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October 2, 1869.] THE TOMAHA WK. 159
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at least , as long as he thought he could get something by doing a so great —only concession allowed him , but to still hold not a canonry representing of Durham so valuable Cathedral a pro- , pursuing perty as , throug had h a dark ive up tunnel . Next of law we - find suits , him a good . relentlessl , honest y man histries , Mr . Shore of the , and ridiculous when volumes at last , of by rubbish aid of called the tortuous Ecclesiastical sop Lawhe won his suitand his victim was condemned he in enormous was shamed , costs into * clamorousl accepting , y portion demanding only his of the last spoil penny raised , till b authority y public , but subscription that did . not He content had him vindicated . The Gorham his precious case dogmatism still stinks in , and the morality nostrils above of all forms men , who to this value strugg reli le gion the above great Bishop , the Shepherd of his flock , devoted a large portion of know his energ . ies and of his fortune ; what he gained by it we do not op inions shall , considering not be suspected the narrow of any - sy mindedness mpathy with and Evangelical hypocrisy from tion anything as which one but which they disgust are a Christian at generall such a y Bishop career inseparable being could , pursue held but we up with cannot to admira honour feel - that or respect his venerable . " It was father stated had b spent y his in the , Chancellor course of his Phill ep potts isco- , pate preservation this is between no commendable of ^ 20 order , 000 and and trait disci . ^ 30 We p , 000 line consider in in law the it diocese expenses eminentl . " for S a urel dis the y - l grace ove should that any have minister squandered of a so reli much gion in attempting peace and to brotherl vindicate y y p his of laced it own in under ch absolutism arity his we fatherl should and y in supervision have persecuting honoured . Ha the hi d m unfortunate he , even spent if he one clergy kept half of the one rest who for died his own at such luxuries an adv . anced We are sorry but to old speak is so reverend severely teach only when the worth one can of age say . " of Bishop the possessor Phill age potts ; , " A was man age certainl made y old , as to he Christian might have Bishop distinguished , no such man himself . As in an the upholder army of of earth discip ; line but , the soldiers of Heaven should be neither mercenaries nor martinets .
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with regard the it construction as a work in nicel which y arranged there is , a and more som or e less brilliant good ideas plot , in We the can dialogue ' t invent . good We have plots . got We names can ' t construct as dramatic ; but authors we can . tr secret audience anslate . . , and We , further know , we where can alter to hit and them adapt . That to suit ' an the Eng great lish art , . p Sardou layed out . — Is steadil it possible y and ? But irly , will withou not t a adaptati French on work , " hit of them Without TOM , " as R me .- you —Not it call would lik it el ? y not . Now have look run at a your niht p . iece of Les Ganaches . g Wh V at . Sardou have . — done But it to ran itM some . Robertson two hundred ? nights in Paris . three TOM acts R . . — you In the first p , lace I have reduced it from four to there V . is Sardou the whist { starting party ) . — ^ Reduced first act it , which to thre I e use acts to ! develop Why , the Tom characters R . —Cut of it the out drama ! tis perso 7 ice . V . Sardou . —Cut it out ! But there is the arrival of the heroine , Marguerite , poor and ill , who is taken charge of by her old is th and e keystone aristocratic of the rel whole atives p — lot a . splendid situation—and which Tom R . —Cut it out ! yourself expect V . Sardou an do English not . — se C em ut audience to it understand out ! to Ah appreciate ! it Robertson ? my , work how when can you you I knock TOM R th . —I two understand first acts it well into enoug one . h . I cram I know the what situations will " go to . " - e gether exp ence lanation get to bewildered get of over chara , them cter no doubt goes as , quickl as a long to y who as way possible and with what us .- . the A The very different audi little - peop over le the upon ground the sharp stage ly are , and intended come to strai represent ght to the ; but plot you , and get that character ' s what in an a comed English y . audienc They want e likes action . They . don ' t care about tion V . of Sardou a good . — comed But , s y urel , and y , charact when characters er ought to are form good the founda portrai- - my tures old they Due would de Rochepdam prove effective , for instance before . any audience . There ' s Tom R . —Oh ! I ' ve cut him out . V . Sardou . — -Ah , ga mats Cut out my Due ! Tom R . —Yes , I cut him out and introduced instead an old dummy characteristic , called . I Lord was compelled Mompesson to , do without this , beca any use distinguishing I had taken - your called Dreams before , and , and I could put n ' t use into him an again original . An piece English of mine audi- , for ence originality wouldn ' t . stand that ; besides , it would affect my reputation ? V . Sardou .- —Then there is the Due ' s son—the old Marquis — not th cut e heroine him out ' s ? uncle—Lafont's great part . At least , you have thirty Instead Tom , and R of . — the a No n old , I r ' ve man ne n ' s , cousin I ' ve made m > ¦ ¦ him , but a young I ' ve cut man him of down about . Gan V . ac S ardou in the . — iece A young . Next man to the ! Due Why he , h is e the is oldest the principal man in the play R . . —I k p now that . But you can ' t get English actors to make up old when any love business is to go on . Besides , the part is played . So what y an actor are who to is do very ? It proud ishowe of his ver personal beautifull appearance dressedespeciall , y in your you third act ( my second , ) , and , the latest y fashion audienc , e f . rom Margate Jetty , is sure to be pleasing to an English Tom V . Sardou R . —Oh { faintl ! the y sick ) . —What girl business have you , and done the in lov the e second scene act are ? safe dialogu . I e ' ve between got a reputation the Engineer for love and scenes the sick , and heroine therefore came your in very well . I translated it literally , and the critics have largely " comp M Rob . Sardou lime ertsonian nted ? . " Ca upon n you it , have and ha greater ve called praise than thoroug that hly , thi V nk . Sardou much of . — that Did myself you . cut out the snow-storm ? 1 didn ' t effect Tom in the R . — whole Cut out comedy the s ? now Why -storm , it ' s ? the Cut making out the of the greatest piece . A bushel of white paper thrown from the flies goes down bette r
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Tomahawk (1867-1870), Oct. 2, 1869, page 159, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_02101869/page/11/
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