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    • PADDY AT THE ANTIPODES.
    • A LESSON FOR A CTORS.
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      It Seems The Fashion, Mr. Tomahawk, To A...

      a pretty wife , and children in . the distance , come on the Turf . I know he generally goes to grief in nine cases out of ten . But what can we expect 1 He goes to work in the ^ wrong way entirely ; he knows nothing about horses ; he knows nothing about calculations ; he encourages a lot of parasites and touts

      about him , and , by his extravagance and carelessness , tempts persons , as are poor , to rob him . He goes on ahead without ever looHng once where he ' s going ; he backs some animal for about fifty thou ., just because he fancies him ; and , when he loses , borrows the money at fifty per cent ., till at last , one after

      another of his estates go , the fine trees in the park are cut down , his wife ' s and children ' s fortunes are gone , he has nothing left but his name , and he debases that , until it won ' t pass current . I ' m sorry for him , but what can I do ? If he says to me " Jobson , I'll lay twenty thousand to one against Blueboy" am I to say

      , " My lord , I can ' t take the bet % " If he wants to employ his money , on the Turf why does not he sell his land at first fairly to an honest customer , and then when he ' s got his capital invested great extent , trade ? on All that my , and ambition not go is beyond to be it abl , at e least to make not enoug to any h

      to educate my children well , buy a small estate , settle down , and make as good an imitation of a country gentleman as a fellow like me can . But all my Lord ' s ambition seems to be to get rid of all the advantages as Nature or Fortune has given him , and to do that in as unsatisfactory a manner as possible .

      If men will ruin themselves why they ' ll do it on other things if they can ' t do it on horses . It ' s no manner of use telling a skittish mare , what ' s got the bit in her mouth , to stand still and let you get off—she bolts , till one or other of you is smashed to smithereens . It ain't much of a simile , but I can't think of a

      better . I daresay , Mr . Tomahawk , as you may think this kind of article of mine very immoral ; but I don't wish any more than you do , to encourage the evils of the Turf . Let gentlemen , instead of abusing ustry and set their faces against this mad

      extravagance — , this - ^^ gallop —— , j - j ing s traight away to ruin n ^ , almost before the starter has dropped his flag . I don ' t think as the Turf is by any means the worst form of gambling ; if people will try and keep that reckless speculation , and cunning dishonesty off the Turfas they have kept it off the Stock Exchange . It don ' t

      , / 0 A . " * - * make one thing white because another ' s black , but if you can ' t do away with a thing , it ' s best to keep it as clean as you can ; you can always reform , if you can't always abolish .

      234 Tub Tom Aha Wk. [May 29,186 9.

      234 TUB TOM AHA WK . [ May 29 , 186 9 .

      Paddy At The Antipodes.

      PADDY AT THE ANTIPODES .

      An The Enthusiastic Australian Comm Corr...

      an The enthusiastic Australian comm correspondent unication regarding of one of the doin daily gs of papers the Duk , in e of Edinburgh at Sydney , gives the following item of intelligence : honour "It soon of Erin transp ' s patron ired that saint , , althoug his Royal h unable Highness to attend the Duke the p of icnic Edin - b by urgh wearing bouquet , had , a throug he bunch visuall hout of y shamrock wears the day . , This s exhibited on expressive the breast his respect tribute of his for coat of ' Old , regard instead Ireland and of ' Irishman thoughtful who consideration saw it , it was being y of on course e of those , deep gracef ly gratif ul acts ying which to ev ery

      never to be forgotten . " fi a nd partic As that for ularly our he has part well fallen , we -dressed always into member evi considered l tastes of , society and the Duke has , we discarded of are Edinburgh sorry the to with single for flower a whole which bouquet it was , Mr which . Harding in its ' tu wo rn appears to supp to ly him e bee clause n superseded let us hope by a bundle that the of shamrock Australian leaves corres . pond Or , as ent a saving is an Irishm , an , who , on St . Patrick ' s Day was lead away by loyalty floral and whiskey embellishments and water . , to exaggerate His Royal Highness ' s

      A Lesson For A Ctors.

      A LESSON FOR A CTORS .

      Mon Thos Tjoye E Who Played Love By Good...

