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    ' March 27, 186 9.3 THE TO MA HA WK. 141...

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    * TJI& AMATEURS! THE AMATEURSU By an ex-...

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    Study III.—Adolphus Noodle, the Amateur ...

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    ' March 27, 186 9.3 The To Ma Ha Wk. 141...

    ' March 27 , 186 9 . 3 THE TO MA HA WK . 141 (

    * Tji& Amateurs! The Amateursu By An Ex-...

    * TJI & AMATEURS ! THE AMATEURSU By an ex-Amateur of Two Feet .

    Study Iii.—Adolphus Noodle, The Amateur ...

    Study III . —Adolphus Noodle , the Amateur Actor . Lo — rd Rosherville Rosherville y s s Make Trouble - — . — Moustachios The Caste 0 / and the the "Lad French y of Lyons Revo " - lution — The Love of up Art a 7 id the qffectioit for Whiskers — Noodle ness of ' s the G Ama rievance teur — . Mute ' s Appeal—Chaining unselfish-The xuu j rehearsals . /^ ^ uvcujuu of ^* the m 1 at « . <» actors Lady juia . ~ ijr flirted Vi Carboro ^ aiuuiu 1 ' s were n ^ ic of all O . LL V more xiL : ji . \ i or \ jl ic less ^ ^ a the iij . ^

    some same . of them Some were so hopelessly depressed , some by the them heavy laug wei hed g , and of melancholy their great responsibility but well dressed , that they ghosts moped . Among about these the rooms last was like keep Lord up Rosherville his spirits , , became , in at spite List of awfull several y depressed gallant atte . mpts to " I " reall You y know am not , " he the said man to for me the , taking part . Z me can by 'tp th lay i button Beauseant -hole . , pantomime p Who / layed MUbUlliilllvi would anything take I think b && , I think I for could VS a I villain should do \ t & hat f ? tt like ? Wh 1 y to p ' s lay too H absurd arlequin . in If a I

    ^ . XXXU . JL . \^ L . J . VJ . KXJ ( . Vm With ^ V 4 ^ ^ M A A this A K he W went his ^ H » way , leaving M A me to my own devices ^ K a . beg Having to give nothing a few whatever sketches extracted do , I watched from ray my note fellow -book actors . . I Claud ( played by my . friend Adolphus ) . —As I have already p described layed Claud him , with I need much say nothing gloomy here majesty , except , and this gave : — He the notion that Melnotte never uttered half-a-dozen words without his beforehand

    learning speech . General referred Dam ) . — as In spite ( played of by all the his youth efforts to , the who poor m I have fellow alread never y seemed older than eighteen . On " the night" he looked sixteen ! Monsieur des Chappelles j , ii . —A vague youth from the War Office v / iuv ^ , who it addressed iiu spoke oj ^ uix ^ in him < a a » whisper rvm ^ uij , and ot . Lj . vA . laug icttuguwu hed nervousl 1 x ^ 1 vi / uoxjr y when rvuwu

    anyone . Beauseant already been ( played written by it Lord . may Rosherville be gathered ) .- that —From this what character has had of am perfor ateur not . falle mance n into his very lordshi satisfactory p was a dead hands failure . Oa , even the night an Glavis nice fellow layed " by for Ch the * rley " ladies Rosel . y " ) . — R Charley ather retiring was an , " awfull not y much # fci of ift a hand at 1 manl XlJbfcbt 4 sportsbut amiable CfcllXLC to a degree

    ** Some . * . « . V one ^ . <* had A * U * 1 . J , N asked ^ , «*» . him . Xjr y Q to ^^ p lay V ? j , Glavi M IXV s , and * WXW he W « had * ^•^ 'g con 1 ' ^^* - . more sented idea , as he of had acting not than been a able wax to doll say . On " no the . " He evening had no of the softl perfor and m smiled ance he sweetl forgot at his part entirel who y , and the co urmured urse of the piece y happened to loo y k at anyone him . The A XJ . U Tuli Innkeeper -XA 1 A . " * XKXH Bart MSiJtT X ^ IX . and XliU This JL / the X XX lit Notary ± ' % \* f A . mT ± M ^ X ( ^ doubled UUUUlWU rather by YJj Sir ** J ± * - John I V / XXIX

    exceedingl p , y . anxio )— us to gentle do his man two was roles justice nervous . By some , but mist and ake appe he ared dressed as the the Notar part y of in the a Innkeeper highly comic as the and Notary bac- , mistakes the chan languid alian rathe costum surprise r comp e , with of licat the a ed audience red the nose plot . and , and a nap mi kin nist . ere These d to ist activ Offic e er service ( play was ed by known Major as Lawson a severe ) . —This martinet actor . when On the on because nig iht ht of they biiw the p did uivaxi iece n ' t b he know quarrelle how to d with his their uiwii brother swords ui officers with

    military * . ^(* u . w dignity jr . . « t ** ww uu i * carry vctixjr . o nr uo nivu 2 ND necessary Officer to ( p say layed that by I was my very unworthy bad on self the ) . — first It is night scarcel . y 3 RD Officer ( played by the Hon . Bertie Ditton ) . —This young fello he appeared w was a profe in . a ssed long " white wag . " beard On the , and night pretended of performance to weep piteously when anyone addressed him .

    Pauline ( played by Lady Carboro ) . —As I have written before , p our hysi host que ess were was admirabl very y " suited fat and to the forty part . " of Her Pauline age . and Widow Melnotte ( played by Lady Florence Folkestone ) . — diamonds This young . She lady looke would d on the " make night up of young performance " about wear *"' "" ' " " ' " ' ""* "' ' ™ ¦¦¦¦¦ i n— — ¦¦ ¦¦—»¦_ in m .- ¦¦ — ¦¦ ..... i-. — -. nibw ,.

