The Sun.
London, England, 1817-04-11 00:00:00

THEATRICAL TIMIU4T.

. • ':.• "Mit: kplti.
Gl:As.dow ihe last
night of Mr. KHAN'S e thelli CG o , a
tremendons crush took place at the of the
varioue dOort. of the Theitereiii Whet Many had
their 'clothes torn, and others their pockets picked.
One Gentleman had a lung boat converted into a
neat spencer or jacket, Iry the mire diotion of the
crowed; and sevellif had the mlsfolittrie of fintlin%
friendly hand in .heir pock ets; 'anti could not pre-
vent the !Weft being committed, by reason of both,
.their, hands beink raised it preserve their. hats.
The
.plaj..was that of Pertram ; or, the'Cusite of
,3t; -4/dobriord, which was pertormen for Mr.
KEAN,'S bens fir, and It as rvccirril wit!, unanimous
plaudits, till the in the third act, ~when
is/tog/lie desires the itranger (Iferirans) to be in -
trodticed into her presence. Clotilda accordingly
en
%st otit for J rtfam,` hilt no Bertram was to be
found, and intOdide'Aperfointed by Mrs CooPaa)
was obliged tO:retWe tom 'the stage. At last Mr.
ItiKAN matte bislayife4rance, but
,was•reeeived with
loud noise arttluffiSiipprofiation by the audience, and
an 'apology called for. Mr. KLAN, with that irre-
sistible turn of feature for which he 13-so distin-
guished, looked to the audience—moved his lips
in silence—hii countenance and manner spoke
more.than a thousand aPortigies—he Was forgiven,
still littizaed with loud tiikens of afinohation.
he audience conceived thit the tidurthact had
..been shortened, and intmettiately groamt, hisses,
catcalls, .&c. re-echoed froth every quarter of the
house. In vain the fifth act was attempted! to be
gone throtigh—the perforineri were at last obliged
to retire. Loud mid repeated calk of " .lonte-
STok"—" Manager"—" Fourth act repeated"—
Apology"—" Off, oil'"--acre heard from every
part. At laspir. 3onNstosi cante—‘l ‘Vhat are
your commairdsrpeatlemen? ism called, 1 know
not Whit tante then, that they may he attended
tq." " Fourtlioact over again !" from every
mouth. Mr.'34,4wroti said, that were the play
to be performed .the way it Was originally writ-
ten, it wotild be damned," SoMe wag replied;
that it was damned even as it was, and Jotit
iTON bad at length to knee the stage: The fifth
act ptoceeded, but it was no better than pan,
tomitne—complete dumb skew, nothing could be
heard for the hissei, groans, and marks of ;Ili-.
approbation of every kind. In this manner the
play was coneluded—;in a manner very, unusual';
indeed; hi a Glasgow theatre, 'to hear, such up-
roar, and nothing can give it hotel. idea of the
noise than the 0. P. riots in London.

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Daring the 'noise anduproar; Mr. KrAt4 came
for will d, on the stage; and motioned to be heard ;
'and silence at •Evii-03t;iitteit, he, with a look of in-
effable. his rounten.tnee to the
gdlleilvd, :rod ailth tire Gods, with i‘ Whitt
is your pleasure;:thmticnicip''' As.t4e* Genilemeri
had been:lite of the owner, and as the
way In itlftrit" Mr. KLAN expressed .this
was tit laconic, it had an instiovatteons effect on
those otctlielower regions, and they Intmedi,,tely
completely outdid the celestial inh;tt)itants lit Oleic
fun), wit h. t heir shoots sit Applause. . .

.
. wrister,in The Glasgow Herald, on this sub-
ject, -says, the foidience retired in great disgusi.--.
instead of the-lirdy expression of the character
Mr. K.as hud.dopted for his final appeitrunee,
acid the strong dik4,l;ty of leeling it normally ile-
math's, and he is so well calculated to 'exhibit,
They werestirprised by u ealeless, inanimate, anti
uninteresting representation.
The general opinion, though naturally Scarce
credited at tirsCVnts, that Mr. KEAN with
Itthiour-
ing under the elfet is of intoxication—on opinion
which, I- din sokry'lso say, there was -finally too
good reason to bt2lly,t„.
_The iday likewise was
so mangled it.nd-ermiefl,,and Mr. KEAN'S part
and the others otAltetedithat the displeasure (5t
the audience, heightened by some improper cir-
cumstances in his conduct, began to show itself
towards the end of the 4th act, in considerable
signs of disapprobation ; and as the curtain dre.4
iip'at the 50) act, the hisses anti groans uh-re so
loud and general, as to preclude the possibility of
a word being heard.
After some lame and unsatisfactory attempts at
apology, Mr. K RAN and the other actors, amid
all the tumult, went on stoutly nitit their ports:in
dumb sliew', till thing unprecedented 'in the
course of his brilliant career) the curtain dropped
amidst numerous, marks and universal ,felings of
disapprobation. • .

