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November 27, 1869.] THE TOMAHA WK . 249
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A WORD WITH "TUB PROFESSION:'
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send Some to ie our one office —we , nei...
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A DISTINCTION AT A DISCOUNT.
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has Mr declined . Edward the Ellice Peer...
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A HINT WORTH TAKING.
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The Earl of Zetland is about to retire f...
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A QUESTION FOR THE HORSE GUARDS.
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Prince Arthur seems to be enjoying himse...
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November 27, 1869.] The Tomaha Wk . 249
November 27 , 1869 . ] THE TOMAHA WK . 249
A Word With "Tub Profession:'
A WORD WITH " TUB PROFESSION : '
Send Some To Ie Our One Office —We , Nei...
send Some to ie our one office —we , neither addressed know to nor one care of ie who ours — , " has some thoug verses ht fit en to - titled Gentleman Jack , " which , with far greater trouble than to the understand subject or the are meant treatment to be of an it deserved attack on , we Mr have . John managed Clayton for a certain article written "b y him in one of those many sheets , which now are attempting to fly about with wings borrowed from " behind the scenes . " We should not have made any allusion to the doggrel in question did we not feel that we have an opportunity of pointing out a very useful moral to the the memb vigorous ers efforts of a profession on the part which of some we try of to these respect same , in members spite of to render such an effort utterly vain . We will speak plainly , as is our way ; and we tell all actors and actresses that they will not or elevate ladies themselves ( using the , words or their in profession their conventional , by sneering sense at i . e gentlemen . persons of birth , position , and education ) who may choose to , take , to the stage . It can be no disgrace or injury to the world of actors that their somewhat dull circle should be invaded by those who are fitted by culture for any of the learned professions . A man of education and refinement who " goes on the stage" has much to contend against ; as a rule he will find few congenial acquaintances or friends amongst his fellow artistes : he will have who to submit have to soared the rudeness so far above , or , the worse earth , the as patronage to have , got of " beyond stars , " the regions of grammar , and to whom the letter H is a secret foe , lying in wait to catch them on the slip , when the bustle or possession passion of . the For scene one actor ruffles who , for treats a time his , their profession stagnant as an self art - most requiring intelli the gen most t stud indefati y of poetry gable , observation he will find of scores nature who , and know the , guiltless Shakespeare of any onl attempt y throug to h reproduce the acting the edition natural , and characteristics who are as of humanity , as the serenely self-confident artist who favours us monthly with a picture of " La Mode . " Indeed , the actor is not usuall take y inferior , the trouble to the to painter dress his of " lay Le fi Follet gure correctl " because y . P he erhaps does and he is with conscious a dull of sense the miserable of harmony nature and of fitness the internal seeks furniture to make , the , external no less brilliant and accurate . However , this may be , let no actor think that dress is of no importance in his art : we resent incorrect costumes in a painting where the figures are still and speak not , we resent it more in a play where they convict themselves of indolence or ignorance out of their own mouths . Let " the Profession " consider this ; abuse of those " gentlemen" who have made way against the many annoyances and obstacles which the stage presents to men who were not suckled by the beer-engine of a public-house , or in baptized the eyes in the or Green minds -room of , any -will bod not y advance whose respect " the Profession is worth " hi having ghest . sense If all of actors the word would , let claim them to follow be " these gentlemen precepts , " in : — the ( 1 . ) Tell the notices the truth from , whether the about which the salary obtain which or you about get , the or merits of any brother press actor . you , ( 2 . ) Don't , whenever you meet a friend or an acquaintance , or a the perfect nearest stranger public , - at house once propose as if that to adjourn was the to onl the bar home of , y y qu ou aintance knew . , or If the you perfect can't afford stranger to , to ask your your own friend room , or , ac try - and contrive to carry on five minutes' conversation without the aid of bad beer or worse brandy . ( 3 . ) Don' can t dress afford with diamonds a view to ive effect them when to our wife the if stage have . If one you , or keep the price of , them g for a rainy y day . , you ( 4 . ) Try and read something more intellectual and general in the self way in other of literature . than If the Era do , this and the notices find of your some - other subject papers of conversation you than your you own may success and which the comparative you have attempted failure of . every If the other anecdotes artist in with any which parts ( 5 . ) I excused y f ou you regale must the your lack lead listeners of a disreputable any point had . more life , decency do it as , t quietl hey mi y as ght you be your can . professional Remember , character that being , and always endeavouring before the to be public no less in so in your private character , it behoves you to conceive
