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      l . [ ll » l u l LLI _ , U I _ October 30 , 1869 . ] THE TOMAHA WK . 199

      Tomaha Wk's Prize Pieces.

      TOMAHA WK'S PRIZE PIECES .

      In Fulfilment Of A Promise Made Some Wee...

      In fulfilment of a promise made some weeks back , Tomahawk has great pleasure in presenting his readers with the first of a series of scenes from pieces sent to his office to compete for the premium promised by him to the writer of the prize play . As yet . the prize has not been awarded . No . 1 . The Woman in White ; or , Great Expectations . By Messrs . H . J . B—R—N and D—N B—c—C—T . Act ( hands III . — pointing Scene $ " . to —A 9 ) , gothic large ha fireplace ll . Screen , lig at hth back ouse , c se lock en t are hroug seen h d th ashing e windo against w , l . the As li the ghthouse curtain rise Dolls s litt drowning le wrecks , &^ c . A storm rages . Enter Sir Ralph . He comes down to the footlights and soliloquises . his and Sir property was Ralph only . si . — gned Yes By ; jthe by because three law witnesses of the Eng will land was , it becomes he not loses written null the in and whole red void ink of ! Yesnull and void ( addressing himself to the gallery ) , as null and , void as the heads of our aristocracy ! Enter SERVANT , R . Servant . —Madame Formosa is below , Sir . Sir Ralph . —Show her up , Montgomery . Sir Servant Ralph . — . — I will Formosa , sir . —here—in this house ! At such ( Exit a . time ! Well , I must brazen' it out , as the tinker said to the saucepan . ( Enter Formosa—she rushes into his arms . ) Formosa . —My darling ! Nay , do not blush at the words ; you know how dearly I love you . And you , do not you love me dearl Sir y ? Ralph . —At any rate , I do not love you cheaply ! Formosa . —Ah ! you would throw the jeweller ' s bill in my face ( wit — h intense you would fee hint / mg to at the the gallery account ) is not at the woman milliner ' s heart ' s , and a jewel yet above all price—her love worth a thousand jewjaws—a million toys Sir ! Ralph . —You touch me nearly , Formosa . But come , you Crystal forget Pal — ace surel with y to Lord -day H you enry had Loomshire fixed for . your visit to the Bu Formosa t he has . — his Ah foibles , so I — did he ! is Dear noble H , arry and , how good he , and loves jealous me , ! and is Sir a true Ralph English . —And gentleman rich . Add , with that love , Formosa in his , heart add , that brains . He in his skulland gold in his pocket ! What more would you wish for ? , Formosa . —I cannot tell . He is so young—so beautiful—so effeminate . But Sir then Ralph youth . — is True a fault , he that can will scarcel mend y eve count ry day fourteen of his life years . . your Formosa merry conceits . —A novel and jest clever , indeed cranks , ha , you , ha wi , ha ll some ! Ralph day be , wi the th death of me . Sir Ralph ( aside ) . —Can she , then , suspect ! I must be more cautious . ( Enter Servant . ) Servant . —Lord Henry Loomshire . ruin Formosa ! Come . — , Ral Harry ph , here cannot ! This you wil hide l never me from do ! Detection his gaze ? means Sir Ralph "i and the > ( sneaking together ) . —The screen ! the screen ! Servant . ) ( They hide her behind the screen . ) ( Enter Lord Henry ( r . ) ; Servant bows to him and exit . ) a you re y like ou Ralph ? . Any By t ( he friends shaking by , you of han yours know ds )— , are you Ah always ! c Loomshire an ask welcome your , my nurs here boy e , in how if things Lord to Henry you that . — even Thanks my , nurse Ral p h must , thank not s . hear But . You I have have to say always been my friend ?

      In Fulfilment Of A Promise Made Some Wee...

      Sir Ralph . —My dear boy , what a question ! Why , your grandfather and I were schoolfellows . why Lord I am Henry here to . — -day I know —to th blame at , Ral you ph — , and to lecture that is you the , reason if you will . Sir Ralph ( starting ) . —To blame me ! Lord Henry { kindly but severely ) . —Yes , to blame you , Ralph ! Is it true that you are about to marry ? Sir Ralph { asideand looking towards the screen ) . —Perdition good ! a He joke will ! rain / marry me , , ! nay { aloud , Harry ) M , arry you carry ! Ha , your ha , fun ha , too ' tis far too . Lord Henry ( producing a note ) .- - —Then explain to me the meaning of this letter from Lady Louisa Pentonville ! Sir Ralph ( angrily ) . —How came it in your hands ? Lord Henry ( reproachfully ) . —You ask such a question—of a friend ? Sir Ralph ( sorrowfully ) . —No , I meant not that . I know , Harry , that you are the very soul of honour . You had some good reason—I am sure you had—for opening and perusing my private letter . Lord Henry . —I will be frank with you , Ralph , in spite of your ungenerous suspicions . I was curious to learn the contents of that letter . Now are you satisfied ? Sir Ralph . —Thoroughly , and forgive me for harbouring for a moment my most base suspicions ( Formosa sighs ) . Lord Henry . —Ah ! we are overheard ! That screen . Sir Ralph . —You must not go . Lord Henry . —Nay , permit me ( he approaches the screen and overt Lord hrow Henry s it , Formo . —My sa love is discovered , my soul ) , . Formosa ! ) Lord Sir Ralph Henry ( g . loomil —My y poor ) . —Now friend , Harry , I pity , you you know . How the cruel worst must . be your agony , when you can actually be guilty of deceit to meme , your bosom friend ! Formosa . —O Harry , Harry , I love you both ! Formosa Lord . Henry Come . — , Ral Nay ph , , I lead cannot me to bear my nurse to hear ! your voice , ( He is led out by Sir Ralph . ) Formosa . —And here ends all my cherished plans ! Eh ? ( sniffs ) , what is this ? Smoke—fire—great Heavens ! the old hall is in names ! ( The house is burnt down in the usual manner . Formosa escapes . ) Scene showing 4 . — the The T river hames from Emban tender kment Waterloo the Ho Brid uses ge of by Parlia night , ment , Westminster Abbey , & r c ., Q r c . , Steamboats glide along the river , 6 r * c , S ^ c , &* c . Enter Formosa and Policeman . Policeman . —What did you say , Miss ? Formosa . —I wanted to find a Putney omnibus . I will Policeman show ( touching the . his hat politely )— . If you will allow me , you way Formosa . —Thanks , very much . TABLEAU AND CURTAIN . END OF ACT III . REMARKS ON THE ABOVE . The Woman in White is remarkable for the great novelty of its name and incidents , and for the brilliancy of its dialogue . The character of Lord Harry is evidently tlie work of Mr . D—n Bo—c—c—t , who has shown more than once a partiality for young youth in noblemen Flying Send witnes . s The the scene coxswai under n in Waterloo Formosa , bridge and the is exceeding suicide from ly dramatic the steam , and boat strong ierin ly Lost reminds at Sea one . of The the fire proposed tooat the end of the " screen scene p " , is neatly introduced , and , most , effective . Throughout this piece we find a healthy tone—a tone telling most eloquently of the progress that Mr . B—c—c—t and his thoroug collaborates hfare " leading have , alread it is sai y made dto the in pursuing sewers ! that fine " new ,

      Christian's Progress.—In Answer To Numer...

      Christian ' s Progress . —In answer to numerous inquiries , is we as beg popular to state as that ever H . R and . H . will Prince be presente Christian d with is quite the well Colonelc . He y of a Regiment the moment , he has mastered sufficient English to give the words of command .

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    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Oct. 30, 1869, page 199, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_30101869/page/3/