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    March 14, 1868.3 THE TOMAHAWK. in

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    A VERY HARMONIOUS MEETING.

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    ment The s of public «both have great al...

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    WOMANS WORD-BOOK.

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    FOR THE USE OF OUR YOUNG FRIENDS. Abando...

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    March 14, 1868.3 The Tomahawk. In

    March 14 , 1868 . 3 THE TOMAHAWK . in

    A Very Harmonious Meeting.

    A VERY HARMONIOUS MEETING .

    Ment The S Of Public «Both Have Great Al...

    ment The s of public « both have great already opera been companies made aware are about that the to lose manage their - trat individuality e their forces , and at that Covent henceforth Garden the in rival the character houses will of a concen limited - liability glad to be company in a posit . As ion we to wish chronicle the , un the dertaking proceedings well we of the are p pany reliminary , Limited meeting , which of was the held directors on Saturday of the Gran last d O " ' pera the crush Com - - ^ room L t _ P * tl M * V A A of ^^^ 4 » the V »*» ^ b # Opera ^ , * & ^ p ^^ ^ ¦ \_ Tj ^ House k Jb X ^ Tum . fc , f ^^ . , in the chair

    Pentonville Present— , Colonel the Earl de of Softun Boots , Lord ( George Noddy ) , the , the Earl Hon of . Herbert Mr . Gye Plantag and Mr enet . Map , Major leson Bounce were , present and Mr , . at Fitz the -Twaddle request . of the directors , and occupied seats on either side of the Chairman . the The shares Chairm had gone an opened off as well the proceedings as could be by expected announcing , and that that make notwithstanding was a in satisfactory order to the purchase balance heavy at p the ayments the goodwill bank they . The of the first been concern question obliged , there they to

    had to decide was the date that should be fixed for opening the g Opera ive them . He plenty was of of time opinion to that make an their earl arrangements y day in April . would What did Lord they Softun say to the considered 1 st of April that 1 any hurry was both unnecesin sary June and it unbecoming would be quite . If soon business enoug was h . commenced some time He Major moved ft T # Bounce that ¦ the t theatre did not should see L why bl be there opened sho on uld h Tuesday be b any vv delay week . .

    committee M ¦ ¦ _ K After ¦ . M ^ V ¦ some ¦ K M should M M ^ M * desultory " M ^ u be ^^ » ^ B , m appointed ^ B . _ £ ^^ ^^ conversation M B . ^ _ ^ B ^ ^—^ B LA \ to m ^^ report M ^^ ^^_ v it *^^ W'r was ^ bb * on ^™ ^* ^^^ ^ , the _ Bj agreed ^^^ «^ b advantage Wa bj . » ^ Br that b * b * ^ ¦— " ^ 7 a s sub *** and ^ b * *¦ ¦* - disadvantages of the dates that had been suggested . had The to Chairman consider was said the that engagements the next important of the artistes question . There they ' was ^™^^» VbP ^ no ^ ^^ ^^^ doubt ^ WB * ^ B * ^ B * B » *^ B * ^ B * but B ^ B > ^^^^ ¦ ^^ ¦ ¦ that ~ ¦ ^^^ ^» Mari ¦— ~~ *¦» ^ — o — , » Sa ^ ntley — ^ m J , Titiens , K and Patti should

    be got on any terms . thoug Mr ht . Fitz they -Twaddle had better begged proceed to interrupt by resolution the Chairman . He had . He no objection Chairman to did the not ladies think and that gentlemen he was named going , but to have hoped all the the engage ( Hear , ment hear . s ) to himself . If he did he was very much mistaken . ^ Lord ^• mM ^^^ ¦ 1 ~ t — w Pentonville ^ JL & A ^ Jk ^^ J * ^ W . JV M iT - r — T ^ sahl b" W « b * W he ¦*••• admitted at »*¦* ^ so ^^ ^^ long ^ ^ ^^^ i in ^ ^ as ^— this ^^ Mada ^ - ^— ^^» — — — m — — ^ e ^^ Bella — ^^^^ — - —

    neverth he Donna assured , eless a singer the hig board hly unknown accompl was the ished most , and ravissan Madlle t . Coralie of country danseuses , whom , but were Chairman engaged miht , as do as far he as liked his Lordship about , the was rest concerned of the the le . , na He m mi ed ght were add personall g the recommendation y known to him that , and both he the considered ladies peop he them had very Mr desirable . Plantagenet acquisitions thought to the if com they pany were . going to have any better trouble proceed about by the ballot artistes Let they each were director to engage write they a dozen had

    p ut m int es o a bag many and be drawn of . paper as , and a lottery let th . e whole The first of them twenty be names Lord should George form Noddy the company disapproved . of the ballot system . If the nominate compan three y wer of e them to cons . ist of twenty members let each director After a prolonged discussion this question was also referred

