sions" 23d. "Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp" was first acted in America Oct. 25th of this year. "The Taming of the Shrew" and "Don Juan" were seen on Jan. 1, 1816, for the first time in New York; and on the same night "Zembucca," also for the first time. "Brother and Sister," Diamond's opera, was first sung in this city on Jan. 5th. "A Bold Stroke for a Husband," by Mrs. Centlivre, was first seen in this city Feb. 7th. Mrs. Anderson, a daughter of Joseph Jefferson, first acted in New York Feb. 16th, as Moggy McGilpen in the "Highland Reel." "The Forest of Bondy" was first played here March 18th. "The Maid and the Magpie" was first given April 1. John Barnes made his American début April 22, 1816, as Sir Peter Teazle. He afterwards became manager of the Richmond Hill Theatre in this city and introduced Italian opera to America. His last appearance here was in 1840. He died at Halifax, N. S., Aug. the 28th, 1841. He was known as "Old Barnes," and his appearance on the stage was ever the sign for a burst of merriment. Mrs. Mary Barnes made her début on April 17th, 1816, as Juliet. She met with instantaneous success, and for over twenty years was one of the greatest favorites then known to the American stage.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Baldwin first appeared in America April 17, he as Sam in "Raising the Wind," and she as the Nurse in "Romeo and Juliet," and Miss Durable in "Raising the Wind." Thomas Betterton made his American début April 24th, as Lord Ogleby in "The Clandestine Marriage." "Living in London" was given on the 24th.

Mr. Price became sole manager Sept. the 2nd, 1816, and opened his season with "Smiles and Tears" and "Aladdin." In the company were Simpson, Robertson, Pritchard, Hilson, Barnes, Darley, Jones, Baldwin, Anderson, Carpender, Bancker, Mesdames Barnes, Darley, S. Wheatley, Aldis, Groshon, Baldwin, Anderson, Wheatley, Miss Dellinger, and Miss Brundage. "Guy Mannering" was given on the 18th for the first time in this city and had this cast: Col. Mannering, Robertson; Henry Bertram, Simpson; Dominie Sampson, Barnes; Dandie Dinmont, Pritchard; Julia Mannering, Mrs. S. Wheatley; Lucy Bertram, Mrs. Groshon; Mrs. McCandlish, Mrs. Baldwin; and Meg Merrilies, Mrs. Aldis. Maturin's "Bertram" was first acted here on the 25th: Bertram, Robertson; Imogene, Mrs. Barnes; Clotilda, Mrs. Anderson. Leigh's "Where To Find A Friend" was seen Oct. 18, and cast thus: Morden, Simpson; Heartley, Hilson; Timothy, Mr. Barnes; Barney, Betterton; Lady Morden, Mrs. S. Wheatley; and Mrs. Bustle, Mrs. Baldwin.

After an absence of ten years Mrs. Johnson reappeared Dec. the 2d as Lady Randolph in "Douglas." A farce by Dibdin called "What's Next?" was played on the 13th. Cooper re

appeared on the 18th in Hamlet, and 20 for the first time in New York as Bertram. "Transformation," a musical farce by Allington, was given Dec. 30 for the first time. "The Ninth Statue, or the Irishman in Bagdad," by Dibdin, was acted for the first time in America Jan. 1, 1817. Ellen Augusta Johnson first acted on Jan. 15th, as Amanthis in "A Child of Nature." "Love in a Village" was given 18 for the first time in ten years.

West's Equestrian Company from London commenced Jan. 22 in "Timour the Tartar." In the organization were Mrs. West, dancer and melodramatic artist; Campbell, clown, and Blackmore, rope-dancer. "My Wife, What Wife?" was first acted March 12 with this cast: Paddeen, Pritchard; Mrs. Gaylon, Mrs. Groshon; Constantia, Mrs. Darley. Alex Wilson first appeared in New York March 19th, acting Rolla in "Pizarro." He was manager in 1840 of the National Theatre, Leonard and Church Sts. He married Miss Probston of Philadelphia, retired from the stage, and died in Brooklyn in 1848. Jacob Woodhull made his début on the stage of this theatre late in March, acting Jaffier in "Venice Preserved," and on April 5th, Macbeth. His right name was Hull. He died August 31st, 1832. "The Guardians, or the Faro Table," by Tobin, was first played in this city April 9th with this cast: Lady Welgrove, Mrs. Darley; Lady Nightingale, Mrs. Baldwin; Miss Sedgmore, Mrs. Groshon; Betty, Miss Dellinger; Barton, Pritchard; Waverly, Simpson; "The Broken Sword," by Diamond, was first acted here April 25th: Pablo, Barnes; Myrtillo, Mrs. Barnes; Rosaro, Mrs. Darley; Col. Rigolio, Pritchard; Captain Zavier, Hilson; Estevan, Simpson. Watchword, or Quito Gate," was first acted here May 14th. Reynold's "Folly as it Flies" was revived (first time in fourteen years) 19th. Maturin's tragedy, "Manuel," was played June 2nd; 'Fortune's Fool," by Reynolds, June 6th for Simpson's benefit, and the same night for the first time Oulton's farce, "Frightened to Death": Mumps, Hilson; Emily, Mrs. Darley; Phantom, Simpson; Sir J. Greybeard, Mr. Barnes. President Monroe visited the theatre June 12th, when Cooper played Macbeth, and Mrs. Groshon Lady Macbeth. The "Slave," an operatic drama, by Thomas Morton, was first acted in this city July 4th, the closing night of the season, and cast thus: Fogrum, Hilson; Stella, Miss Dellinger; Mrs. Lindenberg, Mrs. Groshon; Miss Von Frump, Mrs. Baldwin; Zelinda, Mrs. Darley. "Laugh When You Can" was the programme Sept. 1st, 1817, with the first appearance in New York of H. A. Williams as Gossamer. Mr. Holland acted Giles in "Maid of the Mill" on the 8th, and "The Bold Buccaniers, or the Discovery of Robinson Crusoe," was given on the 11th for the first time. The cast was: Diego, Robertson; Nipcheese, Barnes; Inez, Mrs. Groshon; Robinson Crusoe, Simpson; Friday, Bancker. Mrs.

