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Tomahawk (1867-1870), 23rd November 1867, Edition 1 of 1, Page 298, 298 THE TOMAHAWK. [November 23, 1867.

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    • THEATRE ROYAL, NOTTINGHAM.
    • SOMETHING WORTH * ERIN/
    • A LITTLE MUSIC.
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      298 The Tomahawk. [November 23, 1867.

      298 THE TOMAHAWK . [ November 23 , 1867 .

      Theatre Royal, Nottingham.

      THEATRE ROYAL , NOTTINGHAM .

      The That Funny Capital Fellow Burlesque ...

      the That Funny capital Fellow burlesque and the entitle Laughing d The Lambs Court , was of Momusj played last or , week to crowded houses at this well-known place of entertainment ducing . such Bernal inextinguishable of the Broad laug -grins hter was , th reall £ t Lambskins y too comic will , pro be - sore Bernal for appeared months as to the come protector in Notting of Disraeli ham . The chang scene ing to where the champ Eulogist ion of of John Hume Bright , and was finall inimitable y transforming . himself into the We thought the burlesque so much better than most of

      those we have seenthat we cannot refrain from giving a long extract : — , This Session ' s been a hard one , you'll remember—It ' s been and cut off many a soft old member . ( Laughter J )

      Which They tried brought the fashionable them little health game " and conversion great exertion , " . ( Laug Look hter here / / ) , and wonder I In a single night , Form becomes . / inform—black has turned to white . ( Laughter / !/) To Coventrythe Tories send their cli :

      , que ( Laug You hter 'd think ////) them working men , to hear them speak ! Perhaps the workmen hadn't time to talk—So occupied were they with knife and fork . ( Laughter / / / / J ) They leap into the dark without decorum ,

      ( Laug Not hter unlike //////) Jumping Ctirtius in the Forum . And His Holiness that reminds has found me , while a Hole we in look Rome at home . , ( Laughter / / / / ! / / ) But Once Curtius down , the gentlemen trap , has , it never much reappeared is feared— . ( Laughter ? ? f ? ? ? ? )

      Pve Don ' promised t groan at to Disrael protect i , honest him if friends he mends ; . ( Laughter ? ? ? ? ? ? ) There's Cranbourne , too , which Cecil is his name , ( Laughter Thoug ? h ? not ? ? ? a ) pal-o' -mine , will come to fame . So one and all have strained at Gladstone ' s gnat ,

      ( Laughter And swallowed ? / / ? ) Dizzy's Dromedary , pat . Bernal But be has the mess sworn they to see ' ve made the Gov all . well plums throug or suet h it , . ( Laughter ?? ?) About You now the mi Fenians ght wish or to the know Abyssinians my broad \ opinions , ( Laughter ? ?)

      The first is pure revolt—the last revolting : ( Laughter You won ?) ' t catch Bernal , when the tug comes , bolting . Now if Sir Robert please you , be it so : ( Laug You hter 're / not / / J for ? / Bernal ? ? / ? ? Osborne ? ? ? / / / , / not ) for B . O . fooning This is and quite Mr sufficient . B . Osborne to show will how all excellent before was him the in bur buf - -

      lesque , more , especially if it is true carry that he proposes introducing a ballet of compound householders in the shortest of petticoats and The the bleating brazenest of of the faces Lambs on to the is a hustings joke to . the braying of this—M . P .

      Something Worth * Erin/

      SOMETHING WORTH * ERIN /

      Whereas It Is Notorious, That At The Pre...

      Whereas it is notorious , that at the present moment there the exists Majesty sole an purpose the abominable Queen of , throwing levy society ing war known bottles against as of combustible Fem Her ' auism Most , matter formed Gracious into for parlour British - Emp windows ire : , And with whereas a view it to is the considered dismemberment very politic of and the wise to presuppose that the term Fenian includes the word blunders " Irishman , a , " national in order prej that udice , by against means the of a Sister series Isle of may judicious be so

      Whereas It Is Notorious, That At The Pre...

      stimulated , as to create an Irish sympathy for an American conspiracy . // will be your duty to give directions to those under and others your - immediate vise treat authority as heretofore , not onl with y to watch , icion trace , track person who may happen , to be a native , of susp that part , of every the I United reland , Kingdom but as far of as Great is possible Britain act and up I to reland the , sp known irit of the as

      judiciousl following y additional drawn up instructions : — , which have been carefully and Arrest everybody who appears to have the brogue . Take the names and and addresses of all the members of the Park Board . of Green Cloth , and watch the movements of the Green obtain Warn a ^ warrant the comic for the Irishman arrest of at Mr all . and the Mrs Minor . Dion Theatres Boucicault , and .

