Star.
London, England, 1816-09-12 00:00:00

7'IIFATR ES.

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.—Last night, after the
play of Guy Mannering, a new ll diet Diverikeinent
WAS produced called The &nisi:G. It is merely a
dance intended to introduce seVeral new Perfortners,
and nothing of a story is attempted. The three
Misses DennerT (from the Theatte Royal, Dublin)
dance with mitcli grace and captivating e.rs, and
were rapturously applauded. Las Senoras ltAltos
and El Senor Ltrsxoo (" principal dancer; at the
Court of Madrid"). exhibited together, accompany-
ing themselves with the cgstnnets. Their per-
formance was new to an English iendi.:nce, and
displayed an inliaity of elegance and agile grace. T.--
The Ladies are of interesting appearance, but the
Senor, with a. short squat lignre, united some of the
peculiarities of his country in the disposition of his
hair, and the atrangement t.f his dress, which unfor-
tunately placed him tot th.atly on a level with the
English Berrearr9rrc4, to mike it poeeible for John Bull
to refrain front laughter whiie viewingimeh a speci-
men of eloquence front the Court of Madrid. Mr.
None and Miss Leemo gave the audience the
highest gratification, and the Dance alttifetlaer went
off in very good style.

TO THE EDITOR.
Theatre Royal, English Ort.ra.:Jouie, Sept. 11, 1816.
Sta—The observations un the st itement delivered
to the Public at this Theatre on Monday last, which
Mr. Kinn fird has thought proper to address to you,
render IL necessary that I ;,liould trouble you with a
few lines in reply.
Mr Kinnaird states, that " his tome is :skied to Lear
whatever odium may attach to the perArmance of an urgra-
clout duty.' la answer, I believe, I shall make it ap-
pear, that Mr. Kinnaird has not only volunteered the
responsibility of this " ungracious no-duty," but, if I
may place any reliance on Ow opinions of those whom
I have consulted, that he has actually courted the
odium which I humbly presume must, and will at-
tach to him, by acting in opposition to a majority of
his coadpitors, who judge more liberally towards the
public and the performers.
It is o ell knot n that the Sub Committee of Drury-
Lane TheaLre consists of five Gentlemen—that of '
tins 'limber one has been abroad for some months—
em absent for simile weeks in the country—and it is
universally reported throughout the company that
the opinions ot. two others of the members are avow.
edit in direct opposition to the oppressive act of
which I have complained. It there had been nothing
more than "the performance of an ungracious ditty"
in Mr. Kionairt2s conduct 'towards this theatre
throughout the late contentions, and especially in
this, Ins last act of oppression, I cannot Understand
why he should take upon himself to assume an au-
, thot icy by which lie must incur a personal responsi.
' Way, when the opinions of ihe majority of the Sub-
Committee on the spot (if co:reedy stated) must
have acquitted him of all blame for leaning (even
egainstitis individual jAdgment) to the side of, good
feeling anZI respect towards the public.
In regard to the authority quoted by Mr. i.tirtisird
64 of Au. Moe ter:Amer* of Delay lace Theatre, to
whose opiprons, I..iig experience of the stage, and
public Livour, will affix some value, apd whom he
:nen:ions as antirely acquiescing in the preltrirty and
c,ab:irlscd u adge bt the conduct on di • newilt pcca-
it
Atm pursue:li" I cannot but 'wet t Mr. ISin-
il paintl:- $ °dotted in give value to th authority, by
naming even a few of ALL the performers otiose
opinions are in favour.ot his conduct ! because I will
take upon myself to assert, without fear of contra.
diction, that in a general meeting of the whole pro-'
fusion, the Tiestion, both as it relates to " prpfiriely
and established usage," would be carried by acclama-
tion against him.
1 must further trouble you with an observation on
one more point.of Mr. Kinnaird's letter. He men-
tions the feasting a letter from Mrs. Orger on the
stage, as an act which 44 he has no doubt will prove
to have been a most unwarrantable liberty." lam
surprised that Mr. Kinnaird should require to be in-
tor sped that " propriety and established usage" rendered
this measure aosolutely necessary.
Mr. Kinnaird, I should have supposed, must by
this time have learned, that when the Public are dis-
appointed of the promised appearance of a Performer,
the causes of that d svpointment cannot be too care
fully, too explicitly, too distinctly stated—the favour
at the public is held by too delicate a tenure to be
trifled with ; and it ever has been the invariable cus.
torn, on similar occasions, during the years of my
theatrical experience, to read publicly such letters as
assign causes for the non-appearance of Performers.
