Haymarket Theatre.
The Mfarrs-age of Figaro was ;payed last evening at this theatre for the first timfse in the -present season. Althbogh the lapse of nearly half a century has stepped the drama of that powerful in- terest whicb it once poessed, an& successlve translations and altera_ tions have divested it of that stinging satire whilch consigned Beaurnarchais to the prison of St. Larare, it is still entitled, sborn ac it i57, to the first rank sof light comedy. T'he music of Mozart'a opera, some of which is introduced into our modern version of Lea FoUle Jd/raec, belpe it to keep its place in our theatres. For the sake of that music, no less then for the merit of the drama, we wish thast it had fallen into better hands tha were selectea to peTform it at the Haymarket. Misss Paton's Saaaa is not, perhaps, her happiest character: it requires rather more acing than she is able to give it; and althoutgh she executed the songs in a. very agreeable manner, she was deficient in the other and scarcely inferior requisites for the part. Unfavouwable as a com- parison with some otheractresses Might be for Miss Paton, she was I on this occasion, at least, very fortunate in those wiith whon she played. That Shroanraa mrust be bad, indeed, who rould not shine brilliantly besidesuceh a Cozrntrs as Irs. Garrick. Mrs. C. Jones can play Mrs. BcU delightfully; but for Barbarinta, her figure and her years ate equally unsuited. The pzart which' was best filled wlas that of Chzrbbio. Bating hat MTrs. Chatterly is a little too klxowing for the youthful and amoroas page, she was quite excellent. Liston's Figaro, to be better, shltould bemore intellectaal. It is very wel, but no more like the seal FI gro, than it i8 like the 4G.ast in BHen- kt. Air. Wi;inson plcved Antonio, for the imt time; ant by an odd mistake, of which he did not seem to be conscioug, he repsated the Words of the Gardener's part, -while be acted thatof (ofrej M.", wGap. The inferior characters were ill played; and dpoufte whote, the Opem w-as done worse than we ever before rem1nt r> .have seen itatthistheatre. HAYM4 RfET THBATRE.