The National Register.
London, England, 1816-04-01 00:00:00

DRAMATIC REGISTER.

DRUB Y- LA NE.

MASSINGEWS Drama of the Dike of Milan was an-
nounced tin. representation as this theatre on Tuesday
night ; but the company, whom the desire of witues‘in4
Mr. KEAN'S performance of the else racter of Sfor.za had
attracted to the House, were fated to encounter a severe
disappointment. The audience having waited for some
time beyond the period when the curtain is usualiy
drawn up, began to exhibit symptoms of impatience,
which neon assumed a very formidable appearance. At
length, Mr. Has, the stage manager, stood forward to
appease the uproar. He stated, that the delay was oc-
casioned by the non-appearance of Mr. KEA:;, who bad
neither been seen nor heard of by any of kis brother per-
' fnmers since the morninit. In this situation of affairs,
he proposed that the tragedy of Doug!as should be sub-
atituted fur the piece annou iced in the bills. This pro.
position was received with the most violent expression of
dissatisfaction, and, when silence was obtained, it was
intimated to Mr. by nrmy of the audience, that
they would wait for some time longer in the hope of
Mr. Kelaa's arrival, They remained, not in patient ex-
pectation of his comity:, for the house rang with a variety
dais:and% until l&a-past seven o'clock, when Mr. RAN:
swain came forward, and proposed, as the expe.tation of
Mr. KEAN'S arrival was hopeless, that two fa eta, For-
tune's Frolic, and MIAs and Means, should be 'lei-financed
instead of the Duke of Milan. This was acceded to,
after seine trifling clamour, and the pieces were perthrmed
without opposition. Nothing further was heard of Mr.
KEAN during the night. It has since been learnt, that
about half-past twelve on Tuesday, he left his own chaise
in East Smithfield, and took a boat to go to Greenwich
by water, but finding the waterman slow, and fettling he
Amid(' not be in time, he was landed on the Kent side,
and hired a one-horse chaise, with which he proceeded sto
Greenwich,, and dined with a few friends. He was re-
turning between four and five o'clock, to be at the thea-
tre by six, and had reached Deptford, when his strange
horse took fright at some geese on the road, and lie was
overturned, by which he dislocated his shoulder, and was
carried, totally insensible, into the Oxford-. Arms, whera
he was unknown, and it was not till late in the even-
ieg that lie was sufficiently relieved to be able to inform
the people who he was. Wednesday morning Mrs. KEAN,
Mr. Rae, Mr. I'ENLEV, and several others went down to
him ; they found that his shoulder had been re-set, and,
in the eilernoon he was brought to town, to his house
in Clarges-Street.
In the Farce of The ttro Misers about to be revived at
this Theatre, Mrs. DtexoNs, who is quite recovered from
her late severe illness, will perform a character.

The public will be glad to hear that Mr. Kean was so
fir recovered from the painful etll•cts of his late accident,
as to induce a hope that he will be able to resume his pro-
fessional duties to-marrow, as expressed by himself in the
tidlowing letter to the Managers of Drary-Lane
Theatre :

" Clarges Street, 12, Friday.

" OFNTt MEN,—I beg you to accept, and Cifirl\t'y to the
Sob Committee, my sincere thanks for the interest so kindly
expressed for my recovery, and for the liberality with which I
ant desired not to bastes the resumption of my duties before
toy health is perfectly re estaldisheil. I ant authorized by my
Surgerm to 0114'04in hopes llf being able to appear before the
public on Monday, if it be not in a character teipotitie too great
bodily exertion. 'tt ith that view I take tlw liberty of suggest-
ing that ..f Shit° k.

" I be; to amtre yon, that I feel ronrineed that anxiety and
impatience of confinement will tend more to delay my pertiet
reco% cry from my accident than any 111 that may reNtilt from
too early exertiom.- • I ant, Gentlemen, your obedient Servant,
" r. KEAN."

MADEMOISELLE CAIINERIN.—The ascension in a bal-
loon, and the descent in a parachute, of Mademoiselle
Gamerin so often announced, and often deferred, took
place on Sunday, 14th inst. in the Camp de Mars. The
air was cold and the atmostpherc cloudy, and this circum-
stance induced a belief that the experiment would be pet
A At half past three, however, Mademoiselle Gamerin
entered a very magnificent car, atlirasl by a ropr trtenty
feet long to a parachute, above which was tht balloon.
The whole then rose majestically in a Western di; ection.
When about the height of Lew fist, the la:ly cut the
rope, the parachute unfolded its.lf, and the descent tolk
place slowly, and without the least concussion. Made-
moißelle Garnerin alighted near ti c Barrier of Gross
Cabal, and quite close to the River. The young lalv
went through the businessW., ith great con Poq, and ra-
r,
tl wisf the numerm•

Tut: Comm', —On Saturday the Elections have tuLen place :—The Earl of Ma'celesficla, ceivtxl the testimonies of satistactit•is of the numerous
Prince Regent held a Privy Colima which was numerously President, vice the Earl of Flardwiele, resigned; the spectators assembled. A weld number of gentlemen on •
attended. At the close of this Council the Recorder was Duke of Bedford, the Earl of Brattford, Sir Robert horseback preceded the young aeronaut on her return to
admit.el, and made his Report of the Convicts capitally Vaughan, Burt. Sir Humphrey Davy, anti J. Atkyns Paris, and among theta the Duke of Wellington.
convicted at the last December and January Sessions. Wright, Esq. Ordinary Me:ober:4. Arthur Young, Esq. Thisi.tle of licenses taken out by persons occupying studs
His Royal highness was graciously rte e,el to reprove all and C:eori.T Smith, Esq. have bean re-elected Secretary In the dAfertut Ilazsars in town, has already prodticcd to the
revenue upward., of •;t:oot.
the unthrtimate rer: ms during rl:asure. and Tveasurer.—A vote of ThatiLs was unanimouslyrent
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Carlton-house was vis4el on Saturday and yesterday derived from the aide mid zellats discharge of its duties A rvvvarri 10111. I, oilers'(' 'll saturdav's Gazette for the
hr numerous inquirers atter the Ite.Tent's health ; and the through the course of his Lordship's Presidency, and tlatt revery of the p.rtits Auppomsil to have set fire,
to Mr. 6 Painter,
fire. in the nicht of •
gene. al answer was, that his Royal Highticss is much .the Secretary do transmit a craw of this Resolution to the the taut olt, to twit stacks of wheat bulotig
of St. Lcooatil's Kent; wlli .) promise of live patdtu to a.l) •
beLLer. Noble Earl, now resident in Puri& complice matiug such discovery.