26 AUGUST 1848, Page 16

The sun of Royal patronage seems now to be actually

rising upon the "native drama," and actors and authors are beginning to hope for some benefit from its genial influence. The Queen has bespoken five dramatic soirees for her private entertainment at Windsor Castle. The plays will be acted by the best people that can be got; and the whole will be under the direction of Mr. Charles Kean, who gains a very good position by the affair. Dramatic prophets regard these private performances, which will commence after Christmas, as an earnest of future public patronage.