Star.
London, England, 1812-10-16 00:00:00


2LTC! RTZLA'N Es THEXII.E.
The following is a correct account of thetew In-
terlude of :he Disappointed Peet, or the Manager in
Distress ; as it was performed for the tirsttime at this
4r,eatre, on Wednesday evening:—l'hePlay, astinrl
Readers alrea,ly
E know_liiathe Ify/socrite. The after-
_piece was the Musical, nteitaintnent of the Jlee Hive ;
but scarcely had the curtain dropt at the conclusion
'-of the Comedy, than a considerable confusion and
.brear began, occasioned by a man who madehrm-
4elf conspierions on the King's side of the Pit, close
to the Stage, and who attempted to address 1,14-
liouse. The load arta reiterated cries of " silence,"
"hear him," " iiff, off,"'" let him speak," &c. ren.
-i'de.red every effort, to • Mike himself 'heard totally
hsiiitiess. He continued bowing to the audience, if
'this could be 'so called, •' sawing the air" in unheard
• ritecents, and holding a paper in his hand, which he
'appeared very anxious to read ; and which, from
what we could learn, was a Poetical Address, writ-
ten on the occasion of the opening of this Theatre,
and probably One of those presented. Mr. HOLLAND I
a iw came forward to announce the Play, but found
it impossible to render himself audhle, from the noise
and distracted attention of the whole House. The
man in the Pit attempted to mount the Stage, and
at length got fairly upon the proscenium, where he
strutted, bowed, and mane several other ineffectual
attempts to make himself heard. In the midst of
this tumult Mr. RAYMOND, the Manager, came for-
ward, bowing te, stud seemingly desirous of addres.-
sing the audience, but his voice was swallowed up
with the voice of thousands of tongues, and he retired.
Be addressed himself also very politely to, the man
who still continued on the stage% and appeared to
request of him to withdraw, but to no purpose, for he
now redoubled his efforts to be heard, but they were
as unavailing as ever. The curtain now rose, which
evidently disconcerted him ' • yet he still kept posses-
sion of the Stage, amidst shouts of " off, off," " take
him off." Mr. RAYMOND again appeared, and re-
quested him, as it appeared, to depart; but to as
little effect as before. The clamour now increased, and
at it seemed the general wish of the House, two Police
Of came forward, and took him off the Stage.
• Mr. PlOl5Oll now entered to open the After-piece,
but was received with-hisses, and loud marks of dis.
apprObation in every attempt to proceed : he retired,
returned, and was received as discouragingly as be.
fore. He attempted to address the audience for some
time, and during a short remission of uproar he was
heard to say, lbw "he had received the positive
commands of'else Preprietors of the Theatre to begin
the Farce, and that he felt himself at a loss how to
act;' but his voice was soon lost in the general din,
and be reluctantly withdrew. At length Mr. RAY-
MOND again made his appearance, and, politely bow-
ing to the house, implored a hearing ; which, with
some difficulty, he partly obtained. He said that an
unknown person had attempted to interrupt the
stniusernent-of the audience, that he conceived him.
self *led Upon, as manager, and in justice to them,
to tounterket every such endeavour to disturb 'the,
' harmony of the Theatre, and to excite noise-inch*
tnidt. 'He concluded' by'requesting to know the plea.
• sure of the house ? He was answered by a thousand
tonnes, And all that could be collected was a cry of
utaitealte tridritia.ro 'Mr. 'II.4IIiSIOND replied, gi the
Wishes c'the house 'eon be i" and retired
tiniitst &Wits Of apPlante.- - • -
Mr. Pat.-sow re-entered, for the purpose of re-com-
tnenciag the Farce, which, with some partial hissing,
obtained a footing, and passed on without any seri-
ous interruption throughout, and was very favourably
and warmly received. The parts of Mingle, Rattan,
and Merton, were very admirably tilled by PENSON,
LOVEGROVE, and Mr.,WnENcti ; and those of Emily
and Cicely by Mrs. MOUNTAIN and Miss KELLY, who
were in sweet voice, and called forth the warmest
bursts of applause.
If the transaction at this Theatre on Wednesday
deserved to be called singular, we must find some
-.stronger title for its repetition last night. That there
'night be no doubt either of the person or the object,
• Dr. Busby yesterday addressed a circular to his ac-
- tquain:antes, informing them that he intended an ap-
• peal' to their feelings or theiejudgments last night
Thit'aticteeded so far as to fill the house to an over-
' flow, and rtrly in the, evening every place was mead
pied.. The passages were filled with spectators im-
patient.to be auditors, add a glar.ee through a box.
door was a matter of good fortune. • During the.per-
formande, the Rrbalr languished in expectation of the
more interesting exhibition of Dr. Bum.; and SAME.
SPEARE or SHERIDAN would have been forgotten in
the mute suspense with which the DoCtor% rising was
awaited : for he rose at last, and on the dropping of
the curtain, attempted to harangue from one of the
boxes of the second circle nearest the stage. After a
few moments of apology, his voice was lost in the
shouts of the audience. He attempted his speech
again from the and gravely informed his
hearers, that though he thought respectfully of Lord
BvnoN's Address, he thought he could show them
something better of his own. All he demanded was
justice, a fair hearing, and British liberality This
Battering solicitation was received with infinite sym-
pathy, and Dr. BUSBY repaired to detail his grievan-
ces, when the commencement of the overture tut-
luckily overset his eloquence ; and, after some ex-
pressive gestures, he was cchnpelled to sit down.
The audience, how ever, were not prevailed upon
to give up their pastime so easily ; and Mr. HOW;
end the other actors were mercilessly hisged off the
stage. Mr. Rev:atm) then came forward, and de:
sired to know Nhether it was their pleasure that the
farce should proceed The audience seemed gene-
. rally to signify a wish that the performance should
go on, and Mr. RAYMOND bowed and retired. :rhe
farce recommenced,but the tumult continued so high,
that for some time nothing could be heard; It sub-
sided towards the close of the first scene, and went
on without interruption. On the fall of the curtain,
the true farce commenced with uncommon vivacity.
The universal cry was—" The Doctor—Let us have the
orator." The Doctor was at length prevailed upon ;
and after a multitude of obeisances to all parts of the
house he began. He professed himself a friend to
merit, provided it were' modest merit (great applause,
and cries of " true, true, Doctor.") He acknowiedged
that the addresses already communicated to the pub.
lic might have their value ; but he believed that he,
might with equal truth and modesty now submit to,

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