after much persuasion to still perform the play by the theater staff, mr. bucke then later had it republished with a introduction concerning the incident, including parts of conversation between the involved parties, which was later questioned in two books, "the assailant assailed" and "a defense of edmund kean, esq." the result was embarassment on both sides and the play being performed anyway on 3 april 1819 to a terrible reception thanks to the dispute already surrounding the play and kean's previous conduct.