      Track out the man who first hinted the Moon was made of Green Seize Cheese , Irish and follow bull . ladies in poplin generally . Note the every movements of Mr . Harry Emanueland find out what he does with his Emeralds . , Arrest Arrest Summon Mr Mr every . . Truefitt Truefitt one . who or or anv has other other any green renowned renowned in his head head eye . scenter scenter . and and any

      all those politically involved , in the revival of the Colleen Sawn , . swearing Suspect fearlessl everybod y and y generall liberally y in , and all cases accustom of identification yourself . to materiall A hearty y hasten attention on those to these feelings instructions of sympath , it y is and hoped good , -will will which Sister Island should , and always which exist recent between policy this has country done so 'and much the to strengthen .

      A Little Music.

      A LITTLE MUSIC .

      In So An The Eng Grande Lish Dress Duche...

      in So an the Eng Grande lish dress Duchesse . The trul will y , after royal all sway , mak which e her she appearance has exercised over all who have beheld her—and they are of many nations—leads us to hope that our insular prejudices may not prevent our public from according to her the welcome which tended stie has with received danger elsewhere , and the . Still size , of the Covent experiment Garden is not Theatre unat- ,

      and appearance the masses to the of vast people stage which , are are not required in consonance to give a becoming with the latest spirit , of and the in piece some , which respect has s , greatest gained success for M . . Offenbach We are not his - however heand , going as the to fate indul of ge the ourselves venture will with be the known luxury before of a these propcy , pense lines meet has not the eye been of spared the public by Mr , we . Russell shall merely in the state endeavour that ex to

      much give a we fitting shall representation defer further of the remarks piece , and until , having our next said im so - pression , . any hithert which Meanwhile bids o enjoyed to , give news in to this has lig reached ht country opera . us a We of better a forthcoming are chance informed than speculation that it Mr has . German Reed is about to become the lessee of St . George ' s Hall , for the purpose of placing before the public light musical

      We work speak s from advisedl the pens y in of say native ing , that as well the as fate of foreign of Eng , composers lish Opera . Boii JFe could scarcely be entrusted to better hands : Mr ; Heed cessfull is said an , that accom y for his p the name lished public is musician a entertainment guarantee —he has that , and catered the , it enterprise may long almost and will suc be be - reached to carefull whom y us and he , but has liberal we applied l refrain y conducted for , the for the composition . The present names , from of of new some making works of , those them have which public attend . appeared the In experiment conclusion in these . , we We columns sincerel stated y our a hope couple conviction that good of months , in results an article since may

      that ful v v 4 * m * in ^^ the rfh A this *» n m reason ^ m ^ country ^^ w > v 4 ^^ ^ w wherefore <» ? is attributable ^* ^^ < w ^^ Opera «^ ^^^ « r ** A m Boiiffe « rather m m * m ^^ has ^^ to «« b *^ « the not ^ r ^^ ^ pro libretti ^ ^ ved ^ — ^ ^ ^^ success ^ than . ^ < w — ^ - ^ to -v - , « the music . The fact is that the books which are set by M . not Offenbach appeal , witty to the as sympathies they undoubtedl of an y are Eng , and lish full public of . finesse French , do wit one and another English , and humour by the time have that little the or nothing sentimen in common as well as wi the th words of a * foreign work are forced to undergo a very material

      mo modification stage oor difica c h it ance ti will on , of , readil in in find o order rder y in favour to to understood meet meet at t the the he that hands exigencies exigencies the of result a of of ublic stands the the for English English whom but a pg p ,

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Nov. 23, 1867, page 298, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_23111867/page/10/