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    • THE, WHITE FEATHER.
    • NOT LAUGHING GAS.
    • NON-PROFESSIONA L ACTORS.
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      It Has Become The Fashion To Sneer At Ou...

      regarded ridicule . as A expensive hundred toys , and are would treated veteran with contempt officers have and years ago been chassed 'like dishonest clerks ? A hundred years ago would regiments of tried soldiers have been disbanded without rhyme or reason ? A hundred years ago would a Colonelcy of Militia have been bestowed upon Alderman Sir William Rose ? No , a thousand times no ! But then in those days the Duke of Wellington was at once a General and a Minister ; in those days that horrible night-mare , Prince Christian , had not even been dreamed of ! Still the old spirit of England is not quite dead . In the mother country it sleeps , but far away it burns quite brightly . Yes , Canada has taught us a lesson . Surrounded with fawning enemies , snubbed by sneering friends , she still has been trueto her care . In spite of the artful bribes of the Yankees and the friendly violence of the Fenians , she has fought for-the good cause . Robbed of Imperial support with only untrained youths fro for the m soldiers enemies her Council , and of Eng . peaceful Thi lan s d has from men she her for done leaders frontier unaided , , the still , unbefriended . es , of , Britain driven , alone . " Well done , Canada . " We repeat a thousand times , " well done I" . "

      226 The Tomaha Wk. Ijune N, 1870.

      226 THE TOMAHA WK . IJune n , 1870 .

      The, White Feather.

      THE , WHITE FEATHER .

      Birthday At The , Horse Prince Guard Chr...

      Birthday At the , Horse Prince Guard Christian s' Parade of Schlesw on the ig occasion -Holstein of was . the consp Queen ic ' s - uous by his absence . Notwithstanding the early hour of the withstanding handsome g assembl ians , the y , 10 Duke Austrian a the . m . fact , the Cambrid uniform that Prince Prince , were , of the Wales Christian all popular on , the the P is gro rince King a Major uncj Teck of . ; . but the General in Bel not his - - in the English Army , and is entitled to wear tne Queen ' s uniform chance of , he appearing missed , as in he it in generall public . y has Whether missed His , the Royal one annual Highness on little the is unp afraid subject leasantness of of his rai there appointment n , or was whether in , the and he newspapers still thinks bears it p in ossible , of mind the that day the to the know the cro ; grave wd but certain charges ght unp it of is leasantl laziness that Prince y and recur Christian want to the of loyalty laysohi topic ,-We mself -in missing do open not the Highness Queen : ' s if Birthday he wants P to arades gain popularity . A word i of n his advice adopted to , Jiis country Royal , he it is must not even not show German moral . cowardice . It is un-Engiish , indeed ,

      Not Laughing Gas.

      NOT LAUGHING GAS .

      Bill The With Earl The Of Most Perth, Ri...

      bill The with Earl the of most Perth , ri we gid do regularity ubt not , will . Nearl , in f y utu every re , pay paper his gas in-London , one day last week , had for a line of its Contents' Bill forth " The how Nobleman a sum of and £ g us his . $ Gas tf . was Bill , owing " arid to the the letter Lon -press don Gas set and solved Light and its , elf on Coke into the Compa coll a summons ecto ny r refusing for for gas the s upplied amount call again to . 63 When , Eaton the matter publicity square re- , became imminent Lord Perth did all he could to avert it . He letters sent a , Post expressing -office Order regret for from the Edinburg trouble he h With had give the n civillest , but alas of it the proceedings s too late , the went summons forth had to a been gaping fixed public for hearing . The , little and ep noblem isode an has to it allow s moral him . Althoug to find h his p erhaps name it lac is arded not fair all on over a and London omitted as a to defaulter leave a , cheq simp ue ly beca for the use he gas has on p been the hall out table of town , yet , ill collectors -will that the e a public hardly bea used r them clas .. . , Let and us . hope not that deserv the " e E half arl and the discharge holdi his Gas ng hi Bill g th h eir " positions will just debts ha , ve ca . n a pay good , but effect refuse on to those take the peop trouble le who to ,

      Rage Query Upon .— The Are Public Not Th...

      rage Query upon . — the Are public not the ? present cab regulations a . / fogrant out-

      Non-Professiona L Actors.

