The Sun.
London, England, 1834-06-09 00:00:00

DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES.

The f I.tvi o'f Ole 11:11 just presented
to the ~t t of Ciauriear e,
entit ed ". An act for lie.ensiog theaores, and for the reel'.
;ation of dramatic periormanyes in the cities of London
znd Westminoer, and withi,i 20 Mit. a thereof:"...

The preamble resit. the 10th George 11.. cap. 28,
and

1. Enacts the recited act i 4 not to extend to places
wi'hin the limits of this hill.

2. That so much of the reel.el act e• ptneiiles that no
play shall be perforaied except in Westminster, &c., be
repealed.

3. Whereas by a certain act, 28th Geo. 11. c. 30. the
jastices in genial or quarter sessions are empowered to
grant licenses for the pet form it ce of entertainments of
t' e stage at any place within their respecive jurittdic-
ti'ms, so as such place be not within 20 miles of London
or Westminster: and whereas it is dell:rattle that the pro-
visions of this act shill ext. nil to the same distance from
he metropolis at which the jurisdiction of the said jus-
t ces by virtue of the said last-recited act commences : Be
it therefore enacted that the limits of this art shall he
teemed and taken to include the city of Westminster and
Irne liberties thereof, and all places within m:les
from the reneral post.office in tde city of London.
4. As to the power of licensing plays, that from and
after the pissing of this art the power, authority, and
faculty of licensine the exhibition of dramatic performances
:or hir.t, gain, or reward in any plare within the limits of
this act (not being within the (tilt of Lordon), shall
l)ehteg to and be Vi red in the Lord Chamloilain of his
Majesty's household for the time beim!. and him only;
and that from and af•er the passing of this act the power.
authority, and ficulty of licensing the exhibiti..n of drat.
matic performanc. a for hire, gain, or rew trd, at any place
within the said city of London shall felting to and be
vested in the Lord Mayor of the said city for the time
hein? ; Provided ahvays that no licei.se shall be granted
by virtue of this act for a less period than yea's, to
be computed from the time of granting such license.
5 Enacts that theatres described in schedule B are to
be licensed immediately—namely, to the respective pto-
prietors or lessees of each of the several theatres (upon
the application of the said proprietors or lessees) a license
tt exhibit fur hire, gain, or reward, dramatic peifortn-
too a in each of the said theatres, for such period, not
being respectively less tl an years, as the Lord
ont.erhin shall think proper: Provided also that it
shall it'd be necessary for the prop! irtor or lessees of the
s.ii,l last mentioned theatres to Rive the notices or obtain
the eel, tficates by that act rendeted neceasaty on the oc-
tsion of any application for a license for a theatre not
previously licensed under the peovisions of this act.
6. Provides that notices be given three ealenda: months
before the licensing day of application for licensing a new
theatre.

7. That notice he affixed upon the new building.
8. Th a plans of the building be deposi ed u the Lord
Chamber' .in's office.

9. That no lie. nse he granted to any theatre tot (a-
rable of containing 1,500 persons.
10. That a e.rtifie.ite of the stability and safety of the
building be produe,ll.

11. That persons dying nr becoming bankrupt, ficet.se:
to descend to executor or assignee.

12. Imposes a penalty on pelsons performing without
a licen•e.

13. Descrihes what at all be deemed to be perfm met)
within the meaning of this act. 'that every person who
•hall appear, act, or behave himself as the manager or
conductor of +lnv house, theatre, or other place within
the limits of this act, in which any dramatic petit), tri.
•nce shall be ac e 4. represented, or exhibited for hire,
gain, or rew.rd, and every person who shall act a part in
or in ar.y way or form whatever aid or assist in any suck
dramatic performance, shall be deemed and taken to t,
person acting, representing, and exhibiting such
tic per formanw within the intent and meaning of tt,is Hot.
14. That in order to convict any person of ►he t ffence
of tr9aid it shall not be incumbent upon the party corn.
plaining to prove that the dramatic perfortnance corn_
vlained of was acted, represented, and ezhihited for hire,
am, or reward, or that the theatre was not duly licensed,
but that the proof of the contrary thereof shall rest upon
the person against whom such complaint shall be made.
lb. That performances at places where lignora are
sold to be deemed performances for hire.

16 That no new play he perormesi uttit,4B 61A sub-
mitted to the Lord Ch3rnbesl..in.

17. That if the person to whom lioenso is grarved p r-
mit disorderly conduct in the theatre, Juatic,a clop ,red,
to commit him to gaol.

