The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-14 00:00:00

DIALOGUE IN THE DRESS-BOXES.

Enter Rurri
RI/Fr:mt.—Wen, Dueler, bow's the row? (matinneisi as

Orderly io the front seat, in a bed !mire.)
ORDMILY.—Wbere the devil bare you barn, KU, that yea
real God your st:sy here before the third sat ?
Ryer t i 4.—(10 ratirr a lower voice).—Wby, we bad a job
that atm be ihd,hed for a customer going oat of town
and them I had to take of Shs hark (wash) and julep into

the white/lea-dog (shirt).
OnocaLr•—lt sten% do, by/ G—d, In'enme creeping in at
this time. They are playing and Amoy below
(!►Dialog to the Pit) l we're had a bit of a breeze in the
Boxes, and they had it all their own way—by G—d there

wasnot is single fi.t lwre !
RIDPFIA eaa't help it; howl the d-1 can you expert
us to butt out of the shop red hal far half-a,crown a
night, besides finding the white flesh-egg. I shan't
sisnd it )pysh longer, unless sae prices are raised; for,
by 6-41,Woeld get twice as much hi the time by kge..

jobs and workimg over-time.
Gaon& LY.—Don't Sirs al any of that Kit, or else I'll report

you by G--d:
RUFFIA N.--(Wa wrath.)--liins report ise? Yost go
to What the f)---I! do you think I'll come Isere
nod knock people duel for n set of d---d mean-spitited
beggarly rips for lutlfot-erovro a night. By (I--d I've
Item tired enough of the job long apt, and so are a good

many more, I ran tell Sou that Master Doctor.
ORDERLY.--11 shall report you to your masters, Kit, by
(i--d.

Keret A %.—D--n inc. if I care for my master—nor your
nsamers neither, if you come to that.
ORDKR d—d if I don't make you repent this h--oh
impudence.
Rear t v.—Yoe make me repeat? —o—d d—n you, no
inure impudent than yoorself, you so—t—y
oat of your power to make me repent it.
ORDERLY.—D-11 me, if you iin't hold your taupe, Kit.
dirrrily, t'll tarn you ow le House, by G—d.
Rev et A N.—You tarn me oat the Howe ?—D—a me, if
3 nave a mind for any !king come out, and give you
a d—tan—n good hiding. Muter Donee—Wye think I
• mind your —t—y half-erowa a night ?
Here a tall person in black came round from a
side-box, next but ono on the King's side, and
beckoned the Ruffian out; and coming afterwards
into the Box, the Doctor made his exit.
In less than live minutes the Orderly and the
Ruffian came in together, as lovingly as if the
half-crown had been doubled, or the Flesh Bag
agreed to be supplied gratis.
This Dialogue was actually heard in one of
the Dress Boxes, on Tuesday night, and afforded
much greater diversion to those who had the luck
to hear it, than any dialogue that has yet been
beard on the stage of " the most splendid Thea-
tre in the world."
We have given it naked and unadorned, as
nearly in the words of the Ili:plants as reeol.
lection would enable the respectable informant
who 'furnished us with this precious morsel of
communication.
Dialogues of this complexion are, its fact, now
held as openly, and with as little reserve, as if
the parties were talking of coming in for a rotten
borough.
We arc at a loss whether most to admire the
conduct or the mead policy of the Proprietors
of this " splendid" Theatre—and the vary splen-
did company and equipages hired nightly to make
a display of beaul, elegance, and fashion, iu
the Boxes. Are they so incapably' stupid as
not to see that the very 'measures they adopt
to keep up appearances, are the means of in-
creasing the public disgust ? -
That this stuffing system will finally be abandon-
ed, we have no doubt, nor shall we be surprised
to see Mr. Kemlile's memorable threat of reducing
Drury-laue to a splendid Desalt realized in his
new Splendid Edifice.
We have heard of a congregation being con-
centrated in the persons of the Parson and Clerk,
whom the humourues priest addressed, Dearly be..
loved Roger. And we should not be greatly sue.
prised if, on some evening, the audience was elPs.
centrated in the Orchestra.
After the fourth act, no part of the performance,
either of Every Man in his Humour, or the music
in Oscar and Marina, was heard. There were
no fights ; but as the evening was cold, and the
vacuum In the Pit considerable, the company theta
found it necessary to lake a little exercise on the
benches. At this, the traps, who had not made
their appearance in the Pit, but were neverthe-
less on the watch, took offence, and grabbed one
who we uuderatand to be a Gentleman
of the Law, residing in Cecil-street. The pounce
swat made so suddenly, mid he was hurried out so
ius'antaneously, that the transectioe was almost
unkitirwit. The sweet roar succeeded the final
drop of the contains, mod to that the accustomed
`mess Mad agelmuntiosts of As Private Boxes,—

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4' Rule Britannic," and the standing cheen and
I groans, closed the evening.
TILE WATCH-901/3E.
The Gentlemaa, grabbed in the l'it, waited for
upwards of 15. minutes surrounded by the traps,
during which time he repeatedly demanded the
cause of his detention, no charge being prcferred
against him. To his intreaties, remonstrances,
and threats, be was told he " must wait till Mr.
" Branded came, and that he would be there
" presently." At length the Professor entered the
watch.honte, where, like itobedil, he seemed ab.
1 sultitely "planet struck," fur, instead of giving
charge, he totally declined that species of per.
furmauce with which he is su familiar. The Pro.
1
1 fetter, after entering lute a bottling sort of in-
-1 spiry, said to the constable, " Oh, he has bean
I." running about the Pit and making a noise,"
1 and turning to Maltbew lluwitt, Clerk to
I Messrs. Cutler, 111'Nanghten, and Co. Iron.
!founders, and another, who had assisted in
' the grab, " Yuu snake the charge—aye,
I" aye, you make the charge ;" the Traps
obeyed the commands of their Cotantenuer, and
I then, and ant till then, was a charge made by
these men, although the wiseacre of a Covetable
of the night had had the audacious temerity to keep
the GrOlikinell in custody fifteen minutes without
. any charge against him, assigning as a reason
1 the necessity of waiting the arrival of the Pro.
fessor, whist when he came, did not dare him.
self tu.prefer an accusation. The particulars of
this little affair will be investigated about the
mouth of February, More twelve Gentlemen in
Westisiuster Ifni!. .