Mozrat-±'S Dort (ii((vANNI.4--A full rehearsal of
this Opera tools:Hu-4,AL the King's Theatre oil
Wednesday eveniug,..bslore alelect audience 'of
ninsical'iudges. promises to make its appear,.
truce in a style of excellence which has king bgten
unknown to 'that Theatre. Brtry department
has been diligently attended to. Intricate rt 3 11113
music ia, the eitigtlrS, with one or two exceptions,
are already perfect; and the-kand,snstain the Inart
With it ieal which shows they are aware, as is an.
doubieilly the case, that the art itself is adv.ticett
by this production. .'The drama thick is lot Med
of well-seltlete'd' incidents from the story- of .the
proft;gate Don Juan, has the merit, very rare to
10 (be Italian'itage, of possessing consitlerabltio-
terest. Nor has the scenery been ntglected ; one
in particular, representing a cemetery with An
equestrian statue in by moonlight, is excellent.
Dust.trr Ttscat.its,On thelirst appearance of
JONR,St he is to,.upealt a Prologue, the
thietion,of ,Mr...(4.c.C.Otelitast, to introduce hittturle
to his frientli after so many years ab-
sence, • • -

Itt consegnenee of wive difference between
Proprietors tit Tunbridge. Wdls.Theatre Aind Mr.
,DowToit'.iie has declined taking it for the cost!.
ing, season.
.Mr. vile, the American' 110,citvt, made Ititt
-firstappearaneaist the Thmatt oil Ttic3inly
night, in the eliarater of Zap/Au, its ti,e trwtti
,of Moho/net. His tragic p4),eetii, t4nrlt
Paper, are of an original and, lotty bat
feeling and comprehension of the part
in an impassioned. natural recitation, in an luol,
curate and juilicions observance of appropriitta
emphasis.
;:The remaitis• of thet :Countess_ of Anßabsit
passed through ILditiburgh 00 Saturday list
Yorkshite, on its way fur interment iris tlte famity
vault, at blethlick, in Ainniefushire.•

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S'l'A'rE, of ;the DlSl:4lC'f,