'lbis ,c unwarrantable liberty," therefore, is sanc-
tioned by precedent so mach older than Mr. Kin-
naird's management, that I trust I shall stapd ac.
quilted of the charge, both by the Lady herself, and
by every one (even by Mr. Kinnaird Aimuy), when the
subject shall be considered dispassionately and fairly.
edr. Harris's assertion—" that as long as he can re-
member theatres, it has been invariably the irritant to allow
no regular engaged performers to play at any other theatre
after the con:stuntmen: of the season': prformaneet," has,
1. cuntess, surprised me. Formerly, indeed, no such
permission was requisite 1 Some years back the
winter theatres closed when the Haymarket theatre'
opened—about the 15th of May t and even long pre-
viuus to the last eight years, it was the custom of the
winter theatres to close early in June, and not to re-
f pen (as Mr. Harris acknowledges) until the 15th of
September. Even in those latter days, the Haymar.
ket theatre confined their seasons to the shortened
' period allowed by the patentees, and, 'Consequently,
no such Eqinission wall required by die petkinsers.
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tut clut:ils the 14st elght yam, ttnee dui 'Onto 4tha
blishmeats hide protracted their moms of 'perfor.
manse until long after the sun has descended frottl
the summer solstice. my tnemor% is much at variance
with tkat of Mr! Kiri is ; for it greatly mideeds me
if the performers haTe not been constantly ;wowed
the privilege of pert,irming at the Haymarket lii- atre
before the closing and after the opening of the winter
theat res.
In respect to the performers ;becoming tg so hack.
need in the eyes et the plezlic, that they lose their ate
traction of novelty,: I must presume ttisay, that this
doctrine is. directly at variance with received opinion
and admitted experience.
The perforateis are aware, that the greatest pos-
sible professional advantage they can teceive, is to be
constantly (ay, nightly) placed before the eyes of ti..
public. Of those who have real talent the vast popu.
lation of London are nev.r tired; and xith those less
highly gifted, they h,:corne graduail7 acquainted,
while gradual improvement is the result r,t con tan
practice before the most polished is udictice in the
kingdoin.
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I b.!g I.,ave to elnc!tile by cb!7aYowilg Pny per
oval feeling to warts Mr. I'Linniti74 out tke Tketerr-
Rcyal, Drury-Lage, Pout with asserting my righr, as
the Proprietor of a 'I beatre which has beon treated
with oppressive hostility by inns--a; thl Proprietor
through whom the performers have. been sorely in-
jured, •and as one of the merntrri of the si Theuire-
Roy al Drury-lane Company of Prepr;aors," to com-
ment freely on his conduct within that Theatre ; and
to fix upon him that, which he Ims frim3elf ccurte&-•
46 whatever odium may uttach to the performance of
an Ungracious duty."—l am, Sir, your obedient
servant, .7. ARNOLD.

TO VIE EDITOR.
Stn—Tyra bare perm l at the enclmed letter from
Mrs. Org,:r will, I lee! assured, obtain for it, tr,gethet
with the reply, a ready insertic,n in your paper, in
justice not it•ss to that. Lady than to myr,elf. '
It is fit chit phblic should know the real facts of a
else obtruded (tor what reason I cannot guess) goner
ce;sarily open them. But Mrs. Orger's garbled letter
is not the only misstatement given.to the Public by
the Lyceum hianagt.r.
He says, it has been intimated to him that " I
would n..t employ or receive Isliss Kelly's services at
Drury•lane Theatre (ou my own responsibility) until
alter the close of the English Opera hcuse."
• The subjoined letter to Miss Kelly, written on
Saturday last, will sliew how opposed to the truth
that statement is. I ;rust, Sir, that an address,
levelled entirely against myself •in a public Theatre,
and afterwards circulated, with the benefit of hit
own comments, by the Ly strum Manager, who may
nightly, with the assistance of his Correspondent's
letters, bring tht name of any individual before his
audience, will be thought to have left me no alterna.
tive but this public refutation of a personal attack.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Clarges-street, Sept. 11, 181.3. DOUGLASS KINNAIRD.
cery OF MRS. ORGEA'!I ANSWER To sea. tux NAIAD.
Charles r.reet, Cavendish-square, Sept. 11.
Si a---In answer to the Mquiry co:rained in your letter of yes.
terday, 1 beg to ensind yet that I did nut apt 1y fur p7rmission
to act at the E.l.gasn Opera on •lie Liternate ne;11.5 etch Drury-
lane Theatre. the convertation which I alziowledge wok plats
as ecriy as Friday, began on dour part, and we:i the lultowmg
word!: " I hope you wilt' het trunk us very 111. natured, it e.e for-
bid your performing at the I.yr-elm% after to candidly
confess that had nothing passed between us on the sultject,
should have continued to pertain' on the nights Drury-lane
Tbtatre was closed, relying on the sanction given at the close of
the la 4 DM y• lane reason, when I and other performers acted,
even 'on tie nights Drury-lane was crocn—not with permission
to the Commune_, I grant, but with an undetstanding that no
notice would he taken, mail then no Doter was taken. The right
of the Committee to within:ld permission, or the propriety of
granting it, I am net pre,eared and not competent to Trestle'''.