      NON-PROFESSIONA L ACTORS .

      Dwelling Not Long On The Ago Subject A W...

      dwelling Not long on the ago subject a well-known of amateur weekl theatricals y satirical , called paper , special while Eng attention lish ladies td a certain seem kindl performanc y to have e in stepped Berkshire from , in the which seclusion some of private the sacred life cause into the of English rather public charity arena . With of the Eng particular lish burlesque dramatic , in inasmuch event referred as it to serves we have as nothing an admirable to do , but illustration we allude of to the it , flourishing condition of the modern stage mania . People appear never to tire of a good work if they can only help it on b a pass a five have hours things ' devotion come behind that the nothin footli g g more hts . Indeed or less , to than such a to regular a London amateurs public ' theatre at the , that usual is to stock fling prices open its , is doors even ni now ghtl in y ponjemplation * We have no hesitation in saying that this , were who it realised . are not , would unfortunatel be a very y . but serious too bore well . acquainted There are with few of the us the tortures permanen peculiar t institution , -tq amateur in our perfo midst rmances of , what and , the in its thoug highest ht of p tressing hase , may . Atthepresent be termed moment the " feeble our profession drama" al is actors peculiarl of any y real disworth that is are to say not , among too numerous amateurs , and who recognise among recognised each other , amateurs there are ,. at as best a profession only one with or two the who remotest could chances venture of td take success to the . Accus stage - tomed to the plaudits of appreci ative friends , they would find , getting thing , and a laug they h ou would t of" a probabl . Londo y n pay et something ing audience very a very unpala different table in exchange for their accustomed back drawing-room ovations ^ position Still , nothing and education is more common talking than seriousl to y hear of ' Staking young - to the of week boards , and , " as a if succession the step of involved leading immediatel parts at a y first twenty -class pounds theatre . a . histrionic Kindly , the gentl refor emen e , even are atth very e risk sensitive of Jiurting , we their would feelings urge , ; them these to stay , where thev are . and leave paying : houses-and public pei >

      formances to those who make it their business to earn their bread practicall by y such . For means instance . But , the perhaps other we evening can back ah entertainment up btir advice was given at the Royalty , which was certainly above the average their of amateur dramatic performan capabilities ces . fi gured everal in gentlemen the bills , and , well the known cast of the for piece was an amateur in de aid resistance of po a in charity t , Isfit view . , B we yr on carl be ' s " onl " £ strong 100 y co , m . " pli , " As ment mi the ght the be whole organisers said affair from th on em their . Still energy if , we and are say to eve measure rything civil the entertainment about one and from all of a really , critical , point of view , we should , have to denounce it as tom extremel ed to y disagreeable London theat and re co loo uld my . s No sibl ^ human have selected being , accus . such - , poy an If we evening had to ' s amusement drop the friendl , that y is and to say assume —if he the had strictly to pay critical for it ; perfor tone , we mance could as not limping help s and umming soporific up the in the merits extreme of the . Whole What was most striking was ; the evident inability of the performers tb oug sustain ht , in any saying marked this character , to make evenly one exc throughout eption , namel . We y , , in # perhaps favpur , the of the only gentleman member who of the played company Penny who thorn was . He thoroughl was evidentl y at his y nised ease on . the Indeed stage j , a fact gave which , with th e e audience ladies , who cheerfull played y recog very - redeemed tiiceiy , all the the awkward professional dreariness life to the of the performance successive , and scenes so jivhenevef ¦ the action brought him permanently forward . In fact thorn rule , . such The to the Fluker a perfect general and exception Joe run Barlow of amateu was of rs the the that occasion Amateur he proves were Penny the by - hel h spectively o ped mean frequentl , suffered bad , y especially to from mar exagge rather the ration latter than and j hel but p- uneasiness the they illusion bo , a ; n , En re - somme jto , was the admirable performance as a private , with the drawing one exception -room entertainment we have referred , but tevening very poor at and the wearisome Royalty . as a public programme , even for an more i To do or the less amiable disregard would of truth be to , and do it say in the that stock Mr . way Edwards , with Williams made a composed a cool and and dangerous impassioned looking Gerald Major Goodwin Blackshaw , Mr . ,

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), June 11, 1870, page 226, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_11061870/page/4/