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Charles Young appeared on the 12th (for the first time in eight years) as Widow Cheerly in "The Soldier's Daughter." The Apostate" was first acted in New York September the 22nd, and had this cast: Pescara, Pritchard; Hemeya, Simpson; Malec, Robertson; Alvarez, Jones; Florinda, Mrs. Barnes. "The Innkeeper's Daughter," by Sloane, was given on the 29th: Monckton, Robertson; Richard, Simpson; Mary, Mrs. Darley; Marianne, Mrs. Wheatley.

Mrs. H. A. Williams made her début here on Oct. the 3rd as Cicely Homespun in "The Heir at Law." Charles Incledon, the famous English tenor singer, first appeared in America on the 20th as Hawthorne in "Love in a Village." He subsequently appeared as Tom Tug in the "Waterman;" Steady in "The Quaker;" Giles in "Maid of the Mill;" Macheath in "The Beggar's Opera; " Patrick in "The Poor Soldier;" Harry Blunt in "The Turnpike Gate;" and Don Cæsar in "The Castle of Andalusia." He did not command the applause that had been anticipated, and on the night that "The Beggar's Opera" was given, great dissatisfaction was expressed with the piece. The song of "Black-Eyed Susan was called for, and a disturbance ensued in consequence of Mr. Incledon's declining to sing it. He died at Worcester, England, Feb. 11th, 1826. T. Phillips appeared Nov. the 3rd as Count Bellino in "The Devil's Bridge. He died in England Oct. the 27th, 1841. The "Conquest of Taranto" was first acted in November. Cooper appeared Dec. 19, acting Malec in "The Apostate." For his benefit, Jan. 14, 1818, he played Mark Antony in "Julius Cæsar" and Young Wilding in "The Liar." Henry J. Finn first acted on the American stage Jan. the 16th, appearing as Shylock. He was lost on the steamer Lexington, which was burnt on Long Island Sound Jan. the 10th, 1840. His last appearance on the stage was made Jan. the 8th, 1840, in Philadelphia, at the Chestnut St. Theatre, as Monsieur Jacques, in the farce of that name.

Mr. Hawxhurst made his début on Feb. the 21st as Pierre in "Venice Preserved" to Woodhull's Jaffier. Oulton's farce, "My Landlady's Gown," was first acted March the 2nd, and "Lionel and Clarissa," Bickerstaff's opera, March the 14th, for the first time:7 Lionel, T. Phillips; Col. Oldboy, Barnes; Flowerdale, Robertson; Harman, Pritchard; Jessamy, Simpson; Lady Oldboy, Mrs. Baldwin; Diana, Mrs. Darley; Clarissa, Miss Johnson; Jenny, Miss Dellinger.

The pantomime ballet "Mother Goose" was given on the 20th, with John Parker as Colin and Mrs. Parker as Colinette; "Measure for Measure" was played on the 27th for the first time in New York: Mr. Pritchard was the Duke; Robertson, Angelo; Simpson, Claudio; Barnes, Elbow; and Mrs. Barnes,

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Isabella. "Frederick the Great was acted on April 1st: Frederick, Pritchard; Charles, Simpson; Governor, Jones; Charlotte, Mrs. Groshon; Brandt, Robertson; Stork, Barnes; Matilda, Mrs. Barnes. Arthur Keene made his début on April the 6th as Henry Bertram in "Guy Mannering." He died in Nashville, Tenn., in 1845. "Husbands and Wives" was given for the first time in America on the 17th: Capt. Tickal, Robertson; Humphrey Grub, Hilson; Farmer Clover, Barnes; Lady S. Peery, Mrs. Groshon; Eliza Beaumont, Miss Johnson; Dame Brierly, Mrs. Baldwin; Rose Grub, Mrs. Barnes; "The Will for the Deed," by Dibdin, was first acted here on May the 4th; "The Bride of Abydos" on May the 23rd, and "Rob Roy," dramatized from Scott's famous novel, was given for the first time in this city on June the 8th. The cast was: Rob Roy, Robertson; Francis, Darley; Rashleigh, Pritchard; the Baillie, Hilson; Owen, Jones; Diana Vernon, Mrs. Darley, and Helen McGregor, Mrs. Barnes.

