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February 29, 1868,3 THE TOMAHAWK. 85
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February 29, 1868,3 The Tomahawk. 85
February 29 , 1868 , 3 THE TOMAHAWK . 85
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Act 5 . * - ger Hombacjt—A Week Later . JDramztis Personce . Frank Price ( composed chiefly of twaddle and toftct ) Mr . Montagu . Rosie Price { composed chiefly of Miss Marie Wilton ) Miss Wilton . Somebody this character played is by too Mr horrible . Blakeley for description { composed 1 ) Mr chiefl . Blakeley y of— but . , no !
The Hon . Bruc burg e lary Fanquhere , and fine sentiments { composed ) chiefl Mr . y H of are slang . , blue blood , Mrs . KlNPECK { composed chiefly of— again too horrible for description ) Mrs . L . Murray . AMANDA { composed chiefly of humbug L . Foote , mixed . with a little twaddle ) Miss Mr . Bancroft { composed chiefly of Mr . Bancroft ) Mr . Bancroft .
A Prussian Officer ( composed chiefly of uniform ) Mr . Montgomery . Tomahawk { composed wholly of truth ) Mr . Tom . A . Hawk . Scene Time . — : A The drawing evening -room fixed in for the li Mrs mansion . Frank of Frank Price's Price at Home , Esq " . Present : Frank Price and his romantic wife . Frank { taking out some lollipops from his tail-coat pocket )' . —'
At last we are alone ! And now my dear before any of the company arrive I want to ask you a few questions . Believe me the happiness of our lives depends upon your answers ! But first Rosie may I { offer interrupting you a lolli him pop ? impulsivel It is but y homel ) . —Beware y fare , but Frank — , - beware willa boarding 1 Althoug -sch h o I ol ' m angel a light-hearted yet child touch of a Nature hidden — chord if you
a chord , I repeat , not totally , you unconnected may with melodramatic , hysterics ! Do you remember the joyous row I made in "Caste " when I discovered that my sister's husband had not been murdered in India ? divine Frank ! If . — I To remember be sure ri \ ght It it was was beautiful something , true to this to Nature effect— , ha ha ha—gugglegugglegish !
then Rosie while . — I Ah repeat dear it Frank . Ha , the ! ha joyous — row pleased you ? Listen Think Frank me { not interrupting unkind if her I say ) . — " Nay we can Rosie have I beg too of much you forbear even of . the best of things . " Chide me not if I add— " melodramatic 1 h howl ysterics which included is heartily . '' Yes welcomed darling in , b one elieve piece me , the when harmonious repeated in a second becomes stupid and a bore !
^ v ^ ^ v - ^^^ ^^ r - ^^ - ^^ ~ m ^ ^^ b ^^ f ^ ^^ r ^^ r ^^ r ^^ <»^ fc ^ " ^^ ^^ ^^ r ^ r w r ^ ^ m ^^^^ v ^ b * ^ ^^^ B v ^ r B *^ r ^^ ^™ ^ h ^ Rosie . —Your words have cut me to the very soul ! But you said . you What wished would to question ? me . See , I am ready to answer youyou not Frank all frivolity . —What ! I wo may uld I spend , Rosie many ? Oh a Rosie voluptuous , believe hour me I with am the toothsome lollipop , many a merry moment with the pleasant
peppermint drop , but still I have the feelings of a gentleman ! turn I ask gambler you dearest in the , on second my knees scene , wh of y , the oh third why did act ? you suddenly wide ROSIE world { seriousl who y can ) . — answer Frank , the there question is only one you man have in put this to wide me ! Frank . —And he is ? Rosie ( bursting into tears ) . —Mr . Tom Robertson !
sweetest Frank . . — Come Nay , , dry I meant those not pretty this eyes ! , Rosie and , share cheer with up my me this blushing bonbon ! See , it is a succulent sugar-stick ! me Rosie ? . —Thanks , darling , but what more would you ask of one Frank act and . — a Bu half t little that . I Tell was me flirting , angel w , wh ith y Mrs did . you Brown believe , when for two words of explanation would have set everything to-right s ?
To say the least , you were obstinately blind to the facts of the case Rosie . Answer . —Frank , dearest , these , say doubts why are did cruel you 1 ! Can you think for believe a moment me that that I left speak to from myself my I' heart d behave when so I ? say , No although , Frank I , society may admire ! ( Pouting the gadfl . ) y Nay for , its sir wings , you , I should shall never know seek better for , in its - pointless deed you should improbable ! ( Earnestl impossible y . ) Oh if , Frank will , — my but actions remember were
darling finest dialogue , yes , and req remember * .. , s a plot it — when not , all I you ' m the dead acting and in gone the , world —the , to * the This story act , is and omitted contains at the rather Prince more of action Wales' than s Theatre the . other This four is a acts pity put , as it together is most , important ¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ . . ' . . .. ¦¦ .. ¦ ¦ .. ¦ ' ¦¦• _ i i
out will my carry vagaries through would a piece have which been actionless has no story . Robertson ! " Play 's " drama withgave plenty of evidences of the head—what it failed in was the tale / ninth Frank -rate . — circus True clown 1 But that see , he who walk have s so we strangel here ? y 1 Can he be a Enter Somebody Played by Mr . Blakeley .
