Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-09-22

gentleman who. in this particular. really deserves
| we'll of the audience. lie was the other evening
ENJOYING himself with the idea that his uncle was
| in foreign country, when he suddenly started
up, looked at closed door, claspins his hands
| together, and exclaiming. ''Gracious heavens,
| my unc!e!" after which the door opened, and his
| uncle made his appearance. The person who
sustained the same part on subsequent Occa-
SION, however, rather outdid him. When ne
clasped his hands together, and Cried "Graci
Gus heavens, my uncle!" he look ed steadily to the
| right of the room, while his uncle was coming in
from the left. BY this means ne had an opportu-
nifty Of giving second start. much more natu-
raj than the first, ard thereby got round OF ap
planse.
The characters on the stage are different, in a
great many other respects, from bose every dav
peopIe whom we meet with in real life. A gen.
tleman in the outer world. when he IS really in
tent on glory, and resolved to contribute all in
his power toward gaining battle, generally falls
to work forthwith, and stands his chance with
the rest of being knocked on the head, run thro'
the body, or shot down. theatrical warriors are
not always In such hurry. 1t has often struck
me, that Richard the Third was rather getting
out of the scrape, in the last scene Of that play,
when he leaves the noise of the battle at a dis
lance, and comes in a.ane notwithstanding his
Dragging that there must be six Richmonds in
the field. five Of whom he has ust slain. But in
this he merely follows the fashion Uf his compan.
ions. as | have several times remarked prodi.
gOusly val0rou- hero. on the eve OF an engage
ment. shouting out "vict,ry Of DEATH" SO fierce.
lv, that thought the enemy had better keep an
eve un their affairs; bat, Instead ot follow
inc his soldiers into the miIst of the conflict ac-
Ill l,n
would stay behind and stag song, sometimes
with an encore, leaving ms army to get along by
themselves.
1t is astonishing. too, what respect general
often receives in the very fury aud clash of fight
You shall hear at one moment al. the tOrrid din
of war, bot, tirrs -rireu rv eesins to
speak, the drummers au,i tcumpeters OH bo'il s,es
instantly drop their INSTRUMENTS; the parties re-
main silent; the dying cease 10 sfoan, tlIi the
speech is spoken, after which the awtu! confusion
is rpnewed more drrad;uy than ever This ex-
ample in gnod breeding is very properly adopted
by the clements; as YOU may observe the sky al
WAYS thunders III the right place. and stops un-
til the hero before the audience has finished de-
| livering his Opinions upon any subject. l must
confess here however. that have heard the thun-
der come before the lightning, and, notwithstand.
ing the usual praise the winds gets for switness,
| have known it TO be little after its time; as
lady in an old castle was sitting up very late
| for her lover, she broke in upon dead silence
with the exclamation. g Bless my soul. how the
wind blows!' or something more elegantly cx-
pressed, but TO the same effect, whereup0n the
wind. as ii it had forgotten its part before, and
intended then to make up in energy for its want
Uf punctuality, commenced blowing such sud
den aud boisterous blast, accompanied by the
washing Of rain. as drew from the mouse seve.
raj manifestations Of delight.
There is young gentleman in one Of the thea
tres often set to personate robbers, who, think,
deserves the thanks of the human race for haV.
ing greatly improved upon and mollfied the man.
ners Of that wicked profession. They used to
be extremely rough aud brutal in their address;
but, in his hands, they have mdness OF demea-
nor, and general grace, very interesting. Ii me-
yer fails to soften me with All agreeable surPrIze
when he comes on as that one OF the murdcrefs
| in Macbeth who tells the tyrant,
"I am one, my Iiege,
Whom the vile blows and bullets of the world
Have so ncensed, that am reckless what
do, TO spite the world -
While delivering this amiable ccnfsss'o!. he Is
80 careful tn turn his toes nu' and ~ *" a
gentleman. that YOU cannot help .sn- the
! poor cut-throat was broushi up ~ ">'ety,
and could dance very PRETTY, 1t he oh'j hsd
mind. The same original taste which meia"or
phoses his assassins into decent fellows, make.
! HIM play servants into heroes. am certain il
nv footman should enter to announce company
with his majesty of stride. or hand me letter.
or cup of coffee, with such an elegant flourish,
I should set him down for some great nobiemar
in disguise. and if had daughter, she should
! be looked to.