Star.
London, England, 1809-11-17 00:00:00

4 YOUNG SOLDIER.

COrtNT-AIIDEN 7711,11 E.

Last night Pomth and Juliet was performed for the
second time, in which Mrs. CLARKE made her fifth
appearance in London ; and we cannot help repeat-
ing, the more we see of this most promising young
actress, the more we lament the unfortunate period
at which she was brought out ;—never was any thing
more inauspicious to native talent and genius. In
the garden scene, and with the Nurse, where the
changes of passion and countenance were strikingly
varied, she was heard and seen to the greatest advan-
tage, and the applause she received must have been
highly gratifying to her feelings. Mr. C. KEMBLE is
confessedly the first Romeo on the stage ; but the ex-
cellent acting of this gentleman, with that of Mr.
MURRAY in the Friar, Mr. JONES in Ilfercutio, and
Mrs. bAVENPORT in the Nurse, was all drowned in
the ocean and tempest of tumult and uproar that
inundated the pit after the third act. The play was
got up, in point of costume and scenery, in a manner
that does honour to the classic taste of Mr. KEMBLE.
During the third act, an Honourable Baronet, Sir
G—t H--e, who was in the dress-boxes, drew
the attention of that part of the house by his repeated
and loud coughs. The conspicuous part he took,
seemed;o give great dissatisfaction to two men, who
sat cloto him : one of them, an athletic fellow, ap-
Vtererrdt a working carpenter, offered some low abuse
to the Honourable Baronet, for the disturbance he
occasioned by his coughing. This produced a retort
from the latter, and an altercation of some length
took place between them. Sir G. H. however, not
being disposed to cury on the contest any longer,
condescendingly offered to shake hands with the dis-
putant, who said, " he would sooner shake his fist in
his face, than shake hands with This fracas
drew the notice of every one within hearing, and as it
was taken for granted, from the appearance of this
man and his companion, that they were partizans of
the Managers, they were compelled to retire amidst
groans and hisses.
According to custom, the remainder of the per-
formances was entirely neglected for the more fasci-
nating exhibitions of the Corps de Ballet in the pit, by
whom all manner of feats were executed with sur-
prising spirit and success. From the pus .real to the
pas des cents, all were kept up on the "light fantastic
toe," to the agreeable and melodious tune of 0. P.
The musical farce of Hartford Bridge, which suc-
ceeded the Play, was all dumb-show and panto-
mime. On two or three occasions that IsctrooN's
fine voice was faintly distinguished, amid the innu-
merable discord, the partizans of the tumult ral-
lied with new vigour, and, at the risk of hoarse-
ness and sore-throats, carried every thing before
them. After the Pittites, accompanied by some
0. P.'s in the Boxes, had sung, in their usual style
of harmony a few verses of " Goo save the King,"
the Galleries struck up " Rule Britannia," which
was received with rapture by the pit, and rewarded
with hearty cheers. All the former expedients
to increase the noise, and attract the attention of the
audience, were put in practice with the usual success.
No bell, however, gave a single toll during the
whole of the night, and only one solitary rattle, of a
modest size, was sparingly sported. The dancing,
racing, and mock fighting made sufficient amends.
Towards the end of the Farce a Police Officer was
discovered nearly in the middle of the Pit. As soon
as the alarm was given every effort was directed to
that quarter, till the 0. P.'s succeeded in pushing him
almost to the door, where, brandishing his baton, he
made a long and desperate stand. He was several
times driven down a few of the steps, but always
rallied with unbroken courage, till, nearly shut
out, a reinforcement came to his assistance, when
several persons in the Dress Boxes above the door
applied their sticks so effectually, that the officers
found it prudent to desist. Here three general cheers
of triumph followed, which was joined by many in
the Dress Boxes, and in all parts of the house. After
the dropping of the curtain, the attention of the Pit
was directed, among other objects, to a Box, in the
third tier, where it was supposed a Gentleman, who
has lately much distinguished himself in support of
the Managers, was. Great crowds ran from all cor-
ners to this quarter, with the cry of turn Ent out,
from most parts of the house. Two Gentlemen left
the box, but we did not ascertain who they were.
The usual indecorous language was employed against
the private boxes, from which the few Ladies present
were atdast obliged to retire. The Pit was by no
means crowded, but the Boxes overflowed during the
whole of the eveniug. Among the placards exhibited,
the following seemed to afford most gratification to
the Pittites, and was loudly cheered. every time it
appeared :

" Privates Boxes for young cats and old foxes."
Before ten the performances on the stage finished,
and the pit was almost immediately cleared.
A scene of disgraceful confusion and uproar, how-
ever, was acted in the saloon, by about one hundred
young men, wh©, in order to diversify the amuse-
ments of the night, resorted to sham fighting, and
other elegant recreations. It was eleven before the
Theatre was emptied of its visitors.

Bow-STREET.--A gentleman, named Charles Izard,
residing at No. 28, South-street, Pentonville, was
brought out of the boxes by the constables, charged
with an assault on a young man named Rickman, a
coal-merchant, in Surrey-street, Strand.
Mr. Rickman stated, that while he was in the dress
boxes, last night, between the play and farce, a gen-
tleman, who called himself Captain O'Brien, of the
47th Regiment, attempted to force his way into the
box where he was, although there was no room. His
entrance was objected to on that ground, and after a
good deal of insulting language, he thought proper
to retire. However, shortly afterwards, the defen-
dant Mr. hard made a similar attempt to come into
the box, and he also was refused admittance. In-
stead, however, of his going away, he persisted in
his intention of coming tn. This was resisted on the
part of the complainant, upon which Mr. Izard seized
him by the collar, and gave him a violent shaking,
trod upon his toes, and otherwise violently assaulted
him.

This statement was corroborated by a young gen-
tleman, named Richmond, a coal-merchant, in Scot-
land-yard, who was present at the transaction.
Mr. Izard denied the charge most positively, and
alledged that he himself was not only insulted, but
assaulted in the fu st instance by the complainant,
who, before the defendant said a word to him, pushed