(Fe94,tior .I.ccaslietelngene, 7.)
The discoveryof the' etrocions revolutionary
plot 'at. Mt chestet, and the vigorous measures
adopted by :Government and..the Magistraci, (Or
its snopressiins.-and'pnnishment.,,haVe for.thepre7
tent prevented its explosion.. The fire, however,
Is only smothered, not extinguished. The Rebel-;
lions. are for the /newt disappointed and,check-
ed, •not ove.:cotne. Tbereit. on change in their
dispoSitions'atut prineiples,no disninuiipo:Of their
numbers—no abatemeot'o?, their furiooshdttility
to the peace, welfare,. and instioltiOns their:-
country., They are the self-same disconteeted„
turbulent, and blood7thirsty horde still. It pos-
tittle, their diabolical paSsions are only more in•‘
flamed and maddened by the unexpected frustra-
tion of their wickedenterprise. - They, seek not
for ;occasions .of reconciliation and peace, from
their outraged. country,. from the. violated laws,
front their offended Sovereign. They are lurking
tiers,---lyirrg in wait till a favourable
portenity shall pretent itself—till. they shall be_.
enabled to spring upon their prey by sorprise4
with tenfold ferocity, and "glut their tapguinary
appetite in the carnage, of.,their victims. .
The public must not be deceived"by those who
too evidently labour, by every art of deception, to
lull ihem into insecurity and confidence. Enough
has been *welled, .from authority, to prove the
nature and extent of the. danger. Much more
(which it would be: imprudent to, publish) is
known of the objects, strength, and spirit of
the Treason which has reared .its horrid head in
this land of freedom. We ,are in„ possession of,
inforination, from authority, which we are not at
liberty to divulge, but•whieh is of such a charac-
ter as to 'make us douhlyanxions to call upon the
people to be -prepared-7.7t0 sttain'ohr throats,. in
proehtimink the danger, tiliettectual means. shall
be adopted for its prevention.
If meditated insurrection had not been dis-
covered; it is Amost impossible to.conCeive what
would have been the extent of the miseries which
must have' marked its progress. Though the Go-
vernment and the State are perfectly secure, safe
eissidst the innumerable precautions which stir-
round them---and thOugh the termination of re-
hellion, ntnst been.-the inevitable destruction
of the rebels, (for it is impOssible that they should.
:snake .heml, for any: length of ..time, againsethe
cornhinett "iffOrts of::the; law, and the sword—the
people and the Government) yet tire, and blood-
shed,'. and devastation, would have lett the, Me-
lancholy :indications ofd their ravages • in every
lotal •situation—in " the popolOus and 'reantific7.
turiug•townsi". in which, the insurrection was to
have broken out. - .• •
At Manchester the inanrgentshad no.douhtof7
being from forty, to fifty thousand strong, before
.day-.light ots Monday -morning, the dawn of which
was'Aohave been anticipated by the flaunts des-
tined to consume the town. .
The .leaders hail • marked out the victims who
.were 'Obnoxious ,to them. Every less impOrtant
rTraito, of course, would
.have sought 'Vengeance
,on ;the-individuals who were -the objects, of his
private
,ntalice. :.The revolutionary phrenzy once
•let would recognize no boutuls; and the
work of blood would have been us extensive and
:,uncontrolable as that of the flames:
Thus fire anti sword were to have been the hor-
-rid instruments :of remuneration in the humane
and respectable inhabitants of Manchester, whose
exertions for the relief
.of their tlistressed fellow-
townsmen, by-the distribution of food, clothing,
and every 'means of comfort, to the poor, have
been'unprecedentedly greet and liberal.
And tiro :anti sword wgrft,so have been the only
re-payment of -gratitude, or beneficence, in 'all
the other towns implicated in this most hellish
plot.—The enemies of good order affect to
doubt whether any other: towns were really to
rise simultaneously with Manchester. And they
rest their donbts merely on the circumstance that
the rising dill not actually take place; From the
same motives that induced thent to SUppreis all
evidenCes of treason, to throw discredit,on the
Reports of the Committees of Pa:liiment--to
suppress the Oath of the Contpirators,Lxe.&c. ace.
they,ara now eager to.desty the reality of .a plot,
the existence. of which is proved by incontestable
evidence—to throw discredit on the, information,
snotives, and..conduct of the [Government, rind '
the Magistracy; to bliod.the people to their.dan-
ger ; to paralyze their' tngtb`nres for selWefeoce—
•to feed-the flames of discontle foment with one hand,
while they try to avert every measure of prudent
precaution with the other, •
This conduct becomes snore and more' strange,
suspicious, and :unaccountable, every day—trnac-
. c oontable,„ at least, except by supposing,' what we
are still ltnwilling to believe. We would fain at-
tribute that to preposterous folly and uncourpser-.: able stnpiditv, which Must. originate either this,
or in ;•;owething•worse.. But there,cre .such
dent attempts. at delusion, by stiphistivand
re preseotation ,• conceatment.and:abtoluteo false-,
hood, that :we find difficult to attrilaine- them
to :any 'motive but
,one--.4:and. that motivp„ 'we
need:oot say, is one 's,vhich.is •wicked ond,:detest-
able enough.. .
• If ire believe 'them,. thong!) they every nOyst,
rind theu admit 'that they. homy nothing, is,V
shoultrthink they'hint..beiter in'formatjOrr than is
possessed by all rite aethorities thkkbigdom
together.
**They knotv better.:(they. tell. your) than the .Sa7
eiet 'COrninitte.erthetiitetVeA, ,athatiwertitheeieefet,
'natters tat t secret dOiharations-..
Peace' titan the tioveyoment; thlo. titsc:_tiesseral
'emutotem' isct;.;: than. ,the,Megisi titres
, . th ifjsd
ortl.44o4l4Fecterl thereVo tut in the other4tit;l9l!ll4\-ritiritHtlit4.: letiOvr,betterthatc .the
4tWiit ,l'+_ntetiarit of this than the2•.Mayoe.
• -mud IViregistrates. of thititorrogh, what scare the
urinpt oh.:••tue dpleiolvs-orrol- the resolutions, of
.T.in• this very -to VS,I3 -6(
-7,...41-11 on l'nsday last
itnpassible that,any Other taNttn.
I‘.4ancliegter mild' %Ai , beet's, derotd to .4S.
because is'a .strpt*ances of, instureqjou
broke but. '''Batt tLey WetiltniiWi when they Make
this a‘sertion, that: hit difit:etion most Ptitainly
would have broken ont.,-had not the apprehension
of the *Deputies frustrated all their arrangements.

