The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-10-21 00:00:00

• IIffEATIM currENT.G.ILIDEN. •
-Qf the Centime' in the Public WASS, Woof
'obieteen.twentietit parts we apprehend ttrbatte
consisted 'of humble retaltiert df thefferiligilW
sateiTites, collected togethek
.for the pur
giving tome little appearance •Of a house—MO
were, of course, grateitousfy admitted. A very
cursory examination of these ranks 'el " female
beauty and fa.hions" in the must prominent seats
of the Dress Boxes, sufficed to convince us that
the lodic! were not exactly in their proper de.
meat-..they evidently felt uncomfortable, and we
could nut but commiserate them for the drudgery
whish they endured with so much apparent retitle-
Once. It was, in truth, with all the efforts of the
house, but a very humble imitative of " Fa-
shion." 'the facto of many of these votaries
of " Fashion" are avow perfectly familiar to us,
as arc those Shed the" Gentlemen of Fashion"
by whom they are accompanied. These fashion:
able: have been constant ittendatits in the Bove,
from the very first night. They shift Sear
places from right to 'left, and lull to centre.
Sometinles they are in the Lower; and at Wherein
the Upper Boxes. But the same countenaneek,'
the same caps, the ea= shawls, the same drietede,
the same voices, and the 'same gesticulations, are
exhibited, with no variety, except that of place,
Fiery night. Several pairs of hoop ear.rlirgs,'
almost large enough for a child to trundle, have
nightly announced the presence of "
able females ;I'. and amongst the " dashing men,"
one is eminently conspicuous, by a fiat cornelian
seal, of size, in proportion to a vulgar seal, not I
inferior to that sign of a Hoot In Chtrapside, which.
seems to have !seem made from the mestere of Gets
or Magog, in Guildhall. A wag in the Pit poiuttet
him out as Keeper of the Great Seal. Elegance and
fashitin at Covent-garden Theatre ! !...Gently, ye
r Proprietors...ye el2nageet---ye Editors.-ye hired:
Pepers....Tliat iu any assemblage of oar fair,
Countrywomen, there should be many lovely:
•females, cannot be reuterkabk...it cannot be
otherwise—but betweeu beauty and fashion,
e appieheittl there is sonic slight difference
—and of the latter we can assure our Rea-
ders, that there has to this moment been a total
absence. go crammed were the Buses with Or.
dens, that at half price very few soulJ obtain ac.
commodationlexcept, in the Seven Shillings Gallery
and in the Pigeon Holes. Thr Pit, which, until I
the half price, was thin, was then soon filled.— I
The Duenna and All the Warld's es Stage, were
the pereirneitices of the evening. The latter part
of the Play, and the whole of the Farce, acre in-
audible. *lite jolly Friars in the Convent Scene
entered the lists in the full chorus of 66 Vtis Rot-
ties the Sun of oar table," against the Per-
i formers in the Pet; but the House had it 66 all to
I nuthitig"---fur, although from the contortions of I
tountetiance of thestesante Jelly Friars, their ex.
ertions were refereed—we could not bring our
cued to belt' telnimony that such was the case.
We observed sclera than, at the cenclusion
of lb* wog; shake their heads, when they were,
about to swallow it bumper, in apparent despairs,
of extinguishing the Public. The opposition'
was principallyeenfined to the Pit, but there It
was more firm and strenuous than oil the pressed.
ing evening. " God Save the King," and
" Rule Britannia," continue to be favooritet
airs with that part of the (souse; hut the Per.
formers in the Orchestra unkindly refuge to lend.
their aid—the consequence of which is, that.*
vocal performers are occasionally " out of tune," •
The loyelty, however, which conies from the
heart, is nut the worse for that.
• Placards were, as usual, exhibited, and met
not the slightest opposition; they were, however,
coelined to the Pit. Some of theni were /Other
,severe on the prirecfet on the third floor ; but
the feelings of the Ladies in tho tier below the
.Privileged Circle, appeared more sensible to the
reflections in these placards, than the inhabitants
of those Boxes against which they were directed.
Several' yokes in the, Pit were very distinctly heard
to pronounce opinions, and allusions, which it might
4ive beets feared, would have induced Ladies of
pm/ e minds, to have retired from the Private Boxes
—but they sat it out, both young and old, with all
the listless apathy or fashionable sang fruit?. From
this general behaviour we must except two Ladies,
who retired on the first intim Rion of these senti-
ments, which were, in truth, delivered with a
perfect nudity of expression. The critics in the
Pit performed the usual. Waltz on the benchee, of
which all but five arc now completely divested of
the green baize with which they were originally
covered. A few pugilistic encuunten took place,
in ennsegueuee of " differences in opinion ;" and
there was occasional jostling in the Pit, but no.:
thing • serious occurred...-and the Bow-street
Critics prudently abstained from interference.