      Mon Thos tjoye e who played love good Lafont acting , and , an did d could not affo go , r were d to go decidedl and see art foolish of acting perso , ns which . The ou whole r English performance actors and was actresses a lesson ought in the to y have been taken to see , having previously had a translation of tresses the piece are put faultless in their ; hands all of . them Not , except that the Lafont French , play actors too or much acat do do the not not audience turn turn your vour , and ear ear forget towards towards that them them when , but but addressing your vour mouth mouth a . . person Ther There * you * is is

      also herent a m in Frenchmen of speaking ; it is very sort fati , guing chaunt , and , which renders seems it diffi in - - cult fancy some for passages that the this audience is the one actor of to the seemed follow fragments the to sing words of rather tradition of the than speaker speak still left . ; we In to the French stage ; if so , it had better be got rid of as soon as hi possible ghly ; . Of he may Lafont be ' s , but acting like *> r . * it is impossibl wine , with e to a good speak bod too y , ** he w has ^* t ** but j jiaivaav mellowed he is wwh true w vv ith aw to age a nature ^^^ , » . Mon w he wvmrj tjoye is ^ y ** the may be * mbodiment "'^* an maa abstract «* t »«^ wfe « . &*> ww of crea \* rJL that WCv -

      tion cynical , cold-blooded atheism ; that refined e selfishnesswhich but never which misses , is utterly doing a incapable good-nature , of any d thing noble , when action it costs , that nothing , placid , men contempt tice without profess for without professing all simp practising licity . The and , moral but natural which of Montjoye affection many more , which is . men most many prac ex - - the cellent better , for feelings it teaches of the the heart former is that as useless their attempt as it is to contemp destroy - tible ultimately i 4 AbUlAMVVJ ; it teaches the most the cruel latter ^^ that olicy ^ - ^*^^ ¦ utter towards selfishness the *¦ object always which proves they 4 ,

      love—self < f . , W M **^^ . Lafont ^* W » ^^* ^ re ^* p presents , » »^ r the v ww < o > i ** cha . *^ »•• racter » *^ ^ " \ J ^ with * " * * * *** most w ** » A ex W T - when quisite he finish is excited ; when and he his is cool affections and cynical are touched , he is , naturall he is equally y so ; hands natural , Montjoye . He acts is neither not , as his he " would aplomb be " in or the his hands passion of . an In his insion ferior , and arti st , two pump distinct ing per up hi sons s passion , a man ; affe he is cting throughout self-posses the - real ing same with self individual the throughout circumstances —a consistent . It can that not inconsistency act be said upon of — it , his him but nature as retaining Churchill chang its

      said of Barry" He cons his passions as he cons his part . " pathy Witho with ut off the ending vicious one man ' s moral as vicious perception , he succeeds by enlisting in exciting symth one e ' natural s admiration affection , one that ' s enthusia asserts sm itself , for in the the moral man feeling in ite , for of sp th hUV e vicio V IVlW u UW s SiVVVAAUW doctrine th fc ** fc at * V he ** W p MAVMiVUVwy reaches , *** in spite ^ J ^»»» W of W » the ***** artistic vices w * ww *>* that «»** m » w

      he full has of delicate committed tou . ch The esthat whole it w performance ould be ims is sibl so e to describ , so e it at length : we wish Eng , lish actors wouli study from such passion mod gone els through , , that like they the the wou emo sword ld tions lear exercise of n that the , th in um er seven e an heart n positions o al ca phabet nno . M be of . Lafont possesses that ( combination of high comic and tragic human pow m ^ ^^ vv ^ e r , which »» ***^*<** - is *»* essential w W ^ r ** «*** actor W to w ^^ the vm ^^ 'mm formation *^ r- »» ¦»¦••¦»» w" ^»™ of ¦^¦ w that w ™™»»» rare — - * ¦ ^» st w w of ¦— - —

      The ladies beings deserve —a great much praise . , too ; they must forgive * us for Leblanc giving is the M . Lafont most charming the preference actress . that Mademoiselle we have had Leonid the e from pleasure a not of seeing enthusiastic ; she well audience deserved whic the h rec hear alled ty app her lause after , not one a scene commendable a very nd in the one m . iddle She is a n little act , ; inclined though the to an ac exces tice is - repose 4 sive . W £ # \ jt 9 use V » , y as d » of si well it her vii « as 4 eyes t * a passion £# «** ; »* but w while * . « . , } ** at one v ***** her it easily is wwa command ******* extremel pardons ' **^*} , % and *•*• effective % * that her ***** . pathos j ^ She kV ** When vm * has - is —¦

      hel the we free remember leading from exaggeration young that , with Mademoiselle ladies excruciating , at our Leblanc London pangs was of theatres y memory not a , visitor we , . some cannot but of a resident p wishing . , there including tati We on is , are Montjoye any happy the danger Prince to was say of an of that played intellectual Wales , on the to ; third but a comedy distinguished let night no , ad of one m its ira think bly audience represen ac th ted at - , , Duchesse competing " with and Mdlle such . unrivalled Schneider . gems No of Eng art lish as audience ' La Grande would and endure the a incidents piece like , instead Montjoye of , starting in which up character here , and is everywhere developed ,

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), May 29, 1869, page 234, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_29051869/page/4/