The methods he is compelled to resort to in order to bring his plays and players well under the notice of the public, involve a serious charge upon his receipts.

But of old the case was precisely the reverse.

The theatres were strong, the newspapers were weak.

So far from the manager paying money for the insertion of his advertisements in the journals, he absolutely received profits on this account.

The press then suffered under severe restrictions, and was most jealously regarded by the governing powers; leading articles were as yet unknown; the printing of parliamentary debates was strictly prohibited; foreign intelligence was scarcely obtainable; of home news there was little stirring that could with safety be promulgated.