The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-26 00:00:00

snuNoz DOINGS OP ENTHIMUTS.

Under the heed of " The Man Monkey' in a
sew chareeter." the At Independent at Toseday details
the following ex fade :—Foox thus to time
des* the pest few months the iababiteete of
Sheffield have beet startled with a Barka of see-
seties aeseeselasaele, reewslag the airlome of the

Halleluiah Bend, at the Temperames THAL -" Cem-
noted felons, pets. fighters, pipes disalen, deg
fighters, wife beaters, poachers, he. , he.,„ have been
aanounced to give "their experieses," and the result of
the szirsordisay concentration of talent, or rather cha-
racter, has been crowded houses. Lest week, the
walls were placarded with the aneouseement that
last sight " Harvey Teswinek" the converted clown,
would publicly destroy his stage dresses, the matu•
scriptcis . plays sad music, and his pantomime tricks and
b lto meet the expeesea ormeseted with this
extraordinary engagement." charges were made for
admiasioe, but sotwithstanding this, the hall was
crowded to excess la every part. The pUerT was filled
with an eadisses strongly reeniadiag au of the gods" of a
cheap theatre, while is the body were to be found very newsy
wholesales= Harvey Teesdale as the "Mao Monkey," and
who were sauces to see kis disposal el the character
and its appartesuaress. The busies es of the *venni
—it can be hardly celled a service—oonuneseed by
a hyena eau with extrsordisary gusto by the large
audios's, the refrain being the favourite part, and as
such was subjected to bequest repetition. Prayer by
a member of the bead followed, and upon the chairman
assessing an address by another member, great uproar
mod aria for " Hervey" followed. After silence wee
proured, the seller was gives, bat was linseed to
very meutiontly. At its conclusion Harvey Teesdale
came to the front of the platform. mad was greeted
with load cheers, and these peculiar whittles and
calla width must have been familiar to him in hie
theatrical days. Thew, however, were stopped by
see of the leaders ansesashig that that was a •• a reit-
=s ceervi "—• fact that could hardly have been
nukes it was stated. Teasdakeinse forward and pre-
ened • bag containing hie " properties." He annoueoed
that Mr. Edward Lanni, doers at the Surrey Theatre, had
kindly commuted to be present sad age that all were de-
stroyed, sad that the properties sad books were real—
' and this statement smeared to be very satisfactory to the
audience who greeted Mr. Lauri with a hearty cheer. The
work of demolition then commenced, Tesadele prodocieg a
dress which he said belonged to the "Dumb Mae of
Manchester," and beading it over to the brethren
behind. who with large shears sad knives, quickly
destroyed it. The dresses el Soaratuouch, and the other
' favourite characters of Saida* shared the same fate,
while the motley garb of the clown, with the zap which
" had gorse through the cloak face for the last tune," were
speedily redhead to shreds. The mastureript plays followed.
Mr. Lauri explained his presence that night ley etatisg that
all the Puss had been offered to him for 21. 10s., but that
they had then been refused to him. He was in Leeds that
eftereorre, sad there he heard that Teesdale bed
destroyed the same thing there, and so he had come
down to see. This statement created some laughter,
enemies alvoked from Teesdale the remark that he had
he Leeds. The last property to be destroyed
was " the monkey," and the audience were requested
" an to be frightened," although it was " very hideous."
A large stuffed agars was thee brought on. It was the
monkey drew of Teesdale stuffed with shavings "to
give the people an idea of Harvey Teesdale as
he was," mad no soaker wee it broeght upon
the platform than it was seized and literally
dragged to pieces by the enthusiastic band amid greet
uproar mingled with shoats of " Hallelujah." This
concluded the principal part of the byname, sod a hymn
was given oat. The attempt to sing was, however, a failure,
and it was abandoned at the end of the test versa An ad-
dress of an unusually florid and hullo style from a con-
vetted prizefighter and nigger minstrel followed, after which
the minimal &specifier) of the audience was again tested,
and this time with greater swore Venom other addressee
and hymns followed, and the proceedings, which were of
the most extraordinary character, and beggared description,
were coacluded about 10 o'clock,

.-(THIS DAY.)

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