My recollection of the other parts of our convirsation dii.rers but
tram the statement Contained in your letter. Ibe purport
of that ‘onversatioa, Mr. Bartley was immediately apprized of,
and I did not expest to see my name again in the bills of the Eng-
lish Opera; but as my name did appeal on the Monday following;
advertised Tor that evening, you will, I trust, admit the necessity
of the short note forward-.t to Mr. Bartley oq the occasion,
which note was little cal:mated, and certaiiii not intendeil, tor
the eublic eye. It !piety s. atedihe tact of my hating rectnied
at absolute truai performine at the Lyceum Mon
Mr. Kinnaird (I) one !like Zub-Ccrozymitee of DrAty.
/are Tleraire. l nose were ihe wortis, try which yoti wit pers,e,vl
that your name was not introduced peisonaly and 6ndi7id.,a'll,
b'ut ice your official character a. a member of the sub-committee
of manag, merit The vrto rhi wear in my note, nor
wail :nisei.: that the wontlf re io.ccrred in the eonver,oion Mane
alluded to ; but if a fine, or something worse, was not implied
as aconntquence of disobeying your injunctien, surely that Con-
versation mane literally nothing, aid certainly I woui t not have
been intimidated, or have considered midelf bound to be guided .
by it. I have the honour to be, sir, rpm obedient servant,
(Signed) MARY ANN ORGER.
Hon. Douglas Kinnaird.
(1) Omitted in the Lyceum Manager's version of the letter.
1111. KIN NAIAD'S APPLY TO MRS. °QOM
September 11, 1516.
MADAM,.-11 am favoured with your reply to my letter of yes-
terday ; it has recalled to my memory the only particular In
which our statements do not agree.
You are ()elite correct ; it was Mrs. Harlowe who made the
application in your presence, arid this led to our eonversadreu.
I am happy to Sod I was not mistaken In supposing your lett*,
not meant tar the public eye.
Why the Lyceum Manager read it, yes alone, perhaps, Mee
a right to require front him. But why he gabled it, both ye*
and I, and the public, Base a right to know, though perhaps he
is more interested than any of us in explainlog.
I haVe the honour to be, Madam,
Your very obedient servant,
Mn.Orger,Drury-lane Theatre. DOUGLASS KINNAIRD.
COPY 01 A LITTIR yarns AIR. RINNAIRD TO MIPS nasmr..
DIAL MADAM—After the conversation I held with you in the
presence of Lord Essex the day before yesterday, I wai led to
expect a communication from you in writing; from your expres-
sing that intention.
In that expeetatioll,l forbore, making any c immunisation so
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the acting Mnoager on the subject of summoning you to your du-
ties at this Theatre, before the close of Mr. ArnJlds 1 beaus. I
find that you have been summoned for this evening in common
with the rest of the company : I write this, therefore, to say, that
your attendance this evening (I will take upon myselt the respoosi-
bilky of assuring you) will not be considered nicessary,;.nd I have
said as much to Mr. Lae. I do this, as your being summoned and
attending your duty here skis night, might prejudice the question •
which must arise in due form, as to the propriety of you' henceforth
playing at the same time at both the 1 heutres, the preference be-
longi: gto the Lyceum. 1 undoestcod yo. to acquiesce in the pro-
priety of the arrangement I suggested ; as I am quite sore you ninat
have felt that it cuuld not be for the interest of this thea:re ro
pay your salary while not having it in ouF power to command
your services. I took the liberty of Waller adding,..that I thought
in another (not pecuniary) point of view, it was both for yours .
and our interest that you should not appear on the Drury Lane•
lopet boards but in some Important part ; and that such must be oit
of the question, both with regard to old and new pieces whilst
yes could not command your time for oar interests. 1 bit e° be
understood as not forbidding your attendance this reps*, bat
merely to leave it to your option ; and that, whatever Way you
determine, the present summons may not hereafter be lostetroug
into an inconsistency with the arrangement I preposada4l4
Which, I think, not las for your credit *as ear Work *me
boadoined. 1 have *, honour to be, dear Madam,. roof sae.
servant, DOUGLASS ItiNbi/tiftl). '
1)sul Lane Theatre, September 7, .