Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-11-05


mo M in INV Elysian paths. There was RI
val near nv ,hrone,' who caused It to toi'er
and nar,isIly TO fall. He was man possess
inc talents hsrdl, beyond mediocri'y; mere
n;.mv of a man; one who had voict "n'v mt
led for barn, and whose strut was as snails,
when compared with mine. Yet this man as
pirrd to tue pinnacle which l had ALREADY
reached. But he was in favor with The M"n'
aeemen,. bee ause of ala intended alliance IN The
family; and this work. miracles Afer much
chicanpry, he at length succeeded IN procuring
the frs. par, in a tragedy, and il dev"lved upon
me o sustain him in il, by Playing thr srco"c.
This was too much. My blood boiled up with
in. me. What! play second 10 man as tame
as =" sue king dove!" one whom could be-
stride like a colossus, and make deal with my
roaring! who had neither the face, person, or
de mr amor Of gentleman. No! i, was more
than could bear; lamp lighting was nothing
10 i, After the first .f-rvescence Of my pas
sion had ceased, l resolved 10 say nothing IN
objection, blu, foil them in their expectations.
was accordingly quiet. Night arrived, and
with il the hour for play The house was
lighted: the people foe ked; the music played
and PLAYED, ill the noise which, for some time,
had been camo,ous now rendered playing use.
less. The new Tragedy Hero, with his soiled
plumes and cloak like a winding sheet. was
pacing his mint slru, in anxious Impotence,
the promp,er ringing, The cal boy running, the
Manager vocifersiing. At length MIR Rnscius
Bu,kip Gas thr uamr then ran) issued forth,
and announced &c his "patrons" his intention
of not appearing before them upon 'ha' occa'
sion. The audience booted, The Manager
swore, nv rival begged, and The Tragedy Queen
locked from beneath her brandy colored visage
|" things unu,terable." From words they pro-
ceeded 10 blows and he umul' was general.
F." Wba, scene was here, my countrymen.
q! The Gem .ilion # kinglv treasures, and all
like pt risha, lie bauble,! Crowns, sceptres,
robes, plume, thunder and lightning, all shar-
ed in the impending ruin Whatever came
within The reach Of he comha,an,s, was consi-
dered by them as lawful weapon; and The bat
tie, which, from tn, first, wore " a horrid
'front.'" now ragged far more h"rcrly. ], WHO
wa, not Of pugnacious disposition, and never
dream'l Of 6gh ing, save II was with " m"ttiea
fists" and would have swooned away al I've
though, Of siabbiug, excep,it was to have been
done with a spring dagger" wisely thought
of escaping, and, seizng upon whatever sp",is
bid fair 10 be- useful to me, re'reated, (that Is.
with he timely aid Of an interposng fooD from
the back door Of The Theatre, and SET out IN
ch Of some place where Justice was. and
Managers were not / was soon quartered in
a small village, where thea rical, we're almost
entirely new, and the uimos' stretch OF the
Imagination cou'd NOT picture any thing OF a
higher grade than the awkwa' d teas" Dung
ling ,umber, OF the vulgar ribaldry Ut low
buffoon
determined to give scenes from d # rent
plays, and commenced with Richard. The room
I'm upl ha and
the aspiring Hunchha suutt-d on with slate
/, s,r and por,en, Gus men, fast buried in re-
flection's depths, amids cheering most hear
", aud his very words were lost in The loud
thunder, Of applause This was ha,tering; bu'
it o, CURED to ne 'ha, far more Ievity prevailed
Throughout, the audience, than should have
m rk-d the rece ption of so dreaded tyrant as
the" rocked Richard" The laughter, which,,
a first, was confined to litter, now became
general; and Judge Of my surprise, co"fu sion,
rage, when discovered! thai il proce' ded TT m
a belief entertained thr onghou ihe rou>e. that
| as the same seurvy clown who. on the year
preceding, had caused them to sre'cb wide
their uns emily ,ws and hold their aching
sides. This was more than could we'll bear
TIE worthy representative OF tragedy, hero,
mis- tken tor a vile retailer Of foreign tests!
Out upon the varlets! The offence Was 'ark,
bu' wen, patiently on. During the whole If
the cour'ing dialogue" in which su>tsintd
all The patsy I've nouse presented one co"ti-
nu.d row OF I" Viii cued ivorv" In this, how
ever. they cou d be indulg d, for they had the
example of citlss before them; and what fash
ion sanctions must, of course, be tolerated. I
dragged TITUS heavily through manv p rts of
the play, until reac he'd the closing scene; and
en- it was--when rhr blood hirsty usurper
was roegli"g IN the iron grasp OF the "fll
a general shout Of Satisfaction
burs, from The audience, and heard it audibIy
and anxiously asked, in many paris of the
house, II they were not a-gning o Law him
on abiding toa petty harl quin Tick wi h
which they had been often delighted. Pa
fence now no longer he, anne virtue, and.
Swinging upon my fee, made NV exi', leav-
ing the people somewhat disc ontented at being
;ur,ailrd OF 'hei' favori,e j s., bu, making rea,
d, TO drpar', fully persuaded The show" had
end d. The sxhibi ion was repeated on The |
evening. and appea'ed IS the hum