. The dawn of the XIXth century in England, a social sketch of the times. th of September it was as bad as last year— END OF RIOTS. 353 watchmens rattles were freely used, and mewing, barking-,groaning, braying, and whistling, made a hideous O. P. dance was changed to the Contract dance,but still was danced to the tune of the O. P. hornpipe. The proprietors, after their bitter experience of theprevious year, felt that, however right they might be, theycould not contend against the force majeure of the mob ;and, on the i6th of September, they pledged themselves that next season (when
. The dawn of the XIXth century in England, a social sketch of the times. th of September it was as bad as last year— END OF RIOTS. 353 watchmens rattles were freely used, and mewing, barking-,groaning, braying, and whistling, made a hideous O. P. dance was changed to the Contract dance,but still was danced to the tune of the O. P. hornpipe. The proprietors, after their bitter experience of theprevious year, felt that, however right they might be, theycould not contend against the force majeure of the mob ;and, on the i6th of September, they pledged themselves that next season (when they will again have returned intotheir possession) the eight annual boxes shall be given up,and let to the public, at large, as nightly boxes. It wasno use ; that night the row was as bad as ever ; and, afterthat performance, the theatre was closed to make thealterations in the boxes, which were thrown open to thepublic. The theatre was re-opened on the 24th of Sep-tember, and the performances passed off without interrup-tion. And so ended the eventful O. P. 24 0 O C> >C» C> 0 00 0 0 €>€> 000 €> CHAPTER XLT. The Pic-nic Club—Its supporters—Its entertainment—Its short life—Automatnand wool pictures—Almacks—Pidcocks Menagerie—The Invisible Girl—Vauxhall—Sir Roger de Coverley—Price of admission, &c. — RanelaghGardens. THE theatre, although the main source of amuse-ment, was not the only one. There were mas-querades at the Pantheon, and a private theatricalclub, called the Pic-nic Club, of which a Captain Caulfieldwas the manager. Lady Buckinghamshire—foremost inthis, as in gaming—was one of its chief supporters ; andit took its name from every one drawing lots, as to whatshould be his, or her, share of the entertainment. Thisclub consisted of the leaders of fashion—the Prince ofWales, Lords Cholmondeley, Valleto
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