Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-01-03

An English paper gives the following account of
Monsieur Martins exhibitions, in which lions and
| tigers are introduced on the stage of the Drury
| Lane Theatre:
Last night at length beheld the arrival of that
/ epoch iii the mOdera Drama which may be accu.
ratcly derominatrd he JeaSi.y. Tile hon viudica.
ted his right TO tread the boards The occupation
| OF Snug, the joiner, is no more; and nana gers
have asscnted TO so awful all innovation, notgvth-
standing that sage admOnition of Bottom, the wea-
YER" Masters, you ought 10 CONSIDER with your
selves! to bring in Goa shield us. lion among
! ladies', most Grcndful thing! for there is no
more fearful wildfow than your lion living and we
ought to look To it," So il was, however; ard
what would more extraordinary still, the la
dies constituted no inconsdcrablc portion of the
crowds who did place themselves in eopardous
iuxta-p position with this fearful wild-fowi Hyder
Ali; or, the Lion of Mysorc, was the name of the
geological romance III which the new performers
made their debut; and III the language of the Pro-
oguc, were the great heroes Of their moving tails.
FIRST then Sadhusing appears sumbcring be-
meath banyan tree, with his head resting on the
launches OF yeritab!e hon He awakes, and
rousing his companion, has game at friendly gam
bols with him. a fine wire work, scarcely pcrcep-
tibic, cncloscS the space the stage upon which
this takes place. This lion appeared young. In
subsequent scene two lions, of which was large
with fine nanc defended Sadhusing from an at
tack of soldiers. They were irrated apparently
TO state OF great excitement, and acted their parts
with rather alarming truth and nature. Again.
two boa constructors twined round Sadhusing's in
FAINT children they slept in the woods.-IIc sez-
ed them, and after seemingly violent efforts
extricated the latter and bore the serpents away
TO those who the boa and anaconda at Vaux-
hall there was nothing in this exhibition.-In
the hunting small tame animal of the tiger
species gailoped very playfully the stage;
about the same time lama ran backward and for
ward as pursued. a pelican also wandered in at
this con juncturc giving Harley excellent oppor
tuniy of saying something about his bill, his |
whole bill, and nothing but his bill, which, !
Of course, excited laugh at the expense |
Of the unconscious bird Of the wilderness. Final
tx, Sadhusings combat with tie lion was most |
animated and natural; he treated his antagonist
With decree of roughncss which proved how |
Greatly he had mastered hin. In mentioning these |
matters we have omitted the deeds oitw cphants
4 large and small one; The former believe TO DC
our old acluaiuionce, Madcnosclic DECK, but |
lcy only appeared in professions, where they per
formed their duties with the greatest s;cadinoss.
On the whole, we were much grIliEcd by Monsieur
Martins management ofhis lions, as Il menagcrie /
affair, although perhaps Il little too much was said
Of them in the announcements. The scenery was
as might be expected fnc--tho dresses we're gor-
geousIy rich, aud the professions managed with |
great taste for effect. The last procession, aud
closing scene, in which the stage full Of per-
formers, including the elephants, with their hou-
dabs and Monsieur Martin in his cage with his
conquered foe, md which was illuminated by arti- |
fetal blue lights, presented, perhaps, the most
splendid spectacle displayed on these boards.