Rosie . —Why the man must be practising for the next Christmas pantomime 1 Begone Frank thou ( to irritating Somebod buffoon y Played ! Th by y Mr services . Blakeley may , perhap , sternly s ) , . be — required [{ Exit on Somebod Boxing y ni Played ght , but by not Mr before . Blakeley I , grotesquely . ) Rosie . —The fellow was simply unbearable ! But lookwho
is this 1 , Enter Mrs . Kinpeck , vulgarly . Frank . —Why this woman is bad , far , far too bad ! What are Mrs you . Kinpeck doing here . — , woman Why , I ' % m practising for next year ' s pantowh mime y shouldn too . You 't they know introduce they sometimes a female pantaloon have a harlequina ? , then
( Exit Mrs . Kinpeck , vulgarly . ) But Rosie see . here —Well comes , thank heaven Amanda those and two Mr bores . Bancroft are disposed ! of ! , papa , , ( Enter the Hon . Bruce Mr . Bancroft Fanquhere . ) , Amanda , and know b b Frank to ( seizing be a thoroug the Hon h scoundrel . Bruce ' s hand ! I kno ) . — w M that y dear you sir are , a I
blackl ^ ^ H tf ^ v ^ ^ m ^ - ^^ . r ^ * ^ you eg W ^^^ . V ^^ and vr ^^^* ^ v ^^ F a ^^^ r ^^ gambler ^^* ^ v ^^ ^* 4 ^^ . ^^ ^^ 4 ^^ ^^^ — ^ ^ V ^ h ^^ *^ that * 4 ^^^ ^^^ ^^~ ^ you ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^ assist ^^ ^^ v fl ^ ^ in M ^ ^^ ^^ ^ v ^ . ^ the ^ ^ * k v ^ r ^^ poisoning ^^ ^^ ^* ^^ v g ~^^ ^ t ^^ a ^ v ^ f ^ b ^^ ^^^ p of ^^^^ race-horses , and are not ashamed of dabbling in the dirtiest of proud dirty work to h . ave For you all this for a you father are - a in gentleman -law . Great at heart heavens , and , Ban I ' m - croft Mr ! . is Bancroft that you , and ( gloomil just y the ) . — same As you as say ever , I % ' m just the same as ever I Would it were not so !
( Gloomy silence for ten minutes after this avowal . ) actresses Amanda are ( scorned plucking bitterl up y coitrage by the ) . — cruel I ' m worl an d actress ! That , was and the the conventional world the idea thing that to say actresses , and now are a I ' ve said intellectual it ! I will set give of very peop it is that le . actresses It ' s a kindl are y thing in reality to do , so and very Til commonp do it . What lace ! a I pity do m a m 4 4 ^* ^ 4 - ^ * ^ 9 m ~
so wish they would forget occasionally the jealousies and intrigues of the green-room . Theatrical " shop " must be awfully like dull all work the to metropolitan the outside world actresses ! However ! , I ' m of good birth—( A heavy the step room is heard —the on other the characters staircase , and look Tomahawk alarmed . ) enters Tomahawk . —I know that you are not at all pleased to see
me , because you are perfectly well aware that I purpose telling the love truth me much , the whole better truth if I , belonged and nothing to this but the clique truth or . that You coterie would . Tomahawk Omnes . —Oh . — no Of , we course like good you criticism do ! I ! never mind talking about sensitive theatrical ! This people being , the because case , I I know beg to they inform are never Miss Marie over-Wilton that although she acts very well in " Play" she is to be
preferred » w — - ^ ^ ^ v »^ ^ ^^«» in v ^ ^ " Caste ^ ^ ^» ^^ ^ 'w M ^ ^ " and ^ ^ *^ ^^ ^^^ " ^^ ^ ^ Ours * ^^ ^ ^ . " * ' ^^ I beg ^ — ^ to ^— inform ™ w ^ m ^ ^^ ^ ^ Mr ^ ir ^ « . Hare V ^^ p ^^ ^^ that he is ( I ' m sorry to say , for we have few good actors ) inimitable table , also and ! Mr I . beg Blakeley to inform that he Miss is ( I Foote ' m happy that to she believe has secured ) inimi- ! my heartiest esteem by her excellent acting in the part of - Amanda ~ " ^™ " *¦ ^ - ^ w ^ r ^^ w ^ . ^ w ^^ Lastl ^^ . ^ ^*^ r ^^ ^ r ^ y w , ¦ I ^^ beg b - ^ ¦ ^ v ^ b to -v . ^«^ - inform ^ ' ^ ^ - ^ ^^» - ^ —r — ¦ - ^ — Mr - ^^ ^^ . ^ Tom ^^^ ^ mr ^ m M ^ Robertson ^ ^ m ^^» ^^^ ^^ ^ ^ r ^* w ^^ ^ ^ that ^ ^ ^ k ^^^ f ^ ff ^ I b
don I consider ' t like " " Play Play " " nearl sadly y weak so well in p as lot " and Ours purpose " or " , Caste that , I " con that - some sider of some it atrociousl of the dialogue y stupid ; in that " Play , on " the extremel whole , y I would good , and not and mind let seeing it be " clearl Play " understood once more I ! did Mind not you mean , I said twice once J more , \ Enter a Prussian officer .
News Prussian ? Officer . —How-do-you-do , Illustrated London Tomahawk . —Ah now I understand why Mr . Tom Robertson called his piece "Play / " Let me hope that the public have been equally lucky ! ( Tableau . ) Curtain .
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Tomahawk (1867-1870), Feb. 29, 1868, page 85, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_29021868/page/3/
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