The Sun.
London, England, 1817-03-03 00:00:00

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Theatre's', his tortiship 'expressed himself its •higitiy disap-
proving
.all such :conduct; and at the saute time dectaritv.,
that he should ever oppose himself to all such Fractices.
Hoist the tree Gentletaen of the Drul-Latte COnttaittee
(Mr. Lain!) awl Mr.lsOn) have been led into this strange
and unwarrantable engagement with Mr. Booth, appears to
me quite fnnaccountage ; particularly, as apparently, t!r.
Booth could nut at all add to the strength of their Oescht
saisisting 'company, while Mr. Kean was belonging to it. •
havethe !Amour to be, with much respect,
Sir, your obedient humble Servant,
T. 'HARais.

. , . 'LETTER FRONI MR. RAE..
-Tiara? c Royal, Drury-lane, Sunday, March it.

Stll,—A Comiuunication has appeared in a Paper of this
day, repeating what has already been stated in almost every
Daily Paper, that on Tuesday evening last, I was in one of
the front boxes at Covent-Garden Theatre during the whole
of the Performance. As-this Communication purports to come
from the Manager of the above Theatre, it seems to convey an
imputation that I went for the purpose of encouraging the op-
position to Nit. Booth's perforManee; I therefore think it due to
myself individually (though restrained by positive orders from,

tlieSnb-Conitnitteeof Drury-lane from makingany fart berstate-
ment in their behalf) to atiirm, that twrnttherc officially,bythe
acquieseenie and sauction of the Sub-Committer, for the pur-
pikte (if Mr. .Booth expressed any intention of returning to
his duty at Drury-lane, which was not totally unexpected) of
expressing:their sentiments on the subject, and of generally
explaining theitismotil es and conduct, in answer to any at-
taeltll4 toigitt have bran made from any quarter of the
Theatre. I solemnly declare, that I neit ber.by word, or sit-n,
took the least part in the tumult that prevailed; and for the
truth of this, statement, I appeal to those who accompanied
me, and to thoie who were near enough to observe
I am, Sir, with respect, your humble Servant,
J. It AP:.

• Mr. RAN was about three lioxes from that iu which we
sat, and we' can, from personal observation, bear testimony
to the truth of this statement. There was, however, shouts
of•;` Rae,! Rae from the Pit several. times.—(Note by the
Editor.)

The following bill was posted in the neigh-
bourhood of the Theatre in the comae of the

ieverling

TO MR. JUNIUS BRUTUS BOOTH.

'So many long statements and counter-state-
tents, addresses and appeals, have made their pp •
learanee, and so many reports have been circu-
lated, with. regard to your conduct, as to render it
extremely difficult to understand the real merits of
the case :—Now, as truth requires few words, I
would, as a short way of coining at the leading
facts, request your answer to a few plain (tiles-
-00116, founded upon the ditferent statements and
reports that have been published ; the answering
of which will cost you little trouble, and yet enable
the public to judge how far your conduct ought to
he supported or condemned.
1. Did not all 'negociation between you and the
Covent-.9arden Proprietors end; previous to Mon.
day, the 17th instant ; and was it not settled
that your name should be withdrawn froM the
bills of that Theatre, and was not• that accoiding.
ly done /
2.7Diti you not assure the Drury-lane tinrtit-
tee, that not only all negotiation was at an end
betweenyou and the Covent-garden Proprietors,
but that you wottld not engage with them on any
terms whatever ; and did you net state as a rea-.
son, that they had, both upon that and a former
occasion, used you extremely ?
3. Did.not the Drury-lane Committee agree,
without hesitation, to the terms"proposed l y.you;
and did you not sign a written agreement to play
at that Theatre for three seasons-, at an increasing
salary ?
4. Was any improper means made use of by
the Drury-lane Committee, to induce you to eater
into this 'agreement ?
5. Did you inform the Drury,lane Committee;
.that you were under age ? and do you not, now,
hold that nut as a means by which you can avoid
fultillittk your agreement ?
6. Did not the CoVent-Garden Manageri,after
.
you bad so signed that agreement, offer you treble
the salary they bad originally proposed to giyc you
and further agreed to indemnify you against alt
prosecution for breach of 'contract with the Drury-
lane Proprietors ; and did you not enter into Au
engagement with the Covent-Garden Proprietors,
previous to the evenin w of Saturday, ,the 22d,
when you, disappointed nthe Pdblic by your, 'non-
aPpearanee at Drury-lane ?
Was'not this-fftereaste Orsalary and new en-
, g,agentent'or the contemplation thereof, the true
reason' for your pot performing at Drury-lane
Theatre ou the 2r2d ? Or, if indisposition was the
cause, why did you not give an earlier notice, that
'you did not mean to perform at that theatre ?
mit Feb. 1817. A LOVER OF.:111.UTII.

FiOrron. qF H SUPT.
Saturday Nke
SIR,-414ving read much in the Newspapers of Nlr.Boorit's
performance of the vitt of iftehaid, and having riad still
more of the dilemma to which he had reguccd himself by his
hesitation between Tile rival Thinares, my curiosity was ex-
cited, and I resolved to go to Covent-Garden this evening.—
Thither accordingly I went. Before the curtain drew pp, 1

was not a.little surprized to hear a load contention between
hissing and clapping, at a time when there was nothing be-
fore the audience to excite either applause or disapprobation.
I soon found, however, that this was a mere prelude to the
battle that was to follow. The opposing parties see►ned, as it
were, deiirens of marshalling their forces, and of estimating
their respective strength, before the contest began. At
length the curtain drew up, when about a-seore,of voices vo-
ciferated 4, Off ! off!" soon loudly. Asqloortt, against.
whom it was Unown their enmity was directed,. was nut then,'
on the stage, it was rather difficult to conjecture the cause of
this premature explosion. But I was not suffered to remain
long in (lonia, for it became obvious that a parry bad gone to
the Theatte-for the purpose not only of manifesting their
disapprobation of 110011:8 conduct,• but of preventing the
reprcso4ation of any performance in which he should bear a
part. I need scarcely observe, that this proved the
rxkstonee of an illegal conspiracy against :an individual,
for which the parties might ,be severely punished. Nay,
it was WOVAC, for it was a conspiracy to insure the
Prpptietnre Of the House, and that rational_pait of the