Star.
London, England, 1825-12-05 00:00:00

MISS KELLY'S LADY TEAZLE.

Same of the Papers having censured Miss KELLY,
for undertaking the part of Lady Teazle, it has been
deemed an act rf justice to publish the following Letters,
the first addressed by that Lady to the Stage Manage►,
previously to her consenting to undertake the character,
and the second subsequently to her pet forming it.
The good sense and excellent feeling they evince, will
confirm (for they cannot heighten) the estimation in
which Miss KELLY is universally held.

LETTER I.

" Henrietta-street, Nov. 2?,
_1825:

" Dean SIR-T read Lady Teazle last night, and again this morn.
Ing, with great attention. Ido not see the slightest difficulty to
myself in performing the part. My view of her character is still
the same. She appears to me anything but a fine Lady. ],*deed,
there is not a single line in the whole play which describes her either
as • beauties: 'ran elegant csanosis ; Luton° the contrary, as having
been six months before a girl of limited. education, and of the most

homely habits.
.4, Now, if I could reconcile it to my common sense, that such
a person could acquire the fashionable elegance of high life in
So short a period, I. hope it is no vain boast to say, that having
had the good fortune to be received, fur years past, into society
far above my rank in life, and having therefore, had the ►est
opportunities of observing the manners of the best orders, I must
be a sad bungler in my art if I could nut at least convey some
notion of th.s.e manners in the personation of Lady 7'eade ; but
this, I repeat, is contrary to my common-sense-view ..1 her charte-
ter. Still the' town has been so long accustomed to consider
her, through the representation of Darren, and all her
successors in the part, in this. and in no other light, that I should
really tremble to attempt my simple reading of her character, from
the dread of drawing on myself a severity of criticism which I have
ever had the good fortune to escape—and perhaps a censure from
the Public, who have hitherto received me with so much kindness,
as considering I have never ventured beyond the limits of my
bumble abilities. After saying so much, I must leave it to the
wise heads who have suggested this hazard to me to determine
whether the business of the Tbeitre is in such a position as to
make the effort essential to its interests? in which case,and in which
ease alone, I could be induced, though with fear and trembling,
but " by particular desire," to put on feathers and white satin and
make a fool of myself.—l ant, dear Sir,
Your obedient faithful servant,
F. M. KELLY.

LETTER 11.
Denrietta-street, Dee. 2, 1825.
Deas Stit—ln my great anxiety to ascertain bow far I was right
in my anticipation of the consequences of my performing • Lady
Teazle," I have ventured to look into all the Papers this morning.
and though the generality of them are highly flattering and indul-
gent, yet there ate two which (as indeed I expected would have
been the case with all) accuse me of folly and presumption in under-
taking the character.
There appears also to have been a feeling (which is extremely
painful to me) that Mrs. Davison has been displaced for my ad-
vancement to one of her characters. Now, as I cannot tell them
(what you told me) that she had given up the part, and that you have
pressed me against my own judgment, into the performance of it, I
do hope sod request you will take the trouble to write a line to the
Editors of the iferwiyag Herold and the New news, to exonerate
me from the charge of having sought to obtrude myself on the pub-
lic in a character which is entirely out of my line, and which I was
never ambitious to am, Sir, your obedient faithful servant,
F. M. KELLY.

By a decision of the twelve Judges, the Essez
vict ship, which was proceeding to Milford, navigated
by Mr. RAVER, Master, R.N. under charge nt the
Dwarf cutter, Lieut. N. GOULD, is to share in the'
proceeds of the valuable Dutch smuggling lugger Two
Sisters, which the Dwarf then captured.
Ma. ELLISTON'S CIUDITORS.—Monday, a meeting
of some of the creditors of Mr. Et.t.tsToN, who is now
in the Rules of the King's Bench Prison, took
place at Drury-lane Theatre, when a statement of his
affairs was entered into, and the rough draft of a deed
read, by which it was sought to grant Mr. Ewara.si
a letter of Fcense for sit years, on condition of his
mortgaging his interest in the Olympic and the Croydon
Theatres, with the lease of the Ball-room add Theatre
at Lymington, with their wardrobes, for the benefit of
his creditors. It was stated, that Mr: arts-row had
already assigned the lease and Wardrobe of Drurplane
Theatre to his snits, but a question exists as to Mr.
ELLISTON'S solvency at the slim t, The lease of. his
house in Stratford-place is also to be. hiortgaged to the
creditors, whose claimi‘ iris judgeJ, upon• the lowest
calculation, amount to beiaeen 80,00.1. and 90,004.
One or two of the credituis demurred to,this arrange
ment ; but the meeting separated,, to allow time for the
deed being duly prepared, when it will be presented
to them. •
TO•MORROW Fouft of C 30,0.09, and other
Prizes, exceedirg a gramma or w Nines.* iu Ster ing .luny.
4 All TO-MORROW;