    to a sub-committee . The Chairman next called the attention of the Board to the that works th that ey could it was not proposed do better should than hold be to produced the existing . He rdpertoire thought mi of ght the be hous decided e , and upon perh h aps ereafter add . a couple of new operas that t ^ o ~^ Mr co *^ r - ^^ w n ^ . ^* ^^^ Fitz n V t W th V ¦•• - e ^ P Twaddle 4 msel * ^ mm V * ve ? ^ V « s ^ with v V ^ w was *• ™ | try v ^ ^ of ing ^^ Jl opinion ^ k to ^ ^ " ^ bru ^^^ ^^ ^ sh that IP . v ^ up ^ v h ^ if a ^^ they ^ lot — - ^ p- ^ of - ^ - wer - ^ worn * v e ^^ goi ^ ^ -out ^ l ^ n ^ g

    conside operas , red the that sooner they the had company a mission wound . * From itself up the , the earliest better . me He s , music they hear in England him ? To come ht to be the said point to , —( he Interruption affirmed , that ) . Wagner Would , would whose m te usic nd to when exalt once the understood taste—( renewed by the intermeption people of this ) . country Once , more duced on co the me opening to the point of the , he season moved , and that be played Tanhauser for , at be le pro ast - ,

    of fair fifty this opportunity consecutive truly sublime of ni judging ghts and , in magnifi for order themselve cent that work the s , . and ublic at m th ight eir leisure have a , they Lord were George entrusted Noddy with a mission agreed , with but it the was last not speaker to the vulgar that taste of the multitude that they were to pander . The habitues and of the it opera was for could the directors not be said to to consult represent the wishes the public of the —( noble hear ) , -

    had men that and morning gentlemen had who the honour tenanted of the an interview boxes and with stalls a hi . ghly He the distinguished native talent personage of the , country whose should royal desire be encouraged it was , . that He formed therefore proposed Englishmen , that and several Englishwomen new operas , , should composed be produced and perhad during a five the -act season work . He had leted auth and ority that to Messrs state , . that Arthur Mr . Vance Lld and J ollNash were comp willing to , undertake the leading rSles . oy

    After y an animated conversation of an hour and a halfit was pare decided a scheme that a third which sub should -committee combine should all the be appointed suggestions , that prehad been offered . had The to Chairman discuss was the then selection said that of a the gentleman last question who should they be W *^ r ^ B ^ r entrusted ^ m ^ *^ ^* ^ V ^^ ^^^ B * /^ ^^ ^^ F ^^^~ with v * *^ ^^ ~^ ^ the ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ¦ responsibility * ^^ V ^^^ V ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ *^ ^ ' ¦^ ' ^^ ^^ ^ w ^ B ^ W of ^^ V ^ V carry ^^^ ^ V ^ V ^^ ^^ r ing ^^ *^ ^^^ P ^ V out ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ the ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^ in ^ ^ B- ^ V -

    structions of the Board . This official would bear the title of the the General position appointment Manager of the must ; but agent full at y and the understand same servant time that of the the he stood Company person simp holding ; ly and in itself that although to the office much , no discretionary responsibility power would could necessaril be permitted y attach , as all questions must be submitted to , and decided by , the

    men Board present of Directors , both . of whom There had were had two vast hig experience hly respected in the gentle ma- - that nagement it was of hig opera hly desirable in this that country eith , er and Mr he . Gye need or scarcel Mr . Map y add leand the son Grand should Mapleson be Opera induced should . He be to therefore undertake requested proposed the each general to that make management Messrs a tender . Gye of of

    tender their their tterms erms they , , would and and it it accept would would . rest rest wit with h the the Boar Board d to to decide decide which which carried Several unanimousl Directors . rose to second the proposal , which was Mr Mr . . Gye Mapleson said he y begged would consider for a few the hours matter ' . grace to ^ think it over .

    The meeting then adjourned . received It was understood and was to yesterday the effect that that Mr he . would Gye ' s tender be had to been untender dertake had the , been duty for received . £ 50 , 000 from a year Mr . , Map payable leson in in advance consequence sorry . No , too it was immediatel rumoured y , after of that the gentleman adjournment having of started the Board for Timbuc on . the - previous Saturday .

    Womans Word-Book.

    WOMANS WORD-BOOK .

    For The Use Of Our Young Friends. Abando...

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    retenner ceived . . . About About £ ^ $ 5 paid disbursed in house , me -bills ans , m generall eans a coup y over le of a Absurd sovereigns . —Every or argument so . which does not entirely coincide with a woman ' s wishes . _<¦ Abuse JL B ^ T _ ^ F ^ r W BjB ^ m V . — V Any ^ BB B . Admits B m y tf s ^^^ erious ^ B ^ ^^ ^^ ^ B' ^ ^ 'W *^ of BF 1 remark J ^* * ^ p differ ^^ B ^^ _ ^ # ^ ^^ " A V ^ W ^^ ^ V ent inculcating ^^ ^^ ^ B ^ B ^ ^*^ V definitions ^^ a- ^ B * B > ^ BH P B ^ B 1 *^ mm v ^^ BB ¦ a V ^ F reprimand BB ^ B ^ ' BB BJB ^ B BB B > ^^ w ^^ HB ^ ^ P * W . V to the _ V-

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  • Tomahawk (1867-1870), March 14, 1868, page 111, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_14031868/page/9/