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such a being as " the Lord Chamberlain" with regard to other licenses than those of plays . ( 6 . ) If you choose to play the legitimate drama , learn to speak English before you try and recite blank verse . Do not believe that a knowledge of when Kean , or Kemble , other crossed mechanical the stage , gesture or raised will his naturall arm , y or bring performed with it any a share of his intellect , by , aid of which he conceived the part and realised his conception . A slight acquaintance with the full text of Shakespeare and with the dramatic literature of the Elizabethan period will be found useful to candidates for the premiership of the tragic stage , long vacant . By observing these simple directions , which are addressed only to those who need them , we venture to predict that actors will do more to elevate themselves and their art than by decrying advantages which they may covet , but to obtain proof which of they the do soundness not make of much our counsel effort . We that mi those ght add few , men as a who have been great actors by profession , , have all been men , of cultivation immense . intellectual power , improved by arduous and steady
A Distinction At A Discount.
A DISTINCTION AT A DISCOUNT .
Has Mr Declined . Edward The Ellice Peer...
has Mr declined . Edward the Ellice Peerage , Mr M . . P . Gladstone for the St has . Andrew offere ' d s him Boroug . We hs , cannot say what may have been Mr . Ellice ' s exact motives for adopting this course , but Mr . Gladstone may safely regard the proceeding as a severe snub—a snub , too , that is well deserved . lenders Really , for when marquises we have we bricklayers cannot wonder for baronets that gentlemen , and money some- - times fight shy of the , Peerage . No ; Edward Ellice's spirited refusal to be associated with a parcel of parvenus does him honour serves credit ; and for Mr . following Talbot , who a good has examp also declined le . It is a quite Peerage refresh , de - - ing to find that even coronets may become a drug in the market .
A Hint Worth Taking.
A HINT WORTH TAKING .
The Earl Of Zetland Is About To Retire F...
The Earl of Zetland is about to retire from the office of has Grand held Master for five of the -and Freemasons -twenty years of , and Eng will land probabl , a post y which be suc he - ceeded by Earl de Grey and Ripon . In answer to numerous inquiries , we should state that the Prince of Wales is not old enough in the craft to be selected for the Grand Mastership . Whatever the enemies of Freemasonry can have to say against it , toadyism is certainly not amongst its faults ; and it is pleasant to see some limit put upon the system of preferment of princes , although in an unimportant matter . We wonder if Mr . Childers will take the hint that the Duke of Edinburgh is as yet too young to be made an Admiral of ; and if it will occur to Mr . Cardwell that Prince Arthur is scarcely up to the duties of Major-Generalism ? Time will show—probably a very short time , we fear .
A Question For The Horse Guards.
A QUESTION FOR THE HORSE GUARDS .
Prince Arthur Seems To Be Enjoying Himse...
Prince Arthur seems to be enjoying himself in the far West . After having exhausted the exuberant loyalty of the colony by visiting the principal towns , he has now dropped the take Prince none and the assumed less interest the sportsman in his Royal . The Highness papers ' s , doings however in , Canada , and the other day the principal item of the evening ' s news was contained in a telegram stating that Prince Arthur had just gone on a hunting excursion in the Ottawa Valley . should This is not all enjoy very himself well , and ; but there we object is no to reason his doing that a so [ JPrince . under false pretences . Will his Royal Highness inform us why a Battalion of the Rifle Brigade , which should have returned home beyond a the year regulated ago , was period retained for on its the tour North of forei American gn service Station ? We , until now , might have been under the impression that the Horse Guards sanctioned the arrangement only to afford the officers and men of the Rifle Brigade the gratification of having
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Tomahawk (1867-1870), Nov. 27, 1869, page 249, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_27111869/page/9/
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