The Sun.
London, England, 1804-12-19 00:00:00

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Ttnit exneAatinn the Public to see Master
Berry 1,4 t night at this in the. charader
of .chalet, experienced .a grievous disyppointmeot,
as ,she sive of his 'R-nOl,l not admit of his pro.
fessional exertkons without iminirrent„..daoger, The
Pr prietors of the Theatre exetted themselves, with
the most laudable ;Anxiety, to give the Public due'
notice of this disagreeable check upon their curia•
city and irtterruption, of their pleasure.—For this
purpose the , folh.vwing Paper 'pasted up, at an
early h ,ur,.at every avenue to the
.Theatre, and in
nations parts of the Metropoli, ; many, therefore,
Were prevented from going by this information ; but
In9ltituas who had not.seerolt, were only aprized
of the disappriiiitment when they retched the doors :
" Thealt:e Dru 7-1.1 e, Tuesiayr.! 2. o'clock:
" The Manager of this Theatre has just received the fol.
loWing Notes,'which. with great respett and the utmost con.
Pq! 1, he ',vs before the. Public : it is uaneoessary. to add,
that the change of the Play js. unavoidable ;, anti he requests
'their indulgence' to the Comedy of The lAndett with the
Musical Entertainment of Matrimov."
" tut, Tuesday, Twelve a'Clack.
"I am extremely concerned that it was not in my power
to give you earlier intelligence than the in...hiked addressed to
you by Dr. PEARSON hOWconveys. I did not conceive yes-
terday that my Son's indisposition would have prevented.lits
npearance this oven*, or my regard.. for the interest of the
Theatre and my res_pect for the Public, who patronize Jilin
with such unparaMled generosity, would have ccause:?l me
lltstantly to have apprised you of it. 11l as he is,. he is even
Yam desirous to play rather than be thought deficient in
either of these respccts ; but am confident that neither the
Ptiblic nor the ProprietOrs would accept such a math of his
%Int kat the risk stated by Dr. PEARSON. aria, .Sir, your
rte.
Servant,
" W. HENRY" BETTY."
" S - Tuesday, Half Past Eleven.
" Oct being called 'hi to Master BET'? Yi yesterday, I did
tint :.onsider his indisposition of such avature as to ju.stify my
interference with his earnest desire not to disappoint the Pub-
lic, by changing the Nrforniatice advertised tur this evening.
But this morning I am decidedly ot'opinion that he cannot,
vti.limit the greatest hazard, attempt, to appear on the stage
this evening.
" I am, Sir, 'your's &c.
" R IF"Mg6I", 'Eq." " GEOS&GE PEARSON.",
I%l'l satisfied, however, with having taken this
hethod in order to give general information of an
Occurrence as unexpeded as injurious to the irate.
tests of the Theatre, Mr:WkOUGHtON, before the
thing of the cuttain, addressed the audience in the
following mannerYtt : •
LAMS AND GENTLEMEN,
"NylVilihSfandling that every measure has been
taken which the time/would allow, to apprize the
public of , the unavoidable change of the Play this
+evening, it. is possible. that many persons . may
haVe entered the Theatre unacquainted with the
disappointment I refer' to. .1 feel it, therefore, a
rasped I owe to them to read the printed. notice,
*hich we have endeaVoured by every means to,cir.
ciliate through every Part-of the Town.
[Here Mr. WILOU'GHTON read the handbill,
With the letters.]
44 And now, Ladies and Gentlemen, in order to
ilrevent uncertain expeaatiOn, or future disappoint-
Went, I anyinstruCted'to%say, -that, with a view to
e perfect re.establisluirent- of his health, the Yosirtg
16sc las will certainly not appear again at this
ylicatro until after the Christmas Holiday—.-the.
Proprietors being determined to look to his health,
as their firit objet. i' confident that a generous
Public, whatever may be their temporary. disap-
, PuintMent, will approve and sanaion the motive
Which suggests-
this precaution.
3 . "I have only, Ladies and Gentle Men, to'Obtrude
tai.a.moment more, to request your indulgence to
the substituted Comedy, jn which Mr. ELLIsToN
Ood Mrs. JORDAN, with the
.utmost cheerfulness,
Undertook their parts at the shortest notice."
The effea of this Address was what might be
• tlPefied from the liberality and good sense of the
rublie. The warmest applause burst from all parts
bf the Theatre. The Comedy of The Weeder, And
the operatic Farce of /Ifatrinwty, were then nrepre.
rented before a numerous audience. All the Per.
formers in both Pieces exerted themselves with the
41Most spirit and assiduity, in order to
,compinsate
far a disappeintment in which there was much res.
Nog fur regret, but none for censure. •

Mr. and Mrs. Fox were among those,who were
misappointed last night by the illness of little BETTY)
its they had obtained the Duke of BEDFORD'S box,
to see the theatrical wonder:
The third representation of TER Erica's Adelphi,
by the young Gentlemen, of Westminster School,
took place last night. The several Performers ex.
Ceeded even their former exertions. The Epilogue,
which is a beautiful composition, was admirably
delivered.

Mrs.
SIDDONS is so MI6 indisposed, indliposen, that it is
doubtful whether she will 'ever be able to resume her
professional labotirs.
We are happy to announce, that Mrs. BILLINS.
tON Is out of ail danger from the effeets of the tau.
danum which had been inadvertently given to het
during her indisposition on Sunday last and Alit
she is likely to resume her• situation at the Opera
ih the course of short time.
The Cheswick' Concerts, under the patronage of
the Duke and Dutchess of Devotont a a„ commenc-
ed on Monday evening, when a numerous:. and tle.
Sant company attended.
His Royal Highness PRINCI WILLIAM of C 3 1, ay-
ceiratt has been spending a few days at Norton
Priory, in 'Cheshire; the beautiful seat of Sir
RICHARD fikoorta Bart. and on Wednesday visit.
td Rancorn, for the purpose of viewing the even:
lire works of the late Duke of Bridgewater there.
A most dreadful 'warfare was last Week waged
4o,Alltdown Park, where, in the course of a few
ihyrs, Lord CRAVEN killed no less than I ;AVM lum.,
tired hart:.
The,Durharn Regiment marched to Malden Bar.
racks last week from the Old Barracks at Chelrns.
I°,r4i. And the 2d RoyarSurrey marched at the same.
time, and from the same place, to occupy the'B4r-
lacks at Danbury. •
The working at the Lines, near"Chelmaford, has
bad one salutary effeet, that of preserving the,
'Stoops, so employed, from ticknessi the sick re•
Pt" being only 120 men Ma Of. 4000.. c6lonel
"rd CRAWLEY having changed his quarters, will
•
no hanger tense the _fair Visidics.of tlici.nufozd wis
fihr g reit t And for