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      Banquo alone with gaily Banq announces uo , he informs their approach him they in a have presto come air . to The see . Witches now enter , and here our librettist has taken a slight , but very tions allowable less horrible liberty than with generall the y text presented ^ by making on the stage those ; in appari fact - , bringing them more into accordance with the genius of the but lyric wicked drama . by The representing exquisite them word like s of the the Syren immortal s , —beautiful bard , Witches " All hail hail , " M & c acbeth , are here successivel preserved as Thane most relig of Glavis iously . Caw The - y , which dor , and fairl , lastl y staggers y , as " King the victorious that shalt Chief be " . —a Banquo kind of laug greeting hingly congratulates him in a passage of great brilliancy , and then which asks the is , Witches that "He , " shall What get is to kings become , thoug of h him he ? " shall the answer be none to . " This excites Macbeth's jealousy , but he does not see the construction of which the prophecy is capable— -namely , that if he were dead , Banquo would marry his widow . Macbeth , however descendants , resolves to share to have the throne Banquo . ' s life , rather than suffer his announce The Witches to Macbeth now van the ish , fulfilment and Rosse of , An the gUS first j & c part , eiiter of , who the Witches' prophecy ; at the same time they announce the arrival of the King , who enters with a grand procession of captives executed , , ) trained and other beasts accessories , the head of of barbaric the Thane splendour of Cawdor . Dunc , ( just an , after embracing Macbeth , announces his intention of coming to stay with him at Inverness Castle ( painted by Matt Morgan ) . Banquo expresses his delight at seeing the object of his illicit affection , and Macbeth , in pregnant couplets ^ foreshadows the murder of the good old King . With this spirited finale the first act ends . The Scene represents " the Heath ? illuminated as if for a fSte land . are As discovered the curtain dancing rises , the the national virtuous dance peasantry and quaffing of Scot-, the the nationa women l in liquor three , —the quarters men . attired Ornamental in half bowers petticoats and , fountains tered about of stage whiskey . , kippered salmon , and oatcakes scat-Chorus . We've come out on the Heath to-day To sip the dew and dance so gay ; It is the Mountain Dew we mean : The same which the Irish call Potheen ! Drink Dance away . . away Dance Drink away . . away We ' ve come out on the Heath to-day , For Macbeth's made Thane of Cawdor they say . { Enter Macbe dants th mus and icpibrochs Banquo an splendidl d dunniewasscls y attired . ) . Atten-, , , Macbeth . —I Thane of Glavis am By Sinel ' s death . Chorus . —Hurrah ! Banquo . —I am not . Chorus . —Hurrah . ! hurrah I Banquo { confidentially ) . —I love Madame Macbeth . Chorus . —Oh !—Hurrah ! Macbeth . —Friends away On this day , Everybody ought to be gay" Aroint thee " then ! Chorus { exeunt dancing ) . —Hooray ! Hooray ! Scene 2 . —The Heath . Lights down . Macbeth , Banquo , then the Witches . Macbeth . —Banqu You and o , to I - have night come the Witches to see . three Banquo . — They come . The darlings , see they come , Mounted on broomsticks , oh how / um ! { Enter like the Wi virg tches ins in They the " are Bic fascinating he an Bo is , young by l r rench women Leaves , dressed . ) * First Witch . — "All hail , Macbeth , hail to thee Thane of Glavis !"

      Second Witch . — " All hail , Macbeth ! hail to thee , Thane of Cawdor !" Third Witch . — " All hail , Macbeth ! that shall be king hereafter !" Banquo . — " Why do you start ?" Macbeth . —To Take think heart that , take I may heart be . king some day , It fairly takes my breath away . Witches { a 3 ) . —Hail ! King ! that shall be 2 Macbeth . —Again ! how nice it sounds ! Banquo . — It does . How pretty are they ! Let me to them speak—attend—Tell me , my pretty messengers , What is to become of me ? Witches . — Hail i Hail I I Hail ! !! Banquo { to Macbeth ) . —Nothing but hail for me . 'Tis you alone that reign . Macbeth . —Oh idle jest , My anxious breast Such thoughts distract . [ He re fiects gloomily { on his breast-plate ) . ] ' First Witch { to Banquo ) . —Thou shalst get kings , though thou be none . Macbeth { aside )— . Get kings ! what mean they ? Perhaps they refer to draughts , A game which Scotchmen love . Witches { a 3 ) . —Hail J all hail I Macbeth and Banquo . { They vanish through the air—singing . ) Macbeth . — " Stay , you imperfect women !" Banquo { gail It y ) is '— his I know beauteous one perfect wife . woman , Macbeth { reflecting—aside ) . —He will get kings—ah ! will he ? Then I must have his life . { aloud ) Your children shall be kings . Macbeth Banquo . — . — But Ha , ha you , ' tis shall very be strange the king — . Banquo . — And Thane of Cawdor too . ba nq uS ^~ } ' aU they s * y is true - ( Enter Rosse , Angus , Courtiers & c , & c . , Ladies of the Ballet , AnXjs " ^ - } Hail ! Thane of Cawdor ! ( Macbeth starts . Banquo " badines " with the ladies . ) All . — Hail Thane of Cawdor . Macbeth . —Me ? All . — Yes , you—yes , you —yes , you . All Banquo . — . — Yes Come , he wh — e yes re , the he— banquet yes , he . waits . The King is coming—see . Grand Thane flourish of Cawdor of trumpets ' s hea d i Procession s borne on a cus captives hion , prece . The ded late by the Executioners . Wild Beasts captured as spoil from the Hi and gh a landers long string . Bagpipers of captured . Tame maidens stags . Boys . Trained eating wolves butter- , scotch Thanes , fifes Then , & last r ° c . of After all , King the King Duncan has saluted crowned Macbet . Lords h , and Banquo , , { and some of the Ladies of the Bullet ) . Finale . I Duncan . — { to Macbeth—recitative ) - — Cousin sweet , I am coming to stay with thee . At Inverness Castle ( painted by Matt Morgan ) . Macbeth . —Your Majesty shall be welcome . Banquo { aside )— . He will , indeed . All . — T At he Inverness King is going Castle to ( painted stay with by him Matt Morgan ) . Macbeth . — " 0 S , tars do not hide see your " my fires black , desires . " Duncan . — I hope that he Will do the thing Quite handsomely . Banquo . — I am sure that she Will do the thing Quite handsomely .

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    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), July 31, 1869, page 53, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_31071869/page/11/