The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-09-22 00:00:00

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COVENT GARDEN.

The ob.-isties,a.cy of JoHN PHILIP KLlfilLal
'Esq. can only be equalled by his arrogance and by
his sapidity. The Proprietors of this Theatre
are now a't issue with the public, and the question
who shall eve •way ? We think the public
teal not, 'etre morally certain that they ought
aut. his believed thaeln the Theatrical Cabinet
cit Covent-garden, the chief sepporter of the se s.
fells orpet.se.ver-ante, ',Nth the public feel to he
extortion, is Mr. Klisilt.E. This we do nut
vouch to be the fact, but that it is probable, no
one will derik,.erho knows the lofty character of
this once much-erspected vagrant. In using the
word vagrankfre speak only according to the
form of that it4tfite in which play-actors are so
described.
Lore in a Pillage, and Who Wins were
announced fur the performances of fait night....
Previous to the opening of the doors to the pub-
lie, every part of the house was crowded with
persons, gratuitously admitted at the Hari-WM
door. We assert, that not 100 persons fumed
admission to the Pit after the doors were open.
ed to the public—that part of the house had
been previously crowded by retainers, col-
lected from all quarters of the town. At least
nineteen-twentietes of all the Sheriffs Officers
in the Metropolis were in the Theatre last night.
The Boxts were about two-thirds, and the Gallo.
ries more than half filled, when the doors were
opened. Notwithstanding all this precautionary
stuffing, the same perfuratances were enacted in
the Boxes, Pit, and G3llerics (with the addition
of some watchmen's rattles, a salt-box; frying.
pan, gridiron, and a pair of tongs) as on the pre-
ceding evenings. The paneeeimical performers
on the stage strutted and gesticulated the Opera
sod Farce, as they had previously performed,
diard, Macbeth, and the Beggar's Opera. The
music in the orchestra, and the *tikes of the ac.
furs un the stae4: were completely subdued, and
drowned, by the' harmonious performance iu the
body of the house. The banners that "streamed"
in e'er) part of the huusc, greatly exceeded those
of the preceding evenings in variety 'of inserip-
lions, as well as in numbers.; but all were ex.
pressive of disapprobation, heliguation, and eon.
'teMpt. The following ire a few only of the atm-
itiments thus published
•
" Old Prices, Six Sbillinp ani Three Shillings nod Sixpence."
" No Private Boxes."
" No Aceixorindatiou !loxes..'
" Be Ins and naanimass, and they must take off the impsi-
tiou.'
" No hidiag-places."
44 No theatrical taxation."
" Drcio7l4 for ever; no CATALAM"
JOINK DULL VIERSUSJOiIIs KEMBLZ."
"Jous KEuaLE (car,
44 JOHN 1101.1. advise-,
" If you'd keep up your fame,'
" Keep down your pricer."
" No new priers."
" Silence, King J ACA'S bead filches:*
" No Privileged Boxes."
44 No CATALA.:4I, 1110CNTAIN rOr everl"
" Kewar.s, remember the Irish tinmaii."
" Nu Concealment in Private Boxes."
" No close Boxes."
" GOD save the Kiso, and Goo save our Pockets."
" Old Prices without more evasion."
" No Anneal Roves, or Italian Singers."
" HARRIS will, but KEMOLE won't."
" Equality fur the Public, and no Private Boxes."
I " Resist imposition, to pay for Italian airs and blokes F.ng-