Jan. 26.-Macbeth and Dermot and Kathleen. Macbeth, Mr. Cooper; Lady Macbeth, Mrs. Stanley. Jan. 28. Othello and Village Lawyer. Othello, Mr. Cooper; Iago, Mr. Usher; Desdemona,Mrs, Powell. CHARLESTON. Most of the new plays produced last year in London have been performed at this theatre. Mr. Hatton, from the Haymarket theatre, is the first tragedian, and is very successful. A new drama in five acts was performed for the first time, Dec. 26, called The Mysteries of the Castle, or the Victim of Revenge," written by J. B. White, author of Foscari." The Prologue and Epilogue, written by friends of the author, were spoken, the former by Mr. Young, the latter by Mr. Hatton. PROLOGUE. Is there a passion which exalts mankind, Of all the wise, the generous and the fair? Again, with anxious breast, your youthful Bard, Not more perturbed is the mother's heart, This night your tears are not required to flow, By nature's voice, in nature's language drest; EPILOGUE. THE curtain drop't, the mystick 'tale is o'er, The baleful passion o'er his reason sways, storm. And ye, who lur'd by ardent passions, stray, With devious footsteps, far from virtue's way, Learn from our scene-return-be wise, and trust, That Heav'n, forever, will protect the just. Such are the moral truths our author draws, E'en now, with looks, that struggled to be gay," "May genius joy beneath your cheering hand, "And science shed her lustre o'er the land; May distant nations view your joys increase, "And hail Columbia as the Land of Peace." THEATRICAL CHIT-CHAT. MR. FENNEL is performing at Philadelphia to overflowing houses. The exchange made by Messts. Bernard and Cooper gives great satisfaction to the people of New-York and Boston. Mr. B. made his first appearance on the New-York stage in his favourite character of Lord Ogleby. EDITOR'S NOTES. THE Biography of Mrs. Stanley could not be prepared in time for the present number—It shall appear next month. A Portrait of Mrs. Powell of the Boston Theatre is in preparation for the Polyanthos. Nancy Notional shall receive all due attention from her cousin Nehemiah. We have received two poetical productions from PSYCHE, both of which possess considerable merit. They however contain some inadmissible errours, which we shall take the liberty to correct before they are published. We would suggest to PSYCHE the propriety of omitting for the present "Poetical charac terizing"Is it not a little out of season? We acknowledge with much pleasure a communica tion from a gentleman of Boston-one whose acquain tance we have frequently courted, whose favour we bave often "strove to win"--but which we had long since given up as lost. He is requested to loan us the book he mentioned. The gentleman at New York, who furnished the The atrical Communication in No. 11, is respectfully re quested to continue his correspondence. |