The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-14 00:00:00

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TIM DISTURBANCE AT DRURT•LANE THEATRE.—
In reference to the riot in Drury lane The Arc zo. Moexlat
night, caused by an opp,wition herded by a few of t'... too
employed actors of the minor houses, wo cave not iced th
following correspondence. The first later is form M. Jul-
lit n's sulicitv :
Sir—Last August, the Theatre Royal Drury lane wet
let to M. Jullien. His first step wia to seek Mr. Macready,
and endeavour to engage hie tellriCee, with %Coes or
Charles Kean, Brooke, Mrs. C. Lean, and -ith-re, • abeam. a
all the available talent to make one great . tßirs to reanimate
the expiring national +lmam. This" at 'opt. fa.l.-.1 signa.ly
No such coalition could he ohtai :et ore on this subj. co I
decline to say. M. Ju.lien then turned his at en non to
formation of a national opera, with +hat .owes* is kn inn
At a nightly expense of 3501., his receipts on mmy occa
lions did not reach 501. So much fur nation.al oupptirt
national Botts. The theatre then fell upon, M
hands with a rent of some thousands a yetr. Every end.a-
your was made to induce an Eaglish company ti take ;
would have been let eta less rent than the Theutr• Rotel
Haymarket, and at about ear quarter of what is now po i. g
for the Theatre-Royal C..vent-acrd. n. No off, could, he
oh;aineoi ; every one shrank from the speculation as if it
were the plague. A Preneh company, con.c.tine en 30 ill.
diei'uals, t Ike the house; they afford employ:lnnis% to about
200 of our countrymen ; they beg but u. octupy abet is
shunned, deserted, and cast away be ourselve-, and the-
shall have it. I sp• alt armel with joivicc and common le
I do not want to appeal to Ens ishrno n for the suppor; or
countenance they must have already ecto-orded. I do hut
write these lines to assure them that I will use the strongest
arm of the law to vindicate the ontrote ecriimittrd Usti
name.—F. P. CHAPPELL. 25, Golden—qu,re, June 13.
The next communication is 'rum M. Huse -in, the direct
of the Thatre Historique, who to.elmus a lo tte r to !Morel,
from Mr. Macready :
Sir,—l this tn. rising received a visit from Mr. SI terently,
the eminent English tragedian. winos,• name is pr..nnunetii
by all French artists with respect. Mr. Macressy came to
protest in his name, and in that of en, ry honourable man in
the profession, against the cabal got up agaonat us on Miondly
evening by int. rested parties, and, furtherm. Fe, to give a
positive denial to the calumnious I, ainuatims whit's
would induce the public to hell. ye that English actors art
badly received in Paris. Mr. Maeready was good enough to
hand me the subjoined letter, with ids full permission to
make it public. Trusting to your impartiality for the Meer-
min of this communication, I b.ive the honour to be.
HoSTEIN, Directeur du Theatre Hi,torique.—Theatre Hi,.
torique.J une 13, 1818.
Sir, —I have the greatest pleasure in arming you of
the grateful recollection I entertain and shall always cherish
of the very flattering recs ption I met with in Paris on the
three Re-ral occasions of my making profceeional visits to
that Nut only on the stage and it. %eel. ty, but from
very many artists of the various theatres in Paris, I expe-
rienced the moat gratifying and liberal attentious. It is
with equal pain and surprise I heve heard of the .liimepteable
proceedings at Drury-lane last night.— I have the honour to
be, sir, your very obedient servant, W. C. MACREADY.—
June 13, 1888.—To M. Howein."
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