"Who's My Father?" was first played on July the 4th. Mrs. Joseph George Holman first acted on the New York stage on July the 8th, and sang "The Soldier Tired of War's Alarms." She was a beautiful woman and one of the most charming singers heard up to that time on the American stage. She was married to Isaac Storr Clawson in 1819. He was a member of one of the principal families of this city, and had acquired some local reputation as a writer of satirical verses. After his union with Mrs. Holman he appeared for one or two seasons in leading characters at the Park Theatre. The marriage was for the lady a most unfortunate one, for Clawson, though a man of education, taste, and considerable talent, was dissolute and profligate, and his treatment of his wife, a gentle and amiable woman, was so intolerable that she was compelled to sue for a divorce. She employed Gen. Sandford as her lawyer. The divorce was obtained, and Clawson went to London in 1830, where, after a wretched career, he and his mistress shut themselves up in a room and put an end to their existence by inhaling the fumes of lighted charcoal. Mrs. Holman was formerly Miss Latimer, and was engaged for this country by Mr. Holman for the Charleston, S. C., Theatre. She married Mr. Holman two days before his death.

The next season opened Aug. 31, 1818, with "The Soldier's Daughter": Governor Heartall, Barnes; Frank Heartall (his first appearance since his return from Europe), Simpson; Malfort, Robertson; Malfort, Jr., Pritchard; Captain Woodley (first appearance in America), Geo. H. Moreland; Timothy Quaint (first appearance in nine years), Mr. Dykes; Widow Cheerly (first appearance in six years), Mrs. Entwistle; also "The Irishman in London," Mr. Blair acting Murtoch Delany for his first appearance in America. In the company were Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bartley,

James W. Wallack, R. C. Maywood, Thos. Kilner, Miss Leesugg (afterwards Mrs. Hackett), Howard, Moreland, Garner, Blair, Goll, Mrs. Entwistle (formerly Mrs. Mason) and Mr. Dykes.

Catherine Leesugg made her début on Sept. the 1st as Jessie Oatland and Marian Ramsay. James Howard made his American bow on Sept. 2nd as Henry Bertram in "Guy Mannering." Mr. Garner made his début on the 3rd as Valverde in "Pizarro," and Dermot in "The Poor Soldier": Howard as Patrick; Moreland, Capt. Fitzroy; Blair, Father Luke; Barnes, Darby; Bancker, Bagatelle; Miss Johnson, Norah; and Miss Leesugg as Kathleen. Mr. Goll, the dancer, first appeared here Sept. the 4th as Barebones in the ballet of the "Miser. James W. Wallack first appeared in America Sept. the 7th as Macbeth. He afterwards acted Coriolanus, Rolla in "Pizarro," Romeo, Hamlet, and Richard III. Robert Campbell Maywood first played in America Jan. the 4th, 1819, as Richard III. He died at the Marshall Institute, Troy, N. Y., of paralysis Dec. 1, 1856. "Fire and Water" was first acted here Jan. the 15th, and "Zuma, or The Tree of Health," was first seen on the same date. "The Castle of Paluzzi" was played Feb. the 15th. The tragedy "Altorf" (first time on any stage) was given Feb. the 19th, Wallack acting the title rôle; "Richard II." (first time in New York) was played on the 27th: Wallack as Richard; Pritchard as John of Gaunt; Simpson, Bolingbroke; Mrs. Barney, the Queen; and Mrs. Holman as the Duchess. "Richard II." had its first representation in America on Jan. the 22nd, 1819, at the Chestnut St. Theatre, Philadelphia, with J. W. Wallack as King Richard. "Bermecide" was first acted here March the 3rd, also "Don Giovanni, or the Spectre on Horseback;" and on the 8th John Howard Payne produced his own tragedy, "Brutus, or the Fall of Tarquin," playing the hero himself. Robert Campbell Maywood acted Hamlet on June the 4th. On the same evening Daniel Reed first played in New York. Price and Simpson opened the season of 1818-19 on Aug. 30 with "Who Wants a Guinea?" and "The Review." Simpson, Kilner, Maywood, Baldwin, Spiller, Barnes, Moreland, Mrs. Baldwin, and Miss Johnson were in the company.

"The Mountain Torrent " was first acted on March the Ist; "Helpless Animals, or Bachelor's Farce" had its initial performance March the 9th. Frederick Brown first appeared in this city the same night as Hamlet. He was the first manager of the Theatre Royal, Montreal, Canada, and died in 1838. "The Wandering Boys" was given on the 16th for the first time, under the title of "Paul and Alexis, or The Orphans of the Rhine." "Rochester, or the Merry Days of Charles the Second" was given the 23rd. Mr. Bartley appeared as Hamlet the 29th, and "The Gnome King" was seen April the 14th (for the first time). Miss