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    • OUR STREETS.
    • THE PRESS TO THE RESCUE /
    • "THE RAILROAD TO R1772,V " or, "BAD FORM , OH, SIR!"
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      August 14, 1869.] The Tom Aha Wk. 69

      August 14 , 1869 . ] THE TOM AHA WK . 69

      Our Streets.

      OUR STREETS .

      {A Scene From A Comedy Publication In Se...

      { A Scene from a Comedy publication in several ) . Acts , now zn course of Inspector with Beards , Cons Handcujffs tables , & Truncheons c , discovered and , arme other d to Municipa the teeth l Properties . , , , Inspector . —Are you good men ? Inspector First Cons . — table .. — We are , Sir . And untrue ? That you would answer so I always knew . First , to assign ( as is our senseless plan ) That The Come gravest comes hither b , duty sergeant Nature to th . ' «/ to You zfittest keep posses clear man s , of the harm charm And dares your y greatest , enemy to say , When Of Truth wanted with you little were you ever can in make the w a ay 'jgjiift : , — And But Truth in the Forc ( you e know ' twould ) is argue Fortune fixed ' s rarest insanity gift , To own in public so absurd a vanity : If you have merit , you have kept it dark : Of senseless excellence you ' ve hit the mark : Second Therefore Constable , bear you . —If the we bullseye see Burg . — lars Now ? , your charge . Inspector . — Let them go at large . A golden rule for those who safety prize At Is , vagrant touch no urchins man if you more should than half rather your fly size , . That Or even is , if woman brother constables harshl are b tre y at ; If you are well supported you may on your y beat , ; Or men too drunk to offer you resistance You can ill use in safety , with assistance . Third Constable . —How if there be none drunk ? Inspector Assume . — some gentleman ' s the Then wors , e all for the liquor quicker . , By all our maxims no one has the right To walk home sober after twelve at night . You must do something for your pay . Fourth Constable . — That's true : P ' raps in emergencies a fit might do ? Inspector Who is . — incapable , is drunk . I see You know your duty : you may count on me Spite of all witnesses , in case of doubt , To prove your charges , and to hear you out . Fifth Constable . —How if . there be remonstrance ? in the throng There sometimes is intolerance of wrong : The crowd may be too many for us * Inspector . — None Need fear—you'll muster three or four to one , And Might makes Right—whoever dares begin ,. Down on his chatter sharp ! and " run him in / " This is your charge—prompt measures are the best—You " run him m" hard swearing does the rest ! \ Exeunt , to act accordingly .

      The Press To The Rescue /

      THE PRESS TO THE RESCUE /

      Of The Fanny Pall Oliver Mall Said Gazet...

      of Fanny Pall Oliver Mall said Gazette a great , in its deal announcement in a few words of the " The reprieve Gove mi doub r tted nmen t her the t , " sanity our murder , intelligent ; but it which does contemporary doubt she was whether tried observed . she Therefore actuall , " does y com Mr not - . life Bruce for has that determined offence . " that she shall suffer penal servitude for be This hung is because precisely there the stat is e of doubt the case about : Fanny her guil Oliver t j is but not to the Bruce law seems it is as to much think that as circumstances if he lets off warrant the extreme . The penalty of - just mise is absurdl un-Eng y lish illogical . We j indeed therefore , it trust is more that than the Press this , compro it to is un the tirel effor y ts due of which will still the further commutation exert its of infl the uence cap to ital prevent sentence a woman is en-

      Of The Fanny Pall Oliver Mall Said Gazet...

      ( probably entirely innocent ) from being incaxcerated"for ^ tlie "' rest of her days , simply because it is agreed on all hands that she is not guilty enough to be hung . Mr . Bruce may be happy in the matter possession indefinitel of an elastic as far conscience as he is , concerned and may have but shelved he is mis the - taken in the supposition y that the public will be ; satisfied if the to case , is rests full justice where , not it now small does mercy . What ; and we Fanny trust Oliver that her has claim a right to this may eventually prevail .

      "The Railroad To R1772,V " Or, "Bad Form , Oh, Sir!"

      " THE RAILROAD TO R 1772 , V " or , "BAD FORM , OH , SIR !"

      [It Is With Deep Regret That We Analyze ...

      [ It is with deep regret that we analyze Mr . Boucicault ' s new p and iece audience of weird have nonsense our heartfelt at Drury sympath Lane y . . ] The lessee , actors , Part I . —How the First Act was Made ! dians Take , and a few call th second em the -rate " , Oxford middle ei -aged ght . " , minor Let th -theat em perform re trage a - few vulgar antics in front of a badly-painted scene . Mix with a these sprinkling eight second of mild -rate , uncertai , middle n , -aged and , nervous minor-theatr " walking e tragedians ladies , " with whom let them take low-bred lover's liberties . Add an fro old m incident an East from -end a theatre worn- , out and Surrey Mr . Barrett melodrama in the , a character comic actor of a mumbling imbecile and clerical buffoon . Season with Boucihouse caultian . commonplace , and serve up hot in a well " papered " Part II . —How the Second Act was Cooked ! ! the Take second the -rate heaviest minor , -theatre most tragedians middle-aged ( whom , and you most hav stilted e called of blue the " coat Oxford lined eig with ht" ) , yellow and dress ; then him let like him a music go to -hall the singer dogs , in in a a lime-lighted scene , composed chiefly of dull vice and insipid Victoria-gallery sentiment . Flavour with snobbish twaddle spoken by a burlesque actress got up in a light wig and black , trousers , and mix , as before , with Boucicaultian commonplace . Part III . —How the Third Act was Mixed ! ! ! with Take it the a chapter heaviest out most of a middle third-rate -aged French and novel most , stilted and mix of the up second-rate minor- , theatre tragedians ( whom , you have called the " Oxford eight" ) , and dress him in a loud boating costume . Serve him up in this absurd " get up" at a grotesque evening party given in an old ball-room scene , once a feature in the " Great City ? Flavour with a good deal of questionable morality and an . insupportable load of Boucicaultian commonplace . Part IV . —How the Fourth Act was Dished !!! ! eight Take second the heaviest -rate minor , most -theatre middle- tragedians aged , and most ( whom stilted you of have the called the " Oxford eight" ) , and put him ( still wearing a loud boating costume ) in a sponging house , situated in the heart of London . Let him be rescued thence by eight plebeianlooking " supers , " got up in light blue jackets ( call them the " Cambridge eight" ) at seven o ' clock in the morning . Make your villains commit a clumsily contrived forgery , and hand them over to the police . Wind up with a poorly painted scene of the River at Barnes Bridge ; introduce two utterly ridiculous pasteboard board puppets boats , and , manned flavour with with sixteen derisive unstead roars y of and laughter jerky paste from - the audience ; add two pasteboard steamboats , with obtrusive chimneys and vague paddle-wheels , and flavour as before with derisive roars of laughter from the audience . Drop the curtain quickly , and drown the laughter and hisses of the audience with loud music from the orchestra . Give the mess a meaningless long title , and advertisements puff it largely over in g the igantic " leaders posters " on in the the hoardings morning news , and - papers .

      Imperial Logic.—The Ministry Is Solely R...

      Imperial Logic . —The Ministry is solely responsible to the Emperor j the Emperor is the nation : therefore the Ministry is solely responsible to the nation .

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Aug. 14, 1869, page 69, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_14081869/page/5/