    ¦»¦«_—re—¦ - ¦ - ' — ' -1 " ¦ - " ' ¦¦¦¦¦ — .- . ten the owner years the of enormous junior of wealth her son . , Claud , and seemed to be Madame Tudor Des ) . — This Chappeles young lad ( played y tried by to Miss look Ida even Fitz- younger Plantagenet than - of Lad the y performance Florence Folkestone she appeared , and succeeded to be a . gushing On the maiden night of sixteen .

    have So written much for above the Lad it will y of be Lyons seen that and its all caste the . characters From what in the I play I were over filled the to rest perfection of the rehearsals ! in silenceand come at pass , once At to a the great earl event hour — afcer the ni dinner ght of I performance hurried down . to South tumier still Kensington more , very waiting gorgeou , and to y was clothe s flunkey shown me , in where up the to uniform I a found gorgeous of Nathan an bedroom officer , the of by cos the ia - work French jl tcuv > u Republic -1-w ^ jJU . UAi . v . ^ Rosherville . With vvxnx a a . nod ij . \_ nj . laced to n _» Clarkson \^ iairLOUii , ) who wuvs in the was nao hands hard xiaiu at a of . u

    the amiable upon poor tradesman of Tichb , I p orne street myself and in a few moments appeared as a warrior in a good deal of , gold lace and in a much sword pleased which with wouldn my ' t on appearance any account , I passed leave its over scabbard to Rosher . Very - ville . ners " Ah of ! his is eyes that . you " I ? " say he , are said , looking up in costumes at me out ? " of the cor" " Why Not particularl know y . - * - don UUU What ' t think ' s the 1 fellows JlUilV matter IV used UJWU ? " to LVS wear whiskers WAUJiVVl

    and . " Oh moustachios V V *¦*¦ yes _/ , you JT V they / U * . XkllV _ did in VV , the - , I think French - FT * b UUU , " I Revolution " 1-fc rep lied , d , pulling , you know t W at V my _ * . " mous - tache " Ah , " , but at least I ' m , they afraid did civilian in the s army usen , ' t you to wear know moustachois . " in the " time Well , of m the ' lord Revolution I believe . they Wh usen at do ' t you to wear say much Mr . Clarkson hair in the ?" moustachois Revolution , but , " answered among Clarkson amateurs , Prince Beauseant of Perruquiers is often played . in Leaving ju ^ aviug jLwou Rosher ^ i ville viuu strugg ^ U Sb ling 6 between ugiw ^ uu his xito love iv / vv / of \ s ± . art c * , l w anu and

    his was affection not a very for large his whiskers platform , . I The descended scene was on set to the for stage the open . It - ing made farce some . The mistake tradesman with the who had which provided had the caused stage some had confusion . scenery playe Adol d in everything s , who of course ) , was in played the greatest in the first state farce of excitement ( our friend , and Mute , the " professional" who had " coached"the amateurs , vainl V CVLLXXJF y made XX & CfcVLW an tV-LX attempt O * Wlf \^ Ul ^ l > t to bV soothe JUVbUV him XXX 1 XX * . Th

    directions "I tell you ' an I canno interior- — play the / ' bachelor cried Ado ' s lod lp g ings , " of Bungle e stage — you very does poor this and p dirty lace — look thre e tottering r or dirty chairs 1 " R ., ' & c . Now I ask little " Well too , " showy said for Mute bachelors , looking ' lodg at ings the . scene But , couldn " Perhaps ' t you it is say a generosity something . at Th the at beginning would account of the piece for the about gilding your landlord and the 's medallions . " if v reall 11 »* t be 1 . _ do t _ 11 lied 1 1 Adol 1 _ 1 _ with * - decision _!_•_• --

    " You " mustn y 't __ play ' the fool ne , " with rep the audience ** phus . Yo u know 1 . to don pre ' m serve ind , what and I I really do to oblige can ' t play peop with le , but that set hav . " e a reputation turning " Hang it nd all shar ! " c l y ed upon Mute a , losing carpenter his , temper he asked , an " I then say , where " Well did , Sir you , " get answered this from the ? " man , scratching his head , and terio looking h ard of A at laddin the scene " , " I think it must be the palace

    inbVliUl r . o \ S u ktl » Ul mTM fWWW & fV * greatly " Now % V obli Noodle ¦» . 1 » ge me , — my will boy 1 really , " *• said do •«< M ««• me ute * a to favour Adol A « — p i f you , " you will will go » 11 on , and My dear say no Mute mor , " e about lied it Noodle . " , " people tell me that I ' m thing the best for natured you ; but man reall in the y , y world ou must , and excuse you kno me w . I I 'd can do ' any play - with " O that you , you nice know , swe , e I reall , amiable y can ' t creature . " ! " murmured Mute , savagelyas he turned his uiw heel nuwii The iaw prompter V 4 > at * this buiu

    ocv moment v The auwi curtain r y , seeing c ** 3 nw ascended the i # v **** stage w * upon * slowly ¦ ¦* clear * ' ^*** , rang and unsteadily hi . s bell •** . ^ . / x v * itK * cw Ht- # ? * * * * * The Reader { coming to the above asterisks ) , —Well ! what next ? The Author { facetiously ) . —You must wait till next week ! J _» "l . 'U '^ J "" l ^ , i , '« Ji ~ S .: ""^ . " - 'J *^* l " f . »« - ! ^ ' - ' mvmmimvwm m " ' - ¦ ¦ " ~^ " ^ 1 < l - •¦ ¦ ¦¦ ' iiuwmiih whi i ¦> ¦•¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ n ¦ > - •¦! n » mi . ¦«¦¦¦¦—•—

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  • Tomahawk (1867-1870), March 27, 1869, page 141, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_27031869/page/9/