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    • THE REAL TRUTH.
    • SEASONABLE MEMS.
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      What Can Be More Absurd, More Ridiculous...

      circle go further he is , a and livel will y wag admit , a mirth freely -moving that perhaps punster full of qui home ps , cranks and quiddities , but he is not quite the man we require as ruler of a troublesome state . He would make a very good King of England , or King of Denmark , but he is not quite " " to governing Greece . It is not altogether his fault—the royal youth was not educated for the place—he was never sent to a school where " young gentlemen are prepared for the throne , the baton , and the Privy Council . " He was taken from ( we trust ) pleasant retirement somewhere in Germany to the Danish Court , from the Danish Court he was ordered to that most uncomfortable of seats—the Grecian throne . Poor fellow , we pity him , and in his own interest advise him to abdicate . The question remains still unanswered— " What is to be done with Greece ? " The best thing that could happen would be the appearance of a second Napoleon Bonaparte , with a will of iron and brains to match ; a man who would put down brigandage with a strong hand , and an even stronger determination . But it is difficult to find such a man , for " when found and made a note of , " such a man would probably try his fortunes in France . Greece is such a contemptible little spot j geographically , it is a part of Turkey , morally , a continuation of Hades , socially , an offshoot of Soho square ! Who would care to be conqueror of

      this Herne Bay of Europe ? The honour would be so ve ^ f * empty , the glory so redolent of sawdust and blue-fire ! Still something ought to be done . It is no longer safe for an Englishman ( unless he be , indeed , one of Mr . Cook ' s excursionists—for it appears that even the brigands avoid him ) to travel in Greece . It is pleasant to know that if any of our luckless countrymen fall into the hands of the robbers , there will be no salvation for them . There is no one in Greece to rescue them . The land is in the hands of the brigands , the only law observed is law of pillage , the only king recognised is King Death ! land Yes that , King could Death be conquered ! This mis by erable a regiment paltry of land British of Greece militia , a , is fatal to our best and bravest ! The Government of Greece , changed always a , joke radicall , has y and become imm a ediatel nuisanc y . e , We as a can nuisance bow down it must to the be on absurd the contrary tinsel of , thrones are able , wh to e punish n those assassins thrones , but when shield robbers , but live and prosper and murder , then is it time to laugh such tinsel to scorn , and with energy in our cries , and determination in our hearts , to ask for reform .

      186 The Tom Ah A Wk. {.May 14, 1870.

      186 THE TOM AH A WK . { . May 14 , 1870 .

      The Real Truth.

      THE REAL TRUTH .

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      2 1 ST nd Man Man- - about about -TOWN -town . — ( astonzshea I do , I assure )— . You you don . ' I heard so ? all about it from Dangle . It ' s sure to be stopped . charac ( The ters weak of Band rollicking play 1 libertines a mild tune are . derisive The Audience . At the m end their of the ted music b , ladies performance who have of a eviden sort of tl jocular been schooled melo-drani in a Music , suppor Halls . y The jocular 7 iielo-drama is y sprinkled with various ful popular American bore songs having Comedian . In seen the , him who course a Tomahawk t two of other the piece London recognised appearance theatres as a . dread of The an - possible piece Lad y ( barring of , , the Unprepossessing Audience a few coarse jeer , double and Appearance are entendre not satisfied ?) , being uttered . ) as by insipid an OLD as 2 ist ND Man Man -about -about -town -town . — :. — I Quite say this so is . aw I ful regret rot . my five shillings ist Man . -about-town { referring to his play bill ) . —We haven they may ' t seen be amusing the " French . Eccentric Troupe" yet . Perhaps 2 Prurient ND Man about Shop-boy Town in * (« Amphitheatbe fo *^ £ fo // j /) . —Perhaps . —I say . , 'Any , this ain 'Arry ' t spicey . — . Ah I , never you just see wait such until rubbish they in co all mes my life to . the French women ! rises { The and weak sho'ws Band a daubbv play another flat of La mild Place piece de . la Then Concnrde the curtain . ti'h > hrt ~ .

      & ently painted some fifty years ago . Appearance of a French Actress average improprie { not quite ty a . Venus Mild ) , French who sings song falls a mild rather French flat song . Exit of cos French tume . Actress French , Actor and enter sings a French an utterl Actor y idiotic in a grotesque song , and dances of audience a very . En coarse ter Another dance . Exit French French Actress Actor { to less the a Venus relief < than ?/ " Prurient the first ) Shopboy , 'who sings at a song the last and evolution kicks up . her After leg . a Deli while ght Another French Actress exit . Curtain . ) , ist Man-about-town . —Come , this is bosh . Fancy to getting the Club to this . end of the world to see such rot . Let ' s go back wait 2 ND for M the an Can -about -can - . town . —As we are here , we may as well P ist rurient Man-about Shopboy -town . —I { with like resi ' gnation kicking ) . — up All ' er right leg . . That was 'Arry rather . — spicy Well , ; I b see ut as nothing for the - in rest ' er , it kicking ain ' t wo up rth er twopence leg . She . warn ' t dressed ' alf spicily enough for me . curtain French ( The Ban rises Actresses d , show are i at ng and La it again Place French . de After la Actor Conco a little rde ( doleful as before music ) and rted the the b scription a very dis the mal four Young dance Man a particularly . After a ballet weak appear of Can the , -can suppo mildes . Disap t de y - - pointment of the Audience . Green curtain . ) ' P Arry rurien ( angrier t Shopboy and more ( angry baffled and ) . baffled —Rot ) . ain —What ' t the rot word ! for it , it ist bosh Man , nonsense -about , tomfoolery -town . —Mildest , rubbish thing . ' I have ever seen ! The 2 ND papers Man say -about ing th - town it was . — improper The Can too -can ! W certainl hat non sense was ! awfull Tomahawk y mild . . — Let A ' s dreary go home , wr . etched performance . As to its being whole im entertai proper nment that ' s all ( sav nonsense e the mark . Wh 1 ) y out a saint without mig blushing ht sit the , but—he would soon go to sleep J

      Seasonable Mems.

      SEASONABLE MEMS .

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    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), May 14, 1870, page 186, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_14051870/page/4/