The National Register.
London, England, 1818-10-19 00:00:00

THEATRICAL CORREWONDENCE.

The following curious correspondence, which actually
took place in the year i 718, may serve to illustrate the
theatrical management of that period :—A man of the
name of Stone, who was frequently employeA by Gar.
rick to get recruits tin- the low parts of the drama, had
hired a f.llow to pertinan theAhop of Mywhester, in
Hem?, VIII. but on the night of performance sent a
note to Garrick iu these word.,
" SlE,—Thv Ihshop of Winch,ntsr is getting drunk at the Bear,
And sweats, d—n his eyes, if he will iday to-night,
" I. aid louts W. STONE."

To which Garrick int ineiliately wrote this answer
Stone, the Biihoo may go to the deed: I du nut know a greats
tast•al except yourself. D. G."
Souse time afterward, Stone wrote as follows :
SIR—Mr. Lacey tufrierl me oat of the lobby yencrday ; I only
Red for my two guineas fur the last bishop, and he swore I should
not hare a l'arthing. I cannot live upon air. I have a few cupids
you may have cheap, as they belong to a poor journeyman shoemaker
who I drink stitch now and then.—l am, &c. W. STONE."
A NSW ER :—" Stole, you are the hest fellow in the world; bring
the cupids to the theatre 0-morrow ; it they are under six, and well
made, you stall have a guinea apiece for them. you can get me
two good nsurder:rs, I will pay you handsoludy, particularly the
spouting Mlow, who keeps the apple-stall on 'foster-hill: the cut in
his face is just the thing. Pick ❑re up an <lld:rman, or two for
Richard, if you can, and I hare no o'ujeetion to treat with you for a
comely Mayor," D. G."

DESTRUCTION OF THE LIMERICK THEATRE.—Last
night the Theatre Royal in Cornwallis-street was to.
tally consumed by rire, which broke out between I 1
and F 3 o'clock, and though the attendance of the fire
engines W:l9 immediate, and the supply of water consi-
derable, yet the flames spread so rapidly, that the
progress of them could not be got under until the
interior of tne budding was destroyed. The theatre
had 'seen since Wednesday undergoing some necessary
repairs, preparatory to the introduction of Miss Ste-
phens and Mr. Horn, who, with the entire strength of
Crow-street, were to make their appearance in it next
Monday se'nniLL•t This theatre was built in 1770,.
and then cost 90u1.—(Limerick Chronicle, Oct. 1.)

The residence of the Princess of Wales in Italy, is on
the sea chore, near Pesaro, and between SO and 40
miles from Ancona. Her Royal Highness having no
English and very few foreign visitors, bus patronized
the building ofa new Theatre at Pesaro, at which she
passes her evenings, as often as it can be kept ope.i ;
but the population of the place is so small, that the
amliences do not supine• the perrormers, tiny as tiny are,
and the company could not exist without the Princess's
subscription. The Theatre is supposed to have been •
built chiefly at her expellee. She has a sta;e box there,
to which she is attended with s:mie form by her suite.
The Princess has not yet luuud a purchaser for her scat
at Como. Baron Bergamo, who is steward of the
lionsehoM, drives a eurric.e and pair, in the English
style, attended b}• a groom It is snpposed, that the
Princess will not return to England till sonic years
_ _ .

The diamonds and the ether jewels worn by the.
Princess I )e. la Tour and Taxis, at the late ball, in A.x.
la-Chapelle, were then estimated, by a jeweller, itt the
sun: of two mi Dions of tianes, ‘vltieli is equal to upwards
or 80,0001. She is each admiral by the King of Pro::.
!ia, on account of her superior talents for conversatten,
her
,graceful f o tee, awl, her ?cranial charms.