18. That nn rehearsal, or work of any de.rriptien, to
t Ate place in any theatre on Sundays and other date
mentioned in the act, under penaltie+ for the firA riffetic,,
and for the second the heente to be forfeite•l. The da) a
exempte t are Sun I,:yg, Ash W..dtteA ty., Good Frida) a,
or %by Wedtbaday, t. urAday, or Saturd .v in P sgion
19. That dramatic pet formancra not to be exnihit.d
after - o'clock on Swords), night, under the penalty
of -

20 D-sctil e, free to be pail. See Schedule F.
21. Recimet y ..1 nalties.
22. Finn of conviccmo,

23. Juoicea may appropriate penalties.
24. Give, rwer of appeal.
25 Givra power •ci summon witnesses. •
2G. Provide. that if appeallta dismissed kurty complain.
lug to pay costs.
27 limitation of ietions.

28. Conviction ander this act to be on oath.
29. Th4t tionvictiou b.- re, urned to the sr•sinnl,
SO. Tbst conviction be not removed into any superior
oourt,

31. That licenses granted by juaticea not to authorize
the perhirinance ..f dramatic pieces.
32. That flecked act not to e...ttn.l to theatres
n ',der t 1.6 bill.

33. That copy right be not effect, d.
31. In order to remove doubts as to the meaning f
cert.iin words in this act, it it fut flier enacted, That the
words " dramatic performance" or " dramatic peror
urine," shall be deemed to iiichnle pliys, triaged es,
comedies, operas, oratorios, farces, hot lettas, interludes,
ba!lers, melodramas, pantomimes, and evtry spec:es of
theatrical reprount ohm, by whoever name or title tkat
same may he known or calk(' ; and that the word " pem.o.
.end the wrtd " party" skill be deemed to include any
number of persons and parties, and that the meanind of
the words last a•oresaid shad not be restriveti, filth. ugh
the same ►n ,y b. rOerre.l to in t. .e singular num, es an.l
~eo•ine gender only.

35. Thu this act shall be daeine I and taken to be rk
public act.

SCIIEDUI E (B.)
THEATERS TO BE LICENSED IMMEDIATELY AF fER MR

PASSING OF THIS ACT.
King's Theatre, St. J Westminste:.
loran, R 11.ury-lanii, St. 3.1.4r5i0
Westminster.
Thea.ie R iy .1, C ,vent• garden, St. PAIL Cwent.g,rien,
Westinins er.
The,ttre Royal, Harm Let, St. Martin•in•the-tierds,
Westminster.
.;tirrey Triestre-, St. George's, Smithy:irk, Surrey.
S4:lier's Theetre, St. Inne.s.s, Cle•kenwell, Mid—
dlesfx.

4.itie)'s Royal Amphitheatre, St. Maly, Lambeth. Surrey.
Royal Victoria 'flieittre, St. Mary, Lambeth (District of
St John's, Waterloo-road), Surrey.
A.filplii Tt eatre, St. Martin• in-the-fields, Weattninstrr.
Oh topic Theatre, St. Clement aim.% We•ttninater.
Fitzroy Them. , Sc. Pincras,
Royal Pavilion Ti:ea•re, Sr. Mar), Whitect.apel, Middlesex.
Rictimoul Titeatrr, St. Mary Magil Surrey.
Croydon near.% S-, as.,n the Itiptist. Sw rey.
Ro%al V•iozhall G ri n.. Q., Alarv. Lambeth, Surrey.
SCHEDULE (F.)

rims TO BE PAID TO THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN OR HIS
DEPOSY. X *.

Vbr every license granted to a theatre 5 5 0
For examining every play or entertai,onent of
the stage of five or more acts .
For ex ntnining cyrry pla Cr enteri..inistnt of
_ _

the stage of three or four
17..1 evant,oinr • very play or • atertamment of
the stage of two aots,..‘ 1 1 0
For examining egerx play or eut:rtaiument of
the stage t one act
Fog eAamWng t vtiy mog, sir uclaet
cotepositi u not included in either ;If the
above description,

0 5 0

INC ENDI A RlsNt.—Between 'on and eleven
o'clock on the night of the 2Sth alt., a wheat stack,
standing in a field in the parish of Stanhoe, near
Docking, Norfolk, the property of Messrs. Joseph and
P. Wright, of that place, was set on fire by some vile
incendiary, and could not be got under till the whole
stack was utterly consumed. It was discovered that
some sticks had been laid on a heap near the stack,
and set on fire, the remains of the sticks being found
the next morning. 'I he stack contained about five
score coombs, and was insured. A labourer in the
' village was suspected and apprehended, but was set at
`liberty after undergoing an examination before t 1.4
Magisti Cambridge Chronicle,