The boxes, as might be expected front the maenerl
in which they were evidently packed, did not joie
in the performances of the pit ; they were' per.l
fectly n lora,. It should lie observed, that the I
Werke were else both pocked in the :unto manner.
last night. This will he found to he a somewhat
unilleasant expedient, when the weekly Recount is
made up at the Treasury. The Managers ought
to know their interest p but we begin 'to suspect
that nut to be the case. That they will resort to every
trick and dirty expedient, we have nut thr least
doubt. We therefore beg •to caution the public.
against certain satellites,. -whose* suspected to be,
44 planted " on the audience, not only for the
purposes of " Espionage,it but also for the pur-
pose of vociferatineeptditicul expresiiens of a cer-
tain tendency, with a view of conferring a base
political character on those persona who have the
audacity to express their disapprobation at the
Theatre. Against these Spies and Incendiaries we
particularly caution the Public—and we trust
that this caution will defeaj ithe despicable strata-
gem which was hat night attempted, Mid may per.
haps be repeated.
• " Beware of fleet Clarity too the 'NC"
Was the Placard that atited most attention.
4No Private Belies." -
•t Re ?Heats B's."
W•renumeroesly cohabited.
With 1111/init6ltee ")404 avow' M. ll*

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isarrtlinicar,pensertueed h
isth artettok a
aglasoi
gaunt
"ett"-MirfaLAhrtt have,
lighting up.shirttivetit of gilPsord 'on that evening
r-10.theloterior of the Theatre, • -faet the Managers
,
tin what they please out of rigors; but as it will be
utterly linpoesiblethat.they can-io entem nu decency
admit a single Or4frr on the night of the Jubilee,
(should they be permitted to perforruoti that even.
ins) there can belittle daubt that the voice of the
-Public will then be decidedly expressed.
l' .The following haud.bill was distributed in the
house :---
Bt particular reout4t, -
The New Pliers will be consisted *Wert or two larger,
. NLW TIIF.ATRE, 11/VUNTARULN.
This Even* *III he presented,
A Medley _of ftsitertaianiesits,
HUM
called the
JUGULDKI ; *r 11211.1.' ring T.
Commencing with two exiellent Cootie licenes, of the Inta
rive of the Public-Hogue io Strand-Wine, and the
Pastry Gonit's Shop in Doke's-Place,
With the Fighting Jews meiviag orders.
41.1. Tke arising rifest of these Scenes has been felt and ~,,,,,
keine !edged by .moral crowded and respectable Audiences.
During the Perk/maw:4 You M esitioe• ant being ..I*.
virally ttai ltoa in Public),
dieeor
Mr. hi naaof A. tra. will sod y rotor forward and wear
a Great Oat*, " That he Twill close oar Day-Lights..,
Jaw* r Box -4 :i• sten will abo so ear an Owls un the ucca
silo', And if the Perfnemuices r he icextbeerd witliou
• farther intrusion. am Ilse unparwllclet patience of the Pub-
ile.the Managers, awl Prapnettsrs, sad several New Per.
forateft, will also swell' toguther,
of the Asselinuce. to tie-great alemestsent
„Arius. ?despots and Bo i-Orstisu will perform
4 P. 44 OK-LNUI.
Sim crossing the Stage and chancing hoods. in a nutaner De-
ver before presented in pablic, they will damn a hornp.pe,
wet
Atong Gibbons will Dance upon the Tight Rope.
• Mr. Batista, from the maw of he cog:wawa*, out
being allowed 40 deans, a rib is mart &serous feat will
be attempted. Mr. illials, with &Crow of the Prnprr
'etors, will suddedly endeavour to ranee& ststinsekes from the
whin, by trimpiag slums Mr. Kgsait.tenibruat, to tint ou..
y injury tit the unhappy performer, noted, pre.e4ted
the intirwisitioa of stn enlightened and liberal
Pblie.—After which
• • • A PEKP MR1,11311114: CURTAIN.
Weeping Billy, Mr. Marcia—.lark-liwnisle Pie, Mr,
Kilobit —Affdavit Mao, Jemmy Box 011ice—Jeninty Use
risturr, bong Gibbons.
Mr. To' trysts:). having on so rqpny nights kindly contirt-'i
vended to act the part of a Trop and
Theatre.
Swett, will this
night perform it, for the Ins, time at this Theatie.
Mean. Ilannts, Krusit.s, a..d tlit,tanox, mottled in Fv•
Me', will eltaual :on %Melon Direr,
" To think on ma's follies is sometime, but right,
" And retlection is pm!, though there's minting fro Ity't."
