The Statesman. — 1818-09-08 (London, England)

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 Performers advanced and snug " God save the King." ITAYLOIL, DUROUSET, 'FINNEY, Miss MATTHEWS, and Miss STERLING, were of the number who presented 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 terror 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 reproaches 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 admirable. Mr. C. KEMTILE, who was reported to be ill, agreeably 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 acCustimed 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 under 'hot most 114ttering auspices, and with uncommon and highly merited eclat.