Haymarket Theatre.
The Times, 1824-11-16T00:00:00

The Haymarket Theatre closell last night for the season, with the play of Every one has his Failt, and the afterpiece of Trurn Out. Air. Williams acted thie part of flarngc1y excellently well : he is ono of the most promising perforners on the stage. After the comedy, Al r. Dowton came ferward, anldt delivered "a farewell ad- dress" oat the part of the nanayers, in nearly the following terms:- Ladies and Gentlemen,-I have tihc honour of appearing before you, to announce that the perfornances of this evening terminate the presentseason of tlte Haymarket Theatre, and to convey to you, from the proprietors, theie grateful acknowledgment of th- approba. tion atid indulgenice with which vou have received, and the extrapr- dinary share of patronage with wIhichi you have rewarded, their uns ceasing efforts to contribute to vour amuscLment. " Ladies and Cientlemen,-hI has been noticed that several ot' Your' establislted favc,urites were presented to you at not quite s0 early a period of the preaent season Ea you had been, led to cXptCCt. 'rite proprietors beg to declare, that the delay Ytas caused by the sutd- den overthrow of an arrangement with the winter theatres (upon the faith ef which the pioprietors of this theatre had entered into many weighty engagements), at a timiie wlten it was impossible for them to Pupply the temporary cl.:ficienries thus occasioned; and to l5rove that it tens owiny to no want of indl'istry on their parts, to no considera. ttons of expense, they most respectfully beg leave to plead their con- tinued eforts, in the enlistment of new forces, to maintain to the last the strength of their company. It is the hitention of tie proprietors, iadiesarnd Gentlemen, to recommnence the performances at this theatre sa soon as it may please Hlis hlaiestv's Lord Chamberlain to grant them his licence. Their stage being of somew.hat small dimcnsions, and their theatre totally unprovided with 6tables, they cannot venture to promise you either a procession, a troop of horse, or a herd of elephants ; and hitherto they have been unsucces:.ful in their effiorts to discover a cabinet of monkies, or a set of dancing dogs, altogether deserving tfe hlonour of appearing before an enlightened British audience: yet while they express their fears that they must therefbre continue to restrict themselves to the representation of the legitimate drama merely, they are not wvithouit a hlope that their strenuous endeavours to provide for your amusement, by ttie production of fair dramatic novelty, and the engaigement of the best biped performers-merc rnen and-wornen-they can procure, will ensure them the honourable reward of your patronage antl support through a protracted season. " For myself; and the rest of the perforners, I returr. you our gratefoi thanks fbr your kind indulgence towards us. " Ladies and Gentlemen, for the present season, we all of us imiost respectfuillv take our leave." The jolkes contaitied in this mranifesto aye, unfortunately, some. thing thie worse for w'ear; but that did ttot hinder them from being well taken by ati audience (to say the least of it) crowded in the last degree. The cuts at the " large stages," and "' horses," and processions," ehicitect, as usual, great applause from the persons who go night after night to be amused with those presentations; end ad the matter to be spoken been even ofa dullercharacter, tbeman. ner of Allr. Dowtoti woul(d have given effect to it. Hr.4 }'MA.4RKET TIIEATRp.