Theatrical Chit-Chat.
Charles Kemble is reported to have en.g'ged cbat eminent French tragedian Tal .ma, at an enormols salarv, for twelve nights, as an experinment. Taimia was born in 13ean-sireet. Soho, and left Englainl at a very early age. H!s pronunciation of his native language has been considered niost perfect. Mll iss Paton anti Mr. Siaclair are again the hcroine and the hlero of t)lC musical departmenrt at Covent-garden. Elliston has ecngage(l KPan ibr twenty--ight nights, at the salary of 481. per night. Iiston does not return to D)r:ry-lane during the ensuing season, and wve fear that the new c )nipact, wxhich the puroprietors of the t.vo national theatres have rccently made with each other, may tieprive ti of the cxercise of his cominc alents at Covent-garden. The Jiint authnrs of that admirAble jen d'esprit the Rejectedf Ad- ,iresses, being both now in Engltand, nrc, it is said, engaged in pre- paring a vrry ing:enious and novel publication, wliicI is likely to appear during thiC winter. TI11.4 7'1TI CA'. CHI T-C II A T.