of which she dismissed the
guests wish an animated expression of impatience,
which would have been most striking if shelled given
full scope to her powers, and had not Buffered a too
great attention to set an unnecessary timit to the
effort. tier last accuse inspired universal interest, sod
I reiterated applause rewarded her labours whets she

retired.
Touxo acted Macbeth in many parts with great
ability, hut we have seen him to greater advantage.
In the latter scenes he was remarkably fine, and the '
manner in which he receives the news of the moving
grove," and his reucounter with Macdaff, were ad-
mirable.
Mr. C. KEMTILE, who was reported to be ill, agree-
ably surprised the audience by presenting himself
before them as Macda IT lie wag greeted with shouts
of universal applause, which were frequently renewed
in the course of his fine performance.
The other characters offered the usual display of
talent, and the Tragedy throughout (with the excep.
don of one or two of the choruses, in which the
bond being a new one, and the parties not acCus-
timed to play together, were found wanting In some
respects) went off in the best manner, honoured with
mute attention and universal approbation. On the
whole the season at this Theatre has commenced un-
der 'hot most 114ttering auspices, and with uncommon
and highly merited eclat.

SPARRING.

Painter hid a benefit at the Fives' Court yester-
day, which was bot very thinly attended.
Belcher and Iturmer.—This set.to was again re-
peated. Much science was displaced, and the parries
were made with the greatest nicety. It was the only
equal match of science.
Pm'nter and Richmond made some flourishes as
well 44 hits, but they gave satisfaction.
Rale: and Spring.—This bout excited much at-
tention, as it was considered equal in science; but
Spring had more than two stone in weight. F.very
maneeuvie was practised to mei, but Giles had de-
ci(ledly the best of it, against superior length.
Scroggins, Batton, and others set.to, and a ruffian-
ins, match between two would-be pugilists, excited
much applause. They hit away unmescifully, and
the flooring system was all their aim.

DUCA DFUL ACCIDENT.-Yesterday morning about
nine o'clock, a fine boy, about ten years of age, of
the name of Adams, whose parents reside at Mr,
Owen's, straw bonnet warehouse, shoe-lane, Hol-
born, was unfortunately jammed against a post al
the corner of Brearer's.yard, Shoe.lane, by a wag-
gon, and was killed on the spot.
The following accident happened last week l• the
parish of Staverton, near Daventry :—The borse.
keeper to the Crown Prince Coach, having • ander.
taken to look occasionally, into the orchard of •
neighbour, to see that the apples were .sefe daring
the night, became the thief himfelf, and having
mounted a tree, fell from one of its highest branches,
'with his shirt and pockets laden with fruit ; in which
situation he was found speechless the nest morning,
with his back broken. lie was carried home alive,
but died in the course of the day.—{Birmingham
Chronicle).
On Saturday evening, between suit and seven
o'clock, a man of genteel appearance went to the
Fountain 'revert', Catharine.street, Strand, and
desired to he shown to a room where he could wait
for a friend whom he eapected to call. A room on
the first floor was offered to him, and after Waiting
there a short time, he came down and said he had a
call to make in the neighbourhood, and would re.
torn in a few minutes, and requested if his friend
should come in his absence, to wait his return ;
neither he nor his pretended friend called, and on the
waiter going into the room, he discovered he had
stolen the four window curtains.
'Olt Sunday afternoon,' daring the attendance at.
church of Mr. Green, of 8, Jamel.street,. York.
street, Newington, and hip family, some 'litters
pludered the house of several pieces of silver plate,
and a quantity of linen and wearing apparel. Two
men were observed to come out of the house with
some bundles, bat no attempt was Mad* te stop
them. •