The Sun.
London, England, 1814-09-14 00:00:00

ROMEO COATES.

On Wednesday evening last, the Theatre Royal,
Birmingham,' was disgraced by the appearance of
the celebrated Amateur of FashiOn, COATES ; he
endeavoured to perform the character of Lothario ;
the house was %veil Vied with the .multitude, to
witness his histrionic powers, and for the honour
of Birmingham we record it, he was received
with every attention that could be expected ; no
horrid diseOrds -grated upon his ear when he en-
tered—no crowing of cocks or -hideous•cat-calls
distbrbed his soul, but one unbounded peal of ap-
plause marked his entrance, and the three angular
bows with which he returned the compliment
were received with " Bravo ! braVo !" The pey-
formance proceeded amid much laughter, occa-
sioned by the singular attitudes and false emphasis
of the Amateur; the other performers participat-
ing in.the general mirth added to the risibility of
the audience, who were so Much diverted by his
dying, that is general encore produced an entire
new scene, not intended by the Author : this was
a negotiation, before the audience, between the
dead man', the manager, and the characters on the
stage, all requesting him to indulge the audience,
and to which he consented. The Manager ac-
cordingly announced that Mr. CoATEs wonlilyepeat
the Dying Scene ; but, after waiting until the
patience of JOFIN BULL was exhausted; the last
Act commenced amid uproar unexampled, and
was performed entirely in dumb-show.
The Manager then came, and said, that as the
dead mcm had not spoken quite plain, they had
been mistaken, and that Mr. COATES would speak
the Address which lie intended to hae delivered
before the PRINCE REGENT anti the Emperor of
Ru,ssix, but was prevented by their not giving
him an opportunity. To this the audience con,
sented=the curtain drew up, the band played
" See, the conquering hero comes !" and in
marched the Amateur, in regimentals. The storm
was hushed ; hut scarcely had there a couplet
proceeded from his lips, than an unluckly Wight
-in'the gallery said " Sing it.'' rhe blood of the
Amateur was up—he took off his hat, stewed as
nitieh contempt as the nature of his face would
adinit. of, " He would be -d---d if lie spoke any
more!". and ran off the stage, to the unspeakable
deliOit of the whole house, and all the rhetoric
of the Manager was exerted in vain to induce him
to return-. The After•piece passed in dumb show;,
and thus ended the mighty history.—We cannot
butt say that the
.permitting such all unfortunate
creature to exhibit upon the Stage is disgraceful
in the extreme to the Manager, because he must
know the utter incapacity of the man, and reflects
-tilmoS'equal discredit upon the people, who 'can
go to be diverted with the mental failings of their
fellow-creatures. It, is scarcely too much to say,
such people would be diverted by a view of the
interior of St. Luke's, or Bedlam. ,

We have extracted the following article from
the French Papers :
" Mr. KEMBLE, XVII° is at present in Paris, is
the greatest Actor that hits been seen in England
since the celebrated GARRICK. is known in
France only as an Actor, but he has, notwith-
standing, in his own country, a distinguished re-
putation as a literary character. He studied with
eclat hi the English College at Dotay, and he
writes in the language of Vtizott. and HO-LACE
with as much facility as he 'does in that of Pore
and DRYDEN. HOMER also is as familiar to him
as SHAKSPRARR and MILTON; and lie speaks the
French 'language with as much purity as he does
the English. Mr. KEMBLE is the Father of Mrs.
SIDDONS, who, in the opiniou of her countrymen,
has never been equalled on any stage in Europe.
This sublime Actress lately retired Hom the Stage,
and intends shortly to visit the French Capital.—
Mrs. JORDAN, the Thalia•of England, who is as
celebrated in Comedy as Mrs. Sinnoxs is in Tra-
gedy, is expected before the latter.=--It is believed
that these Actresses ‘vill display their abilities
during their stay in Paris."
The Brighton Manager, Mr.TROTTER,I)aS jUSt
engaged a Company of French Cotuetlians, Who
are to make their debut early in the next week.
'ALMA, the celebrated tragedian, is On a visit
to BCONAPAIITE the Isle of Elba. He has
fitted up a theatre there, and collected a company
from the coast 'ot Italy for the amusement of
his
Imperial Majesty.
It will no doubt occasion• as much surprise as
regret to learn, that MOUNTAIN has retired
from her situation in Drury-lane ; from circum-
stances, it is said, in which she considers herself
highly. aggrieved.

Mr. BURCHAM, who made kn aerial voyage with
the celebniteci Mr. SADLER, intends ascending
from Bury,
at the ensuing Fair.