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ROBERT COATES, ESQ. 0
guineas, which was made her for this elegant little model
of Mr. Coates’s fancy, alledging that she could not think of
robbing her exhibition of one of its greatest attractions.”
A similar advertisement appeared in the York paper, of
the exhibition to be seen at York, in the summer of 1814.
This gentleman, by his whims and fancies, has several
times been the butt of those who were jealous of the attrac-
tion of his dashing appearance and splendid equipage. At
ths Prince Regent’s levee at Carlton-house, July 1/, 1812,
some one sent him a ticket of admission, in every respect re-
gularly signed and sealed, and to appearance correct: he
■put himself to a great deal of trouble in dressing out in
diamonds, in paste buckles, and ornaments to an extreme ;
even the buttons on his coat had every appearance of dia-
monds : he went in a sedan-chair, which he discharged at
the gate—but, what could be more mortifying '—when
he came to the gate, his ticket passed the first exami-
nation, but at the second, it was found to be forged 1—he
could not be admitted; and to go back, he was ashamed-
the mob laughed at the situation he was then in; at last
lie took courage, begged protection from the mob, and
some gentleman lent him his carriage to go back; having
returned in a less gay attire, he obtained admission at a
gentleman’s opposite Carlton-house, and he there had the
pleasure of seeing the company go to the levee.
He was imitated in his acting by Mr. Mathews, at
Covent-garden theatre, on Friday the 3d of December,
1813, in his favourite character of the gay Lothario. At
this imitation the following ludicrous scene was exhibited-
It is generally the rule of our Amateur, when acting the
part of the gay Lothario, to turn round to some of his
friends in the stage-boxes, and to converse and shake hands
with them. So did Mathews, and the person with whom
he shook hands, was no other than Mr. Coates himself!—■
the laughter was immoderate, and he seemed to join in
the joke with as much pleasure as the best, In this cha-
guineas, which was made her for this elegant little model
of Mr. Coates’s fancy, alledging that she could not think of
robbing her exhibition of one of its greatest attractions.”
A similar advertisement appeared in the York paper, of
the exhibition to be seen at York, in the summer of 1814.
This gentleman, by his whims and fancies, has several
times been the butt of those who were jealous of the attrac-
tion of his dashing appearance and splendid equipage. At
ths Prince Regent’s levee at Carlton-house, July 1/, 1812,
some one sent him a ticket of admission, in every respect re-
gularly signed and sealed, and to appearance correct: he
■put himself to a great deal of trouble in dressing out in
diamonds, in paste buckles, and ornaments to an extreme ;
even the buttons on his coat had every appearance of dia-
monds : he went in a sedan-chair, which he discharged at
the gate—but, what could be more mortifying '—when
he came to the gate, his ticket passed the first exami-
nation, but at the second, it was found to be forged 1—he
could not be admitted; and to go back, he was ashamed-
the mob laughed at the situation he was then in; at last
lie took courage, begged protection from the mob, and
some gentleman lent him his carriage to go back; having
returned in a less gay attire, he obtained admission at a
gentleman’s opposite Carlton-house, and he there had the
pleasure of seeing the company go to the levee.
He was imitated in his acting by Mr. Mathews, at
Covent-garden theatre, on Friday the 3d of December,
1813, in his favourite character of the gay Lothario. At
this imitation the following ludicrous scene was exhibited-
It is generally the rule of our Amateur, when acting the
part of the gay Lothario, to turn round to some of his
friends in the stage-boxes, and to converse and shake hands
with them. So did Mathews, and the person with whom
he shook hands, was no other than Mr. Coates himself!—■
the laughter was immoderate, and he seemed to join in
the joke with as much pleasure as the best, In this cha-