The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-10-26 00:00:00

COST ME.

The head-dresses wiwn, yesterday, by persons of
distinction, were :—Purple feather,, to the Dual-
Iser of fivr, with gold or silver ..teethe. repre-
senting the Union. Purple feathers, with ;;.Id
or eilyrr oifreite plume. Scarlet feathrr•, from
one. to the Dumber of six and seven, with gild
wreaths. A variety of gold and silver wreaths. ern.
bleetatical, with the ruse. I biitle, and *haycock.

•OVENT-GARDEN THP.ATIii/..

Last night, the coined, of The lies of the /nerd
was performed at this Theatre. Mr. Coolie a;s-
peared in his fivnurite eheraeter of Sir l'erfiross
Alsesyrophard, and wag sittemied tn, for the three
first acts, with very little interrupt:rm. Scene in•
tempts were made, before fhe hour .of
hnll-
price, to comoseite.: tiie rote, they preyed
completely iebortive, being mershr I nap :0 a tu-
mult of disapprobatino„ :is r•fteri es attempted.
Mr. Cooke's merit, in thi. part, i. already en w. it
*norm to the public, stud so universally at know-
lertged. that it would be u•cless to enter into in,y
particular description of it. It is sufficient to sat •
that we never saw him perform the part with great..
sport. 'f'he scene in which Ina powers wereparti
cularly displayed, *as that tu which he details
the history Of Ina life, and inculcates the impart.
mice of the art of bowing; never did en tttt lug ex-
penance a more adapted expression, than in trs
perturrivi:ice of thia seenr. Mr. Charles liembie•
111 the part of Eseitua„ performed as well a. lied
interruptions • rew dmorderly persons in tin pit
would allure biter; though they mowed? iv Occuroots
ally is drowning his voice, he bad the satisfaction to
observe, in the plaudits p.nol encouragements hi fd
out to him by the audience in general, that then
great body of the house ware indignant at his tree:-
Aleut. The other performers went through their
loins with less interruption ; every senteni:e of the
play. raw h admitted of an. application to the due-
plitowitis the Managers was m applied ; but the
ingenious petunia were so few iw insinher, diet the
ridicule reflected prunnpally upon themselves.—
After the hour of half-price, the noise
evidently with diminished noiatr ; a few plastids
also wade them appearance :

• " hew. Priers, the reed to ruin •"
"Rooms to hi, by Jobe Kimbl ;"
owe the only airs we could d•stangussis. Some
/knees took place in the nit. sad a person who was
..cave pratuotio disterkir.,.., was taken oat.
In the coulee of some other pciiilicQ, there were
other individuals removed, but whether they were
the advocates of old or new prices. we were not
able to ascertain. Having succeeded in ntadering
the latter part of the play ttbrudible, they aitiackett
the new performance of the Jutifee, with all their
might. It IV:14 comi.letrly onintriltgible, from lee-
ginning to roll, att4 I.,1111111; Lathe atrialatiosait
of the night, hut fine .scener:. The IRA burnt in
particular deserves to be OntlCVd. It r.
hirgr t".• ,e 1 at sea, and a distant view °fa -r .1
-;sort
t• .1. nilcil•aly illuminated. At the cianclLM ,f 1 of
trl.! piece, sop :res., raise Ittronrd at the tinge, di.-
playing banners which orr. inscribed with tire dia..-
vat wictonvs of the army diaraaag the present trig' ;
they we:.e 't" ,;lowed by a body of sailors, who, in
like manlier, proclaimed the naval exploits of the
last fifty years ; next appeared a triumphal car.
followed by represen•ations of commerce, indUll.
fiectures, arts, Ste. &e. The whole concluded with
the tour or God rave the Klieg, sung in full rho: re,
13) the performers on the stave, and the pet-foram r;
the pit, and many in other part* of the The rtre.
et poll the spud., the sentiment in favour of the
Fal.itancrs WIC stronger last night than it has he,.
The datlerence of opinion, in mutt. thou out .:5.•,,
produced blows, but the most decisive battle wee
knight in the base+, whine a gent'. man got
hearty beating from his iiiitatoniar, almost without
making resistance. It was really shameful to see,
that even upon an orramon where the cods of
charity were to lie served, the half-price men could
act conduct thentselies with decency; if they had
not the money to subscribe the amount of whole
price, for the relief of thy'r soiffa.ring countrymen,
they eluvial et lea.t have had the justice not to make
it irksome to those who boo.

After the coriasti dropt. the half-price teen at-
tempted to glee three groans for ketuble, but
with their usual tames*, :14 the mNJurty c,f the
pitites applauded, instead of 'hewing their appro-
bation or the unjust outcry. Charist-d at chili,
they vented their setentaieut on some gs:ntlensen iii
the stage boa, obis wished to preserve quietens ;
they inconsiderately did net treat them with the con-
tempt they deserved, but retorted; which produced
a discussion, to the disgrace of both patties, mid
which we would be* try tea oily the cohnina n oar
Paper with. A sham battle coniniesicest in the int,
which ends d in three cheers, after which they at-
tempted to sing God save the Kitsg. but e ere not
'joined by any other part of tilos boase ; ti • d s-
couraged, they retired,and by 11 o'clock the house
was cleared.