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Tomahawk (1867-1870), 11th May 1867, Edition 1 of 1, Page 11, LES MYSTERES D'ISIS.

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      (From Our Special Correspondent.) Paris,...

      . tlie to a ban wonderfull ishment of smart Romeo and . I mu irited st , in passing full of , draw character attention and y spsong , bri o , which opening is sung prelude by Romeo to the 's page fourth , Step act hano prepares . the hearer for the beauties which follow . We find , tjie lovers together , in and the the hi duet ghest " degree Nuit d . 'Hym It is & n probable 6 e , O douce that nuit this d will ' amour be considered " is lovely the ? em of the onera . and indeed , anvthincr more movine" .

      feeling more tender akin , to it oppression would be hard appeared to name to- come . At over its the conclusion audience , a , which even the boisterous demonstration of the claque could , not entirely dissipate . The remainder of the act consists of pageant music ( a wedding chorus and a dance ) , and a short scene setting forth the apparent death of Juliet . splendid The fifth dome act , where takes Juliet place , not is seen in l a ying damp , in her vault trance , but , in on a a satin-covered bier . Romeo enters—but who does not know the conclusion of the sad tale ? i \ i ail tne weaitn nis

      do justice . Urounoa to the nas last empioyea sceneand it must be owned or that resources it would , xo be weli iiigh impossible to , conceive a musical , picture more touching The audience and more remained _ impressive spell . -bound until the last chord was hour struck would ( at about still have half- found past twelve them in ) , and the th I eatre believe . JEn that somme another the new opera is -a , legitimate and incontestible success , and I think , it will be found that the composer of Faust has not alone sustained , but has added to . his reputation . I subjoin the names of the principal performers : —

      Juliet Stephano . . . , . . . , .. Madame Madlle . Daram Carvalbo . . Gertrude .. Madame Duelos . ' Remeo Thybalt - ...... ; ... ... M — . Puget Michot . . Mercutio ....... — Barre . Friar . Laurence — Cazaux . Ca-pulet — Troy . | course The performers the honours , one of the and evening all , deserve were justl great y reaped praise b , y thoug Madame h , of Miolan , and Monsieur Michot . The libretto has been written by M . M . J . Barbier and M . Carre * , and may be unreservedly praised .

      May Ir, 1867.] The Tomahawk. I£ _

      May ir , 1867 . ] THE TOMAHAWK . i £ _

      Les Mysteres D'Isis.

      LES MYSTERES D'ISIS .

      The Programme Of The English Portion Of ...

      The programme of the English portion of the approaching g Parisian iven much Aquatic satisfaction Fe " teis , to recentl the committee y published of the in the " Paris Time Marine s , has I Sport Club . " The subjoined is the official circular in . reference to the occasion . c the To great the S g eine lorio stretch us sons fraternal of Oxfor hands Cambrid . ge The . — hour The scullsm has arrived en of . ewfr ? patrtrstroKcsnot 01 %

      x our ^ , your re , your —are ixiey us Y heroes es . A , les grand yachtsmen bottrace wit approaches h the elan of your France nation meets al urrahs your / Seine She has kis read ses t your he Tamise programme , . Paris . It embrace is great . s Putn It is & marine reach / ! The But France arranges her own . She is yachting / She is original . ! Here then are her courses for the great J uly the seventh . The translation one of your into Bels the life , tongue Read . of the Oxforcambridge sport is by UN CXViNilNtt

      JT ^ VrvlO 1 .-Y 1 * VJ ,.. JLr JS . XHKjJft . 1 iJ % » French official Programme authorised by Government , Class A . First VKizv ~ .. Five francs . Open to boats of all sizes . Flagpost not exceeding 32 feet high to be fastened over the gunwale . JNo umpire allowed . Class B . ond rKizE Admirals 01

      sec . —une jranc . < jpen to an j * ear-Flagposts France , we and ather ump permitting ires ad libitum . Race . to be rowed in full uniform . Class C . ¦ ¦ allowed Committee Third . Prize of management . —One thousand . For francs outriggers , given only , by the . No Imperial entries

      The Programme Of The English Portion Of ...

      Class D . j i Grand Prix de Paris . —Amount to depend on circum- I 1 stances . To be rowed in eight oar'd outriggers . Each boat to carry a reserve crew , a steward and fog signals . Uniform . — Humane Lieutenant Society s ( half ' s -pay drag ) , . life No winning buoy ( pea post -green allowed ) flagstaff . , and } \ Class E . jf Fourth Prize *—Surplus from Class B . Open to pair-oars | i and eisrhtSi Sculls to be feathered oreviouslv . Each boat to ; - "

      be drawn by eight swans ( feathered ) . Steerage passengers \\ allowed . Uniform . —Rear-Admiral of France—or flannels . No : - boat will be allowed to start in this race unaccompanied by an experienced waterman . j Classes F to 2 ( various ) . Grand Prix International . —Five thousand francs . Open to all nations . Fourteen heats . French boats to carry their own winning posts and have half a mile start . ( See rule 54 . as passed by Imperial committee of management ) . Breakfast ( with meat or eggs ) , eighteen-pence . This race will be rowed with top gal- j lant royals set ^ and steam-tugs in tow . An iron clad , with the !;;

      committee on board , will head each heat . iNo smoking or me- ; . «• buoys chorus allowed m Mossaniello . Utiifontu . —Staff officer in the marines , or from i j | f N * B . —( 1 ) I- stands for Left . R for Right . L C for Left Centre . R C for Right ditto . But this is quite at the discretion of the Umpires . \ ( 2 ) " Fowling " is allowed when the Umpire is not looking . ( 3 ) T ment he 5 . , 000 franc prize must be taken out in refresh"By Order of the Committee . " nth May , 1867 .

      Charade.

      CHARADE .

      Young Arthur Long Had Sold His Soul And ...

      Young Arthur long had sold his soul And Unto when a fair his enslaver le talked , of him peop , " My "N ^ heir whole faces on him all gre they w graver vainly ; urged , J ' / He heeded not their sorrow , / " Stuff ! I'll enjoy myself to-day , s T 1-i ^ i- /*'< = timp for tTmfr tn-i-nnrrnw . "

      \ 1 — Ji . t last the duns around him pressed , In The ' which post he broug sadly ht read many my a first lette , r , And vowed he'd soon do better . And And then ' gainst again his these own threats conviction he'd , scorn , ¦ " 'Tis but my second , pooh ! " he'd cry , \ " A simple legal fiction ! " ; And yet what he so lightly scorned j :

      Had given him resolution , i If of my first he had but tried * To find the right solution , f Love To summoned mock his wilder up my ed second vision , still To part—no , to my whole he knew How fatal is division . Trammelled This youth by so death sorely , enthralled puzzled ; by love , ' Scarc Its e voice dared so his long conscience he'd muzzled to consult . , Nnno"lit hnf mv w 1 ir » 1 /» rnnlH < 5 f » fc him frw

      To work his own salvation ; > . What Shall that we youth deny that craved nation a nation ? craves ; | < street \* Answers Strandon may or be before sent Thursday to the Tomahawk morning Office next . , 9 Burleigh : ¦ , ,

      Vest-Ed Interests.—The Tailors' Strike. ...

      Vest-ed Interests . —The Tailors' Strike . Single Reflection . —Many people lose matrimony because " they can ' t find a patrimony .

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    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), May 11, 1867, page 11, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_11051867/page/9/