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    124 THE TOM AHA WK. [.September 11 , 186...

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    MACBETH. Noti comp ce.— lete We ; are we...

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    The Argument. The scene opens with a cho...

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    A SHOCKING IMPUTATION.

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    casion A waggis of the h recent contempo...

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    DOUBLE ACROSTIC,

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    When The parvenus ten fall all back soci...

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    The Failure Of The Albert Life Assurance...

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    124 The Tom Aha Wk. [.September 11 , 186...

    124 THE TOM AHA WK . [ . September 11 , 1869 .

    Macbeth. Noti Comp Ce.— Lete We ; Are We...

    MACBETH . Noti comp ce . — lete We are we sorry , therefore to say , g that ive the the argument libretto of . this Managers Part is not desirous quite office of producing of the Tomahawk this unequalled , 199 work Strand in . England must apply at the Part IV ., and Last .

    The Argument. The Scene Opens With A Cho...

    The Argument . The scene opens with a chorus of Witches in the cave , exhim pressing to " the their murder triumph of over Duncan King Macbeth and of ' s MacdufF soul in hav s wife ing ur and ged com childr menced en . ; also between their deli Banquo ght at th and e gui the lty intri Queen gue . which After has a wild now ballet murder Witches o , f h im in olds ps his M a difficulty n in b eth ferable . enters Banquo tyra dejected n , thro ove , u gh r his M see acb knowledge ks e coun th , wh sel ich of of the the infury spire b h y the m wit imp h hatred lied information and rage ; b of ut the these Witches are lashed that into Banquo a perfect is the Banquo favoured and all lover his of . his The wife Witches ; he now artfull swears y feed vengeance his fury , against and he leaves way Queen from and with the Banquo the Castle resolve p that lotting to ni murder ght how . to In Banqu get the rid next o and of scen Macbeth Fleance e we find on whose their the them crueltie solves favourable t s o have treat excited pr , i to vatel raise y the with the populace the flag p of rinci insurrection against pal Thanes him at . , and once Banquo , if , , depose he find rehas importance Macbeth taken , and p . lace After make at ni an the ght affectionate , Queen Macbeth absolute being duo Banqu Regent away o on . departs The some interview affai and r the of lad is heard y watches and his Fleance departure rushes from in covered the window with — blood presentl and y , a tells scream the horro chorus r-stricken of , Lords Queen Ladies that & his center father and has been afterward murdered , s Macb . The eth whom his wife at , once suspects , , of the , murder . He denies it to , her tableau with finale , and vengeance , in is she which preparing conceals . the A , sh during chorus her ort anger pause which threaten . takes The a , beautiful the place scene murderer now ends piece while with of of the a Banquo instru grand final - mentation is supposed is to introduced triumph , in over which the the wicked good machinations genius of Scotland of the curtain Witches then , and rises Macbeth on the ' s banqueting punishment hall is of foreshadowed the Castle— . a most The magnificent robes piece are of stage seen group seated ing on , Macbeth the throne and . the The Queen chorus in gorgeous bursts out into a congratulatory ode , between the passages of which discontented are intro Thanes duced . concerted Everybod pieces y is dep for loring Rosse , the Angus absence , and the of rises Banquo to sing , for a his drinking - murder song is not , and yet with generall the goblet y known in his . hand Macbeth has just Banquo finish rises ed the by his firs side t verse from , when behind , the the apparition throne and of the lays , gory his he hand leans on Macbeth horror-stricke ' s arm n . The against cup his drops wife from . The the King guests ' s hand are as as - tonished appeared , at he the regains conduct his of self Macbeth -control , and but the resumes spectre the having drinking disup song with , in strange which joy Lad , madly y Macbeth joins , . whose As the face refrain has is suddenl being sung y lit , as the the spectre horror of -stricken Banquo guests again rises retreat in the from midst around of the itraises hall , and its contented bloody hand Thanes and , denounces headed by Rosse Macbeth and as Angus a murderer , gather . , on The one side dis-,

    The Argument. The Scene Opens With A Cho...

    with and Macbeth horror . , who Lad remains Macbeth alone has upon fainted the in throne the , arms stands of fixed the ladies near herbut y now recoversandwith assumed tenderness peop imp disprove lores le breaks her the husban charge forth , , d and or to die in speak . a The grand . , The ghost chorus , mu has ffled they meanwhile discontent bid Macbeth of disap the - , peare rebelliou d , but s Chief as Macbeth it again steps staggers in front from of the him thron . Mad e to with defy rage the he tonishment combat draws Macbeth his of sword all , is defends and slain rushes . itself Bariqiio on vigo the , rous for spectre ly it , and is , which he after himself , an to exciting the alive as- , he fortunatel and . always well , exp saved wore lains his a that shirt life having of he mail declares suspected underneath on his Macbeth oath his that dress ' s Macbeth d , e which signs , . was tive of his private assailant y revenge , and , that but ; he from has love . slain of his the country tyrant from . The no Chiefs mo- but and declines Thanes cheer the crown , and for hail himself Banquo at king the . same Banquo time thanks proposing them , is that attained Lady . Macbeth This all be assent made to Regent and , till with the hearty majority acclamations of Fleance greet and the the curtain Queen descends Regent . on The the , bod congratulations y of Macbeth is of borne every -away body , , including The librettist " , it is hoped is aware , the that audience in departing . thus from the story of tentious Shakespeare prigs ' s and traged pedants y he may . But incur he confidentl the censure y appeals of some to pre the - much British iven . better public Where than whether there any is strict , so as much adherence a lyrical material drama to the to , traged choose his version y from could is have it not is g difficult to select the finest gems so as to please all . But , the librettist ventures to state that most of the beauties of Shakebetter speare ' sustained s tragedy and have the been happy preserved ending is , while at once the more interest moral is and audience is likely is proverbial to , be more and pop on ular that . the The librettist taste of feels an Eng he lish can confidently rely . ,

    A Shocking Imputation.

    A SHOCKING IMPUTATION .

    Casion A Waggis Of The H Recent Contempo...

    casion A waggis of the h recent contemporary Teetotal has Fete stated at the as Crystal a fact that Palace on the , such oc-^ bottled was and lemonade the ale rush had in on run the the out establishment refreshment of stock , and had stalls that been , every that consumed by drop five of at brand o ' clock even y assertions an earlier hour as these . We but cannot there pretend is no doubt to endorse but that such of scurrilous the fifty other thousand day , odd a goodl teetotallers y , percentage who were of thei at r number the Crystal indul Palace ged some the - rules what for heavil special y in malt occasions liquors or . whether Whether bitter teetotallers ale and have gin special -andfor water those are peop the usual le with remedies whom , " prescribed the pledge by " their does medical not agree advisers , we do not the occasion know ; but of certainl their last y festival the proceedings would lead of the us teetotallers to form some on abstinence theory , givi " ng than a more it is popularl liberal interpretati y supposed on to to possess the . term " total

    Double Acrostic,

    DOUBLE ACROSTIC ,

    When The Parvenus Ten Fall All Back Soci...

    When The parvenus ten fall all back social bonds woufcTburst first , And upper yet e ' en parvenus are upon often my reckoned , Men of my ^ first , because they have my second ! 1 . You That ' re far off your to Paris quickest ? Missed way is the by this mail train ? it ' s . plain 2 . He Burthen likes your to have horse these , and heavy load on him him as you still will J , 3 . " Improper Men hate word it most , " say when prudes it ' s allied J and to yet truth , forsooth !

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  • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Sept. 11, 1869, page 124, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_11091869/page/12/