28 DECEMBER 1844, Page 8

A successful attempt was made last night to check the

foolish prac- tice of publicly recognizing the Queen whenever she ventures on a private visit to the theatre. When her Majesty and Prince Albert en- tered their box at Drury Lane, they were seen, and there was a call for" God save the Queen." The cry from the whole of a most crowded. house was so imperative, that the orchestra were proceeding to obey it, when they were stopped and their music hushed by order of Mr. Bunn ; who, very properly, was determined to respect her Majesty's desire for privacy on the occasion. During the remainder of the evening, the audience, with equal good sense and loyalty, abstained from overt re- cognition of her Majesty's presence. Managers are interested in en- forcing the rule, and so are the public if the presence of Royalty pleases them ; for security from a troublesome obtrusion would make it more. familiar in the National Theatres.