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    • 1 — OUR KETTLE-DRUM.
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      J — 28 The Tomahawk. [May 25, 1867.

      j — 28 THE TOMAHAWK . [ May 25 , 1867 .

      1 — Our Kettle-Drum.

      1 — OUR KETTLE-DRUM .

      Scene.—A Drawiug-Room In Belgravia. Time...

      Scene . —A Drawiug-room in Belgravia . Time . —Five o ' clock . j Dramatis Persons . Lady ance Prairie w 7 w will ' Bird receive ( a dialling our readers woman on Thursdays of our acquaint to Jive - clock teaLady Bis little addicted wwii / iiv to ing

      uno U ' ClUCtC CCLC- . * JL- * £ * C * i _ X ° . _ LJ » . c a * ***« - * " «> ^ i ' 'w say •** - \ s *" ' & -----kind larl _____ y things scrupulous of her _ " ^ as nei to g _** hbours veracity , and , but T perhaps _• then T _• she not ____ is particu _ t such _ __*__ . a - charming creature after all . ) Mrs . Mount and pecuniary Hymen , who ( a widow has no of objection some pretensions to flirtation —physical , and a decided predilection for Art , as practised by Madame Rachel ¦ . )_ __ _ * irl _• with » T real .. -T _ # _ " __

      Margaret nonand ( Lady a foolish P . B . ' s taste sister _ for — silence nice g . ) —a chig-Mr . George a flower , Titlark in his button ( something -hole— in not the much Forei in gn his Office head , with , but then the flower in his button-hole is a cape jessamine , Colonel and Cockloft that is worth ( something something attached . ) , with a red face and an uneasy wig , accompanied by a slight tendency in his

      Margaret teetJi to is presiding become unmanageable at the three . - ^ legged altar of hospitality , Lady without Prairie which Bird no modern ( to Mrs hotesehold . Mount respects Hymen itself , who . is entering -fire . ) . You ( Lady dear , P good . B . is creature not an , invalid to come , and to a her poor mansion invalid in ' s camp course teresting Bel a gravia . of . tea Margaret ) does . Sit ( not down Margaret suggest , , my do . dear camp And has , Mrs every fires now . , , Mount reason tell but this me to , Hymen is you know meant take that will to tea Mrs be take , in of - . Mount cup Hwill take several fc of tea \^^ fwr before she takes her

      departure Lady ^^ jf JL ^| ^ W ^ m ^ JL * Cracknoodle f JL . ) _» mL . 0 Now ^^ % ^ M ? i' wf , do t ^ 'ff ; •* *^ tell of ^» ^^ * course / me ™^ 9 »• '' wr dear cups % ^ w it 'wfj ^ , is what ^^__ not ^ ^^ true is ^ this W . ™^ story about poor all Mrs you . hear Mount , and real Hymen ly , I . don Oh ' t know ! my whether dear , you I must ought ' nt to believe repeat body it , onl can y I know hate reports if I tell more you you than won I do ' t . let The it go fact any is , farther Lady Crack . No - - the noodle " Lucrezia was seen " at ni the ght— opera was on seen Thursday with—( ni Mrs ght . — Mount yes—it was H . whispers the rest to Lady PBwho fancies /¦ % «¦ she blushes —¦— ) .

      CV /» Lady - « •* 'J / 'C '' ** Prairie * - ^* 'G' r C »_»«* * Bird c J ___ rx-L __ . m . And jl _ . +- *» ., y was ir + srvu his — svr ¦ Lordshi _• ~ v **>¦¦* - -1 - -1 --- p looking -1 --. - 1 --- —^ - happy 1 when Mrs you . Mount dined there Hymen ? . Now , really you are too bad ; but I must say Lady C . does dress just a little too low ; not that one in can her dress last too new low , now-a- from days— Paris you ! should If the see gold Flora cords Tuckerless on her arms gave way corsage we should , really have to turn the men out of the

      , room . with Lady Mrs Prairie . Mount Bird H / s ( ) whose . Well shoulders , you know are , not it is to a be sad compared fashion springing up , and I believe , it must be laid at the door of our neighbours in Paris . Honi Honi Mrs soit soit . Mount . you vou know know H . . . But How How then poor poor , it dear dear is so Lady LADY becoming Clara Clara , and Lanthorn LANTHORN after

      allordinary can keep anatomical , her things formation on , is to me of her a wonder ' s—if she . Will ever that does extra wear - a high dress—which seems improbable—those bones must cut the Margaret Mrs silk . to Mount P . p B ieces . . Not That . Hymen for was worlds . a Reall knock . y It , , I I is must think sure run . to be away the . TitlarkI know Lady his knock . You know George Titlark , a friend ot Ned , Gallsey Mrs . Mount ' S who wrote H . What that article " Pet Owls in the ! " Pall Oh Mall dear ! . I should so

      like to know _ him _ _ . ' , Lady P . B . Why , the fact is , his sister wrote it for him . ( Enter Titlark behind a cape jessamine . ) you Lady . How P . B are . your So glad sisters you ? 're Been come d — y we ing ' re to just see talking them for about the last week

