Star.
London, England, 1809-12-29 00:00:00

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Last night was represented the 1.4,04i5ie V Oisicsb
thecotnniencernent of which WO marked with at loud
and general an uproai before the elite:tin as raged at
any period of the recently-determided conflict about
prices, itc. Upon enterittg at the bdx-door, previims
to the play. we obserVed a large printed bill to the
following effect :
" In consequence of Mr. Coons's severe indisposition.
Public are respectfully acquainted that, with their permission.
Mr. EGERTON will perform the part of %W.°
At half-past six o'clock the house was filled in
every part, but when the curtain rose not a sentence,
not a word could be heard, except the cries of Of 9,7
At length Mr. MURRAY* who performed the Of
chant, advanced to address the audience. “ The in:-
disposition of Mr. Cooxe"--here he was interrupted
by cries of Druid ! Drasi ! and though he made
many efforts to proceed, this was all we could dis-
tinctly hear, and he withdrew. Here loud and con-
tinued calls were made for Kestat.a, when Mr. C.
KEMBLE appeared. It *as a long time before he
could obtain a hearing, and when he did so far suc-
ceed it was for a moment. He earnestly requested
to be indulged, and silence afforded him an opportu-
nity of sating thus much :
I* LADIES and Gawmassam--Mr. Coon is really indlspoeml."

Here the cries of Join.; lEnann.z, Joi; KILMBLK,
let him play the part," were loudly vociferated from va-
rious parts of the house, when Mr. C. Krutacs ob-
served, that his brother had not acted the part of
Shyloch for soma years back, else, no doubt, he would
readily have come forward on this occasion.
Here some voices called out, 14 &aim. Aim." Mr.
C. Karma again endeavoured to be heard, and in
part succeeded. The Prompter, he stated, had called
on Mr. COOKE at 12 o'clock, and found him ill, but-I
not so much so as to preclude the probability of ba,
performing at night. The Prompter again attenthd
Mr. Comm at four o'clock, and still was encouli
to expect him at the Theatre, and it was not anti an'
hour too late to devise any other mode of performing
their duty to the public, that the Managers resorted
to the expedient set forth iii the printed advertisement,
exhibited at the doors.

Here many s called out "What advertise-
ment ?" upon whlr Mr. C. Kam= observed, that
bills announcing the change had been duly distributed
at the doors (Loud cries of N0,,N0 ! Tor, roil)
C. KEMBLE at length withdrew, and in a short time
returned with two printed papers, a large and a small
one, in his band, declaring that copies of them had
been delivered at every door. About this time a
gentleman in the pit, addressing himself to Mr. C.
ICEMBLE, accused the Managers of unpardonable in-
attention to their duty, and of indifference to the
tranquillity of the audience, in their having placed
any reliance on a man who had so often disappointed
and insulted the public as Mr. Coons had done, and
more especially with the instance so freshly before
them as that of last Tuesday night. Here the cla-
mour became great, and after several ineffectual ef-
fats to obtain a further hearing, Mr. C. Kuntz
withdrew. The stage was nowagain unoccupied for
about a quarter of an hour, when Mr. MURRAY arri-
ved for the second time :
"LAosis AMS GANTLUI2II...A. 16.111110, los tut mum&
front Mr. Young's house, where he was not to be found. Mr.
Charles Kemble will, however, with your permission, undertake
to read the part."

Mr. MURRAY having proved on this occasion to
the full as ineffectual an ambassador as he did at first,
retired amid a mixed chorus of hisses, hootings, and
every discordant noise, in which the late 0. P. con-
test had initiated the mal-contents.—On his disap-
pearing, the Pit arose. The 0. P. dance was re-
commenced, chaos came again in all its glory, and the
first stanza of that unfailing anthem, " Gon save the
King," was most unharmoniously chaunted.
After another considerable pause, Mr. TAYLOR
came forward, and said that Mr. J. KEMBLE was not
in the house, and was supposed to be out of town ;
but that, with permission of the audience, Mr. C.
KEmBLE would read the part of Sisy/oci—Cloud crier of
o.ff! JOHN KEMBLE, Shyloci.) Mr. TAYLOR re-
tired, and let confusion reign again during another
interval, when he re-entered, and proposed the service
of Mr. C. KEMBLR, to at: the part of SAylocl. Some
dissent was shewn to this, but approbation seemed
prevalent, and order was restored. Mr. C. Kasnu.s
was warmly and generally cheered on this his new ap-
pearance ill the Jew, and it is only Justice to observe,
that he acquitted himself on the occasion with eminent
success.

It would be extremely unfair to enalhitie a perform-
ance thus hastily entered upon with any rigour of cri-
ticism. But the manner in which Mr. C. Knout
was brought forward was somewhat whimsical. Mr.
EGERTON, as we have related, was the substitute for
COOKE, announced in the after bills, and the adtnira-
ble manner in which that Gentleman had etecuted the
very difficult and ungraceful task of reading the
part of Horatio: last Tuesday night, appeased to give
him a fair and pre.etninent title to the honour of re-
presenting Shyloci: Nbt a sound or whisper of the
dissatisfaction which prevailed *as directed towards
EGERTON. The cry was only, that, instead of COOKE.
Mr. John Keno& should appear; But there is often
a charm in a ',same, and while John Kenshk was ring-
ing in the ears of the audience, C. Ifenslok was pro-
posed, and && tumult taken unaware," consented.
We repeat, however, that Mr. C. KNURLS acquired
by his attethpt much deserved applause; and on his
exit was followed by loud and continued acclama•
tions. Miss NORTON in Portia, sustained a burden
far too great for her. In the great trial seene parti-
cularly, instead of natural and animated expostula-
tion, we heard nothing froth her but the feeble tones
of querulous complaint or lamentation. It is impos-
sible to pass by without special notice the exquisite
acting of MUNDEN, lit Launcelot, and of EMERY, in
Old Cobb. Their scenes alone, with all that jUds-
ment, truth, and nature, with which they were dss-
tingui shed, would compensate for infinite constant
defects► Mr. CLAREMONT undertook Mr. CHARLES
KEMELE'S original character in the play, and, consi-
dering all circumstances, acquitted himself very toler-
ably in Bewartio.
The new Pant :time of Harkpein Pedlar or The
Haunted Well, succeeded, and pruned, and curtailed
of some of its exuberance, Went off with proportiotiabk
effect. The ,whole performance Wai not mint till
after midnight.