~M~aP

.

7eptitir.!•ere taken, at their final meeting;
ran
171iday.. Tliat' very
,itiht,, bitving coutpleted.
their piano each Deputy was to.have.rethrued to
the town, the:Traitors of which he represented,
and to communicate to them thelime.fixed upon
'for the explosion ! ttriest, providentially
left their calt-dintors in doubt, -.ignorance, and
indecision.; or the first intimation %%16'6- Would
have ..burst, upon the affrighted inlt'abitant.s,,
steadof being through the .columns of this Niews-
.paper, would been-the -glare of the flames.
!which enveloped their ciwellingS-:-the Cries of their
:bleeding to:vnsmen—the shouts of piidnight mur-
derers, remorselesi ruffians and ineendiarieil
The designers, who- WoUltl; .by fakehoocVancl
' misrepresentation, cloak and *hiss, over all this.,
yoow too \veil the' horrid' truthsl 'They labour
without ceasing, 'to ensnare the people to their
destruction., When it is evident that, people
are at length roused to the consideration Of their
danger, and of the means of averting it, they then
''falsify the Opinions avid dectirations:of. the Con-
stituted Autlioriries;.• in•order t&luli them into a
fatal security. What has' passed, in thiS toivrt,
is a specimen.' With an air of authority, the
Lord Lieutenant, Earl .VitzWilliam„ is asserted
to have been of •Opinion, that there was no ten-
.dency to outrage in this distriet-that, the people
were engaged in nO'plots—and.that there appear-
ed to be no necessity for raising a Single Battalion
of Volunteers

To this we are enabled tegive the most explicit
contradiction. Earl Fit zwilliam was induce! to
.make personal enquiriesiuto.the state of this town
and neighbourhocid, in consequence of the repre-
sentations made to him, froin different quarters,
and of • the alarming reports
,frotit Manchester.—
His Lordship was met by the Mayor and Sir John
Beckett ; and,: instead of, considering; the..raising
of a Voliniteer Force unnecessary, or even doubt-
ful; he recommended that .sucil; a force,:both
Horse and FnOt, • should be immediately 'em-
bodied.

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.Countrymen expoinre .of the
wicked art's' practiseil,upon you; respecting what
passes: in your own town, and almost in your pre-
sence,, it would be an unprofitable waste of time
to disprove the falselioods which are palmed upon
you, regal ding'the. passing events at a distance.—
The degree'bf: credit which ciiight to be gii'en to
alf.the Organs of Disaffection. is the same ; and' it
ought to ,be, that of believing Always &reedy tilt:
contrary of what their Abominable delusions put
forth.

In the-course of the. present week, we believe,
measures will be taken for the enrolment .of the
[Asps VOLUNTEERS. We feel assured that the
Lord Lieutenhnt and the Magistrates will be found
not to have overrwted the numbers, spirit, and pa-
triotism of the " loyal men and true," 'who will
contend for the houour• of stepping forth for the
protection of all that is clear to theirs as Mtn and
as Britons:

At Manchester above 2000 special Consfitliles

have been sworn in ; and the 'Watch and Wad
:Act is put in force.' This is all very.well ; and, no
doubts may,be found sufficient to protect the town-
from further local danger.' nut "artned Volunteers
are a safer and more certain defence—attended
wit)" not more trouble anti inconvenience to inch-
vidttak, and with a much, more imposUcg. effect
upon the seditious ---and we have no .doubt that
'Volunteering will be the permanent treasure utti-
mutely resorted to, not only.hy Manchester, but
by all the principal LounS in thy. kingtinin:

Lord Sidmouth, than whonFthere is not a More;
pendent Statesman in .any'Government,ao,his-let-
ter of thanks to the Boroughreeve; Constables,
Magistrates, and loyal inhabitants of Manchester,
for their spirited conduct, though he expressed .a
"'hope that 'the public tranquillity will not again
be 'endangered," at the same time expresses hit
Can victioh thtt " The utmost degree' or'Vigilance
and Precaution will long be indispensably neees.
my." This, therefore., is..another call npori
the patriotism "ni the people-a call which- we
cannot but hope it will be found unnecessary to
repeat.