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,
And strongly marks the Heav'n descended mind?
Does any virtue more deserve the care

Of all the wise, the generous and the fair?
Is there a wish the noble soul displays?
It is the well directed love of praise.
Undaunted by the gloomy critick's frown,
An humble candidate for just renown;

Again, with anxious breast, your youthful Bard,
Eager to please, solicits your regard:

Not more perturbed is the mother's heart,
When from her eldest darling she must part;
When the brave youth, with martial ardour glows,
To gain a name, and face his country's foes.

This night your tears are not required to flow,
Congenial with the simple tale of woe;
Our teeming scenes, embrace a wider range,
A Castle, Mystery, Victim, and Revenge.
Now terrour, wonder, equally command,
Arouse attention, and your thoughts demand.
Tho' these a sure engaging pleasure lend,
Our Bard does not on these alone depend;
If natural ideas are express'd

By nature's voice, in nature's language drest;
If moral truth, and pleasing fiction blend,
To charm the fancy, and the heart to mend,
Tho' faults appear, He fondly hopes to find,
His friends applauding, e'en the critick's kind.

EPILOGUE.

THE curtain drop't, the mystick 'tale is o'er,
'Tis done! the mimick Hero struts no more.
Now, lest assuming wits disdainful jeer,
And, without skill, pretended criticks sneer,
Ye wise, forgive, while boldly I'explain
The moral lessons which our scenes contain
Unhappy he, whom jealousy controls,
And through his breast its fatal poison rolls!

The baleful passion o'er his reason sways,
Condemn'd to doubt, to love, to curse, to praise !
Estranged from ev'ry good, his manners change,
Within whose bosom lurks the fiend Revenge!
A thousand ruthless thoughts his mind deform,
He courts the gloom of night, and glories in the

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,
To win your gen'rous favour and applause,
One hour of social pleasure to impart,
And strike with Nature's force the feeling heart.
For you, he cheerful trimm'd the midnight oil,
To you he dedicates her future toil :

E'en now, with looks, that struggled to be gay,"
He anxious seiz'd my hand, and bade me say :-
(And as he spoke, he check'd a rising sigh,
While the big tear stood trembling in his eye)
"May all who now behold our chequer'd scene
"With manly dignity and soul serene
"Safe from external and domestick strife,
"Glide calmly down the unruffled stream of life!
"May peace and virtue on your steps attend,
"And Liberty your sacred rights defend!

"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.