      . Pr Titlark airie Bird . who How returns d ' y do them . ( Gives as useless his , — two after fingers which to he Lad offers y allowher them to Margaret . ) Had , thepleasure , who drops of being them as introduced soon as to politeness Mrs . Mount will Hymen , at Lady Angelina ' s—forgot

      me—afraid—charmingdreadful was it not row —Dear House Lady of Commous Prairie — Bird Not . ! was Have there you , at heard least — , was told all , particulars by TOM Sinjohn . Layard quite they abusive Mrs Lady reall . — Mount Prairie y gray say . fun H Nobody — Bird . H it arvey . must seems Oh have Lewis ! do to been let know — us dreadful mo . hear st . amusing language Now , . what . did Titlark Titlark . . Well Well , , really really now now , , I l don don ' 't t Know know how now to to translate translate

      that Rush - — — did standing say , —couldn by— ' t forgot possibl himself y . Best altogether fun—old — punch General his head Lady —gray Prairie fun—sp Bird lendid . Not . really ? Now , I should never have be thoug abusive ht it . when Mr . Lewis he likes is quick but surel -tempered y members , and Mr of Parliament . Layard can , — Mrs . Mount H . When , M . P . ' s have been dining out , there is no Lady saying Prairie what they Bird 1 are \ capable It certainl ww *> »¦— of — —— — is ™» difficult —•— to gauge — the --

      —J _ IXX _/ Jl JL ; 1 \^ 1 XJ \ 1 U - ¦—» * J- ' . y y — — — — — ^ y ^ j capabilities Titlark . of Very most members good—cap — — my al . dear B . y way—Mrs . Mount Hymen Mrs . Mount going to H . Mrs Well . Float I suppose ' s private I shall thea have -ricals to ? undergo that will act infliction —bless , for her dear —and MRS she , . Veenleton is so plain— ' so s sake very . p You lain know , and will she play Titlark inginues . . I think What I are heard they " going De-icate to have Ground —anything " was going new ? to be 0 ^^ ^^ p M ^ layed ^ f MM Y Mi ^ M ^ Mp , and M M MB MH V « " Sti Mi ^ -- ¦ - Waters ~ ~ — ~ " Run Deep ^^ . " Novelties . Great

      bore Lady . Must P . B go . Few . amateurs get beyond Delicate Ground and Still I wish Waters people . would Not that give they up amateur can act acting either . as far as that goes . stage Mrs if . they Mount must H act . . For Have Heaven you ' s ever sake seen , let Mrs ' em . go Camomile on to the ' s Titlark Madame would de Fontagnes call a caution in Plot . and It makes Passion you ? fo It rget is what the Plot . Mr . , and puts you altogether in a Passion . Hush Duskm , here ' s COLONEL dear

      Cockloft Cockloftwho who still still dons dons the the domestic domestic buskin . . my My aear Colonel Colonel , , , how Cockloft are you ? ( who You has are just looking entered so well , after . arranging to his see wig you and . Just castaquettes come from outs rehearsal ide ) . Dyar at Lady Mrs . Prairie Floats . ; Still so glad on the Horse board Guards s you . see Love . Can of stage ' t resist . Bar it . to Always promotion quarrelling . Que voule with - vousf Kemble—I mean Charles Kean—always was trying to make it it me . . come But But the the out love love on the of of it it stage is is there there . Couldn , still still ' t there there do it . . . Famil (( The 1 heyolo y Colonel always 7 iei makes makes against a a

      feint as if his white waistcoat , contained something precious ) . party were the Lady London . just Amateur P . say B theatres . ing As acting what you . are Margaret p is leasure performing so refreshing we the should at Colonel dear after hav Mrs the e in . has Float stag joining no iness tea ' s , her . we of give Colonel yourself Cockloft the trouble . . My Well dyar — Miss , if you Margaret please . Two , pray lumps don ' t . ( Thank The Colonel you . is horribly annoyed at haying to take tea , as fits Lady nights P . are B . not Now what Colonel they used , I know to be in Mrs his . Mount younger Hymen days . ) is Musicale waiting to . hear Do your let us descri have ption it . of ( And Mrs they . Drum do have bled it ay !) ' s Matinee ( Colonel favouring Mount C . launches Hym breezes en . into Scene , fanned tittle closes -tattle by . La ) , and dy Prarie spreads Bird his sails and to Mrs the ,

      Incredible Greniera , Short But Time Tru...

      Incredible Greniera , short but time True . — in The the sad second accident act of which La Grande befell - so Duchesse poor well known , by , which that he the broke director ago his , of leg the , is theatre well known allows . the It unfor is not - tunate Couder actor ( General 500 , Bourn francs ) offered a-week , to until give he up has his recovered benefit for . the M . benefit sake of . his M brother . Grenier -artist broke , but his the leg director in my service said , " , No and , take it is your my duty to provide for him . " How many English managers would

      measure have have men and done done men for this this the of ? ? education In In very France France superior , , , which the me class theatres tneatres perhaps of are are pieces may managed managed account produced by Dy , in gentle gentle there some -- . over Let our the English , watersomething managers learn besides to adopt their , dramas from our . neig They hbours then without may find resorting it possible , to the to have most " extravagant a great and self genuine -laudation success and , " shameless puffing .

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), May 25, 1867, page 28, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_25051867/page/2/