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Tomahawk (1867-1870), 16th May 1868, Edition 1 of 1, Page 194, THE OPERA SEASON.

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    • CANARDS A UX OLIVES.
    • THE OPERA SEASON.
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      194 The Tomahawk. "¦" " [May 16, 1868.

      194 THE TOMAHAWK . "¦ " " [ May 16 , 1868 .

      Canards A Ux Olives.

      CANARDS A UX OLIVES .

      By The Hour These Lines Fall Under The P...

      By the hour these lines fall under the public eye the muchlooked-for Orleans speech will have been telegraphed to every important town in Europe . It will no longer be a matter of conjecture whether the French Emperor intends to take the amiable hint , twice given him by the Times , and disband the imperial European army massacre e 7 i masse for the , or purpose on the of other testing hand new weapons inaugurate and a revivifying old prejudices . We shall not therefore give the of speech the Emperor here , but to merel neglect y point the out very that happy it will sign be s reall of the y too times bad that are bursting forth on all sides of him . The fear perhaps that he might mean to repeat the famous policy of 1864 may have had no little to do with their sudden appearance . However , be this as it may , facts are facts , and at a time when excessive armaments are wearing out the sinews and draining the resources of every European Power , it ought to be a matter of congratulation to find so notorious an offender as Prussia in the promised very van to let of 10 a 000 salutary men go reform home . Yes for , a Prussia little while has , and actuall has y even hinted that in , August next she may possibly give a holiday to a few more . When it is borne in mind that the North the German field Confederation the truly magnificent can at a nature pinch of put this 1 promised , 600 , 500 men reduction into of 10 , 000 , may be rightly estimated . It absolutely reduces the generous effective - strength open-hearted of Prussia good intention to nearly go 1 , 590 beyond , 500 men this ? ! If Can it does not , mean peace—what on earth does ? Such sort of questions surely the Emperor Napoleon will have asked himself privately before his performance at Orleans comes off , and having asked himself such questions , there can be little doubt hel about herself his rep . lies She . France must cannot disarm , in at the once face . of If such she generosity hesitate , perhaps p a glance at the following pacific European programme , may force her to immediate action . The peace fever set up at Berlin , it will be seen , has spread itself into every state .

      Austria . The conversion of the old-fashioned rifles into breech-loaders will , during the heat of the summer months , be proceeded with at of the a rate Vienna that ought Cabinet to . satisf The y Emperor Europe of will the not pacific quarrel intentions with the Pope Franco , as -Austrian was orig interference inally supposed in the ; while affairs as of to Crete the talk nothing of a could have been wider of the truth . It is well known , that the who matter is was exceedingl a mere y canar fond d of from a joke first , palmed to last , and the that above Baron off Beust upon , the foreign ambassadors , before twelve o'clock , on the 1 st of April last . Hence the misconception . Italy . As a proof of her devotion to the cause of peace , Italy will , as usual , maintain her accustomed position on the verge of bankruptcy . . She could count only on 980 , 000 men if wanted in an emergency . If other Powers would be but kind enough to disarm , she could get rid of her troops immediately—by not arrangements paying them . . She This does would not wish be most to wipe agreeable out Lissa to or Custozza other . Oh , dear no !

      Turkey Will cut off all communication with the Western Powers . Russia Of course means nothing by her concentration of 40 , 000 cavalry stated along the by cer line tain of Paris the Pruth journals . As to to be the at the army back of 3 of po th , ooo . em men , she desires to say she knows nothing whatever . As to the cavalry , perhaps the horses are thirsty . She means peace—peace at t an hi y s price oppor tuni is ty strictl of insisting y honourable once more in her on intentions her intense , and respect takes , admiration , and love for Turkey . Greece would da Has ys ! changed like Such a its know quie Ministry t what state more o onl f t y hin nine could gs is times be unprecedented expected in the las of , t and it seven . It it

      beggarly repudiates , dishonest utterly the , noisy prevailing state , and idea takes that it this is a opportunity nasty , shabby of , in giving Crete a under public false denial colours to the . unfounded Is very peaceabl rumours y of disposed its meddling . Denmark Will reduce its immense standing army at once by the suppression of several drummers . It assures the world that it does and not mean -Austria to and declare that war those simultaneousl states need y not with therefore Prussia , tremble Russia . , Is fond of fire , eating , but more fond of humble pie . Means very peacefully—if no one will attend to it . Booh-ooh I boohooh-ooh ! England Cannot do more than she has done to prove her inoffensive character . Is not her fleet left in the hands of the Admiralty ? And her army—who will dare to deny that the cartridges just supplied for the new rifle are both dangerous and useless ? These are her guarantees for peace . Yes , she means to quit Abyssinia ; that is , when . If such a condition of things fails to satisfy the French Emperor , what will ? Europe certainly never looked more peaceful in her life—not even in 1815 !

      The Opera Season.

      THE OPERA SEASON .

      The English Take Their Good Fortune A Gr...

      The English take their good fortune a great deal too much as a matter of course . No wonder that they have gained the character of being discontented and ungratefulr-rdiscontented with what they do not like , and ungrateful for what they do . People who live in London and care for music ( they are a numerous excellence bod of the y ) are two very great much lyric too establishments apt to underrat ; and e the if general half a dozen bran new operas are not produced in the course of the gers season for , they want are of ever enterprise ready . to Those grumble who at and are abuse dissatisfie the mana d with - Co vent Garden and Her Majesty ' s ( or rather , alas I Drury rience Lane ) should of the manner travel abroad in which ; and forei when they O have -houses gained are expe con - - ductedthey may return to appreciate gn more pera generously what they get , at home . It was not long ago that / Puritani was year brough ; while t out at the the two Italiens novelties , in of Paris the , as season the great were , feature respectivel of the y , them // sings Trovatore about anywhere fifty and out or Don sixty of Eng Giovanni times land . , As she , which for is supposed Madlle were . Patti given to , be wh between ( en what she , by the way , she truly is ) a host , or rather hostess , in herself , m and atters all of else sixth , band -rate , importance chorus , and . But singers in London are made this many is not stars the case a bri , ght and particular Madlle . star Patti no shines doubt , as of t one he Coven of the t Garden Company , . Another fact may be recorded with regard to the Opera in England which is more than creditable . Albeen thoug given h it is in yet London early during in the the season past , if month the operas had been which produced have in Paris in the course of the whole year , the Parisians would have We En note glish d 1 people 868 as an have episode no cause in the t & history grumble of or the comp Lyric lain D . ram Our a . Opera-houses may not be up to the standard of excellence which member we expect that and our require Opera , bu -houses t at the are same second time to it none is as in well the world to re- . and The scheme Her Majes for am y ' s w lgam hich ating was projec companies ted early of in Covent the year Garden has happ contemp ily fallen lated , to is the needed ground so far . No as England operatic reform is concerned , if reform . It was is fortunate rather promoters that in , sp from ite of t Ci he machina , the existing tions of arran cap gemen italists , has or been Mapleson allowed , whose to rest existence on its was former at one basis time t and hreatened that while , has been Mr . able to retain his identity , Mr . Gye is still Mr . Gye , and not Mr . a re v limited aluable as public it was servants proposed , and he should their re tirement . Both or gentlemen removal from the field of their long and successful exertions in the cause of Opera would have been an almost national misfortune .

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    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), May 16, 1868, page 194, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_16051868/page/2/