Mr. ii Aa It ss, tuning cease to toou cipiessly f.r the cc ca.
shin. 6„t afterwards step forward, and Stag to tonineful
Music,
. • 4' There's nothing but Nintniy
_eau core me,
" And lid me of all mkt polo.'"
Mr. K Snout will then Sing, accompanied by a genets., era*
of Instruments,
" Tho' Hurricanes rise, and rise every Wind.
" They'll ite'er .sake a Tempe-t like that hi cos mind."
Mr. Ba A P 4 no* oil! rush forward and tiroppieg on ~t.knees,
will sing or sas, accompanied by rough entitle,
4 Guardian Augel. now protect me.'
Mr. To *I veva, running pm.iountely on In character, n ill
slug a Bravura. ' Phi t Pox oe ski aaamite,
I prithee give o'er.'
And afterwards whisper atone to , the Ogre: " l)-0m=
eves, Ready, by God, it's all op'
To conclude with the new National Drama.
JOHN BULL. VIGToRiut/a.
The-part of John Ball *ill tie repe.atE/ (after ea obscurer
several years) by the futslic.
eases 7s. Pit 4s. Cal. Ys. 'tipper Gal. Is.
To-morrow evening (by general desirf)fimpty lient•hcr, wits,
fleas."Afleas." to 100 SAE •
5mee.......,--trIMNE111111110)'
To the EOIIIYI it of Tug s:-
SIR—A Correspondent of that MOS: intpartia
and intell4eng Passr, The Moifsing Post, of
yesterday, who silos himself "4 Ball, but nu
Bear," -complains of the personalities which, ho
says, have bees used towards, the Eemble Fa.
.wily. Now,, viewing Mr. John Kemble as
a private Getillentani he nut 'only deserves,
hut has, my si4icera respect ; but as Mena.
ger of thu Covent-Garden Theatre, I con.
shier his conduct. big hly - , reprehensible, and
shell continue to do so, until the Public are mote
distinctly informed of the grounds upon which
the increased prices have beet,' demanded ; anti
until Mr. Kemble also removes from my mind
the impression which .hat been' made upon it,
that he hat throughout treated thepublic with hau-
teur and contempt. The writer, to whom 1 al.
lifile, is, howeret, completely at issue with me ;
for he tweets, that Mr. Kemble appcari to have
behaved throughout with exemplary temper and
moderation, and with becoming respect, but that
he is ready to et rift he has -*hewn a manly anti
I proper fortitude; and he farth4 explains his
notions of the feelings which
.actqate Mr. lion.
hie, by a reference to one of the most beautiful
Odes of Horace; and for the mere purpose of
shewing the chrsvieni accuracy of this writer, 4
will exactly transcribe the qiwt.ation as he has
giveti it : '
" Jeiturn et tepiteem Proptistie ;rid
. Nut. el V *SCUM attlmr.pritea juisitstltlid
Mcote quatigwolida. . •
In the abovititwo lines 'IV a haifo,you will per.
mire there ir?noate4s;th4n.ftre grqp inaccoraeit,s,
whieh ere snisalpabk,, that, it is otslost tiIInOCCS.R
sary to point them ~out... . •i-
-[Th- following is: the kninaliti.‘llutled to by
our Correspondent.;:..
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Justus et teflonan prostositi shit*
Non ciyitbe ardor pra jabentiudi
Nitrite quatit solida. s *. .4.
.
The firmly mind of the lOW .11111111/4150010 his purpose, is
not shaken by the " Croiods tiampßifuslriet;')
' Whether I. am to ascribe titian to the ii:.
.ntipence of the Thaler. ',sin: roeseelessnegs of
the Edilor, or the Alias/nth,- of its. Printer's
Reader, is, to me, indiW'rsst.. I -must, however'
observe, that Mr. lieruirlc (as .hismartisan will
have. it), considering the viesisteilee' of a British
audience, to what they canalise an imposition, ai
the mere-a." Civiuns andor prove. jubentiwn"
‘4 the confooocry of mars," knot very consistent
with their writer's previous assertive, that 4r.
Kemblc has ihritsghout tread toe *sdience with
bei:uoting respect ; and I will talsottlie liberty, at
the same time,, to apprise this Writer, as well as
Mr.-limbic, by quoting an Interesting line of
the same ode, which seems to haew..been intim.
tionally omitted, that—" ?Nino ',rifts instantle
tyrenni," will ever influence the determined spi.
rit of* British public. _
1 have only one more observationsto make: I
have before told you this Writer has.signed him.
self " Ball but no Bear"—and I shrewdly 5"
pact, from many circumstances, theft neither if
he a "learner/ Pig," altheugh lie dates his letters
from the Tewpte, amid quoit*, or atteetpts to do
so, Classical Authors. .
I rentainiyours, ice.
;,owl" Oct. 20. BRITANN ICOR
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