Star.
London, England, 1817-02-24 00:00:00

Dittlat-LIAR:PRIAIki

Mr. /Motu, *ho was *unmated to play /op to
Mr. KIIANiti Othelk, at Drutyiane Theatre, on 6Atur-
day night, did not make hts appeararce. Shortly
bNure the curtain rose, Mr. RAIZ Appeared, and read
the following note:—

" Saturday, F?hr.ary 22, ISt?.
" Mr. Dom.,' presents hit compliments to Mr RAC, and is
sorry 0 inform bin, that he sn. house t so estrelliely ill trunt
ti.e 24 to:iou be ha'k tiffered during thi. List week, ti.At it 4., to.
tuns, .it of 114 power to pet form this evertit,yontl•ha: lie's gun,
a tittle way out of town.ua oidlootr to restom
Mr. RAE added, dist luidici not receive the note
till between tiiree lia.izo'clock that afternoon,
and he lost no tipue.,ira Proceeding towards Mr.
Boories house, to endeavour to learn more partici.-
lars. 011 his way he met a friend, who told hint that
he had let Mr. Boon! well at ose o'clock. On
arriving at the house. Mrs. Boortl informed him that
her Itosbantl had complained of Leing unwed, and
had gone l.Ut—it he was gone fait of town it was
in:ure than six knew. Under these' circumstances
Mr. KEAN hAd kindly agreed to perfor.n /ago; and
he, Mr. RAE, Wri,14.1 perform Othello. 1 his arrange.
ment, with s. me c.pposition, was carried into
execution. The Di.ke and Duchess of GLUE:OISIIR,
Lord CitosvEson, and several other persoits of lank
were prese:it.

In the course of the evening Mr. BOOTH sent to the
Corunriure the tclluuing letter, exptmatory of his
reasons for returning to Covent•g{rden Theatre

Grxrceer : sr—ln an unguarded moment I quitted Covent-
garJea l heatre (where the snort elitit.le,ituation kir tli.e eat man
of my yrolessunial talents was open to me) to gn over to Drug-
lane 'Theatre, where I bevy :INCE found, ard felt to my cost,
that every character which I was either delrous cr capable of
playing was already in potsessboi, and chat there was du chance
or my appearing in the same; what occasion, therefore, could
you have for suet unless to crusts any talent 1 may peeress tre its
latency I' I Lave now seen through toy error, and have therefore
renewed the negocirion which v: is so unfintuttaicli imerrupted
with the Proprietors of Covent.girden 'theatre, and have east
signed &regular wick with them for three years; consequently
I have no longer the power of appearing again at Drury •lane
Theatre, and you wilt have the goodness to take my came eine
they out of your hills.
" I have heard, Gentlemen, that your treasury hes berk ed
considerably from my appearance on Thursday last. I ask no
pecuniary recompense for it ; I only request that you will not
seek to persecute or molest a young /WO, just entering into life,
and who cannot sand either to be shelved (according to the
theatrical phrase). at Drury-lane Theatre, or to be put into such
characters u must iutalhbly mar all his future prospects.
" I have the honour to bee Gentlemen, your very' obedient
hunils`e servant, .(Signed) " J. 800 I H."
The. following statement was this morning pub-
fished by the Managers of Drury-lane Theatre :
“ In consequence of tlasedieappcdntment which the public ex-
perienced on Saturday night at Drury-lane Theatre, by the none
appearance of Mr. bonen, in the character of bp, and hand-
bills having been posted yesterday (stuiday) in alt parts of the
town, stating that Mr. Sperm bad entered into an engagement
with the Proprietors of Covent-Garden Theatre for three years,
the Manager of Drury-lane Theatre thinks it due from him to the
public to mate, that on Monday last, the 17th Instant, Mr. Boor et
signed a written engagement 11l Drury-lane TheStre'for three
years, on terms props.ed by aiisi.V; having previowly stated,
that he had no engagement with the Covent-Garden i'r.iprietors;
that all treaty with that I heatre was at au rod—and that he had
requested his name to be taken one of their hills,. winch had sea
eordingly been done, as 'appeared by the bills of that Jay. In
pursuance of which engagement, lie performed tin• jolt of lops
en 1 hursrlay night, anti was announced to repeat the character
oa :4aturd.ty the Yeti., Monday the esdt, turn 1 ursday the a tin
iietant ; that .brut halt-past ,hrre a'elock on the afternoon of
aaturday, the followieg note was receivesltrOM Mr- Dolls in.
- [Here tu,lows the lettelbrstvottAl
" After receiving Vis note the Maury was inns prepared for
another conittiunic,atiun, which acs mare by Mr. Ilona a lateen
the same nigt.t, in a ie.t.r to the titileCiitu ttttt te, of Manage-
Ment, stating the fact 01 Iris !teeing emoted into a new engege-
nwnt wi b the Prnerie ors of t orein-garden Theatre, in puisu.
&lee of whtch the annuuticAttent was ura.fe of Mr. Lou r
appearance at that l'heat te tor tu-itturrow evening.
-• the felanaerr sloes not presume w nrake any comment upon,
this most extraordinary proceeding, but leaves it to the l'ulatia to
draw their own conclusion as to the conduct of Mr. Bo.eret as
well as that of tire l'ityrietor-. oh Covent-zartleti, to wboto I*AS
• engagement at tints i heatre has beers notified, and who can Lave
I no legal claim to his StiVitCS."

KwG'a THEATRE!—AIter the Opera of Fizare, on
Saturday evening, LEON'S Ballet of L'Anour a La
Folic was repeated. The house was crowded with
brilliant company ; many members of the Royal
Family, amongst other distinguished per-soilage:,
being present. .
The Alteration in ilie,deess circle of boxes, at,Druey.
lithe Theatre, whicli•toolt place at the beginning of
the season, has been found inconvenient, as the corn-
, pany is too much separated by the distance of the
seats from one another. On Friday the boxes were
restored to their original state. . .
The new Farce of Frightened to Death/ whicn is
announced for representation at the Theatre-Royal,
Drury-lane, is by Mr. C. OULTON, Author of The
Sleep Wather, &c.
WISTMI)ISTER Fliff-MARKET.—A _ P ening. t.ir this
object, from the inhabitants ot Westminster, &c. has
been referred to a Committee of the House of Com-
mons. The necessity of such a market is urged, on
the ground of Billingsgate be.ng at present the only
one t..r sea-fish, and that the public pay an extraor-
dinary price, in consequence rf tfte fish-salasmap and
fishmonger first receiving their profits out of it.
Tile Petitioners propose to build vessels with wells,
constructed.on hydrostatic principles, to bring the fish
alive to market : the vessels to be furnished•with the
means of working by steam, to avoid the least delay.