Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-01-23
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EXHIBITION.
Moral and Ertetasnlns.
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5. Descriptions y. LopGeh Blood.
6. lLs Wonderful Piece oi Iuzz!e-wles
AFTER WHICH
The Grand ilaiisn .Fcntoccina.
By The Wonderful tireup of Artificial Co.
ne hions, three feet and a half b gh,
posses,iag,hy The Powers 81 Me-
cianisn, the, exact Movements
Of Lie, viii be presented
An Ancient Dramatic Piece,
Taken f,om a Ballad, entitled
THE NORFOLK TRAGEDY.
A description efthe different scenes, per-
formed by tk. Figures, is highly ne.
c.ssary, in order that,he public may
form an idea respecting Inc Me.
!. rts and Ingenuity 81 the
>. Ps,formaner.
Scene Ths psrsnts oftlie children ars
discovered, in their last n.omsu;s, giving
charge to their brother Respecting their
lovely offspring, admonishisg him 70 train
them up in tie path of vir:u-, which he
sslsr,nly promises to perform. and calls i'll
the children, who takes an aiiecsionate
farewell Of their parents.
Scene 2. Soliloeuy Of the Urcls, in
which he determines the akEth Of Tie child
ren...rass;s two bravadoes whom he en-.
cages 70 murder them.
Scene 9. The Hufi,ans arrive 10 q wild
forest, where they inland numbering the
children, but no, 7grssing respecting the
mode or manner of their death. they quar-
rel ccmbst easuss, which terminates in
the death Of the wicked Ru&an; tie child
rem en,.r, complain OF their b<ing lett a.
lone, he soo,hes them by saying they shall
soon be at their Journeys END.
Scene 4. The surviving Rufiau not wish.
ihx to hill tbs unfortunate babes, leaves
them in the trsekless desert where they
wander Up aud down at last worn out
with fatigue, :hey fall sacrifice 10 hum
ger. Here the phanomenon Of human in.
ven,isa is displayed by Robin. fly ing a.
bout with ailthe movements Of life end hsr-
ponious no.rs prsc,ised by that favori,e
bird; i,s care and attention id Collecting
leaves to cover the bodies Of The unior,u-
nate innoeen,s, is truly wonderful and Of
tea draws the. tear If ssnslblity from the
most obdnrat... Alter which figure de-
scends, supposed TO represent a cslsstiat
messenger, come with powsr 10 convey
;he spotlsss victim. to their destined happy
abode. The graceful attitudes, and dill
sshee ct this figure 10 uneeveriug the bo.
dies. display the care Of Providence to-
wards the unfortunate.
Scene S. Meditation Of the Uncle,
whsrein he repeats Of the wicked deed he
has been guilty of: In the course Of his
relecti'as, he. is surprised by the APP
preach of large snake, WHO enters With
all the natural ard terrific attitudes thar
these poisonous reptiles possess; hr Jumps
al the Uucls, and is supposed 10 xii! linn.
Here IL. spectator is last in vonder, 5y re-
fleeing on me Ingenuity efmaak'aa!
Tie Evenieg's amu,emsu:s will conclude
wi sh he Comic lntsrludr ofths
Unfortunate old Gentleman.
Doorsto he etene! at six, andtAe te,fsr-
nance to commence at sfceh O'Clock.
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