Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-12-14
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
from Belps Weekly Messenger

Scene-7he porfico Of Cousm Garden Theatre =
Friday Evening. bangle, Old Buck, and
Shr6aefon.
OLo Buck This then is the Farewell, a
last farewelIi' to the modern Orpheus; and Paga-
mini and the Parliament disappear at the same
time.
| YOUNG DANcLE.-As for the Parliament, its
epitaph might be- And what has passed in your
house, Mr.. Speaker SIX weeks, an it please
your Majesty
SHuFFLEroN.-Audw when they strike me ba.
lance Of their account it will run thus-item-
One Reform B,li-item-T~o Loans.
OLD blow cosld it be otherwise, when
every member had his hobby, and was determ-
ned not only to ride it, but talk about ii. Have
we not had Committees OH every thing, from the
| Bank Charter to silk stocking, and from the
East India Company to the Drury Lane aud Go.
| vent Garden Companiesf
SHUFr.-Taiking of Pagann-I saw him the
other day on his return from Margate, that Uhi
ma Thule Of Cockneyism. on board a steam boat
like painted tsa-kcttle. The musicians ('a
moment stop your tunetu fingers pray.''J after
perpetrat,ng " The Tyroleau.' numbering The
Swiss Boy" and induigiog Us with 'RuIe Bri-
tannia," came round for subscription. which,
being quite OPTIONAL YOU are Of course obliged to
paw On my pointing GU, Paganini. and advi-ins
them to ask him, as he would give them some
thing handsome, they refused, because. as they
SAID. .'He is one Of our trade "
OLD AS we'll might you compare Tom
Moore to SHAKESPEARE. as Pasanini to any must.
clan that we have yet heard. Sir, he is the real
wonder Of the age-the onl, person or thing
that ever surprised M in my life. You NAV 90
on with your penny wisdom; YOU may throw
briggs over sras; remove mountains and build
new Babel: bu, no mechanical skill can ever
frame Paganinl--uo one like him can ever
move the mind solely b, his music.
SHuFr.-Ah, he asron,shed our English fd.
d.ers--I under stand tie Orchestra at Bath took
it into their heads that the great effect produced
bv his piavins aaS Soe', 10 be attributed to his
peculiar stNie III hat - calico oo"lng. One
part If them ASSERTED thai he bowed from the
elbow. aud another. frnm the shoulder. Words
ran high, and at last they referred to Paganlnl
himself. He rep'ed-you say : bow from the
shoulder; and YOU. from the elbow, but say
bow fpni,i,iHg TO his heraf) from here
You've D.--But the greatest ehe'' Of his art
was seen at Bristol. where de ermined op.
position had bven got up against hun. and the
theatre filled by persons resolved on riot. he
MAS told O! this, but observed, that IT they gave
him time 10 prelude there would be no cause to
fear. He appeared before the curtain-curlosity
kent them partially silent for an ins'ant--the
next, the whole house rang with applause!
The mighty master SIN, ell e. sec:
Tina, love in the next degtye'
nd such was the effect he produced on them be-
fore the conclusion OF his concert, that not one
of the persons who came to assault HIN but what
would have defended him from any violence at
their own personal risk
O,n B-Sir, [ know him we'll. have had
the p,easur. and honor of his acquaintance dur.
ing his residence in London. when feted and no.
nored: knew him also when at Genoa. Nay,
more. | recoIlect when the pay OF PaganInl was
only five shiliines day for experimenting the
| musical arrangements OF the Princess bacc'oias
| II think the name was) establishment. An, mat
! italian Princess! bu, am old now But II IA
panini's life was written, very precious Don
Giovanni piece of business r would be.
SHurr-Don Giovanni, Sir? Did he not MUIR
der his vi fe!
OLD B. Not he. Although the report was so
strong in I,aIv, that the Pore himself had the
matter inquired into. found out that It was ano,
Their person IA letter from whom have seem and
actually sent Papa Missve. with the Mag's-
tra,c's certificates Of Paganiui's. innocence, to
every town in the Papal Dominions. There vas
a way Of putting down q libel on man 81 genus
Saurr.-But his gambling and penuriousness
| OLD B.-Nothing Of the kind
Envy doth m, rt as its shade pursue,
And. ike the shsl low. proves the substance true
He sambled little when young, and without
mouev -but now he has go, it he takes care Of
It lie had sent to purchase magnificent pa
lace AT Genoa for his mother just at the time
when ne heard Of her death.
Suurr.-I have been told that he intends to
found College of Music-is it true, sirs j.,
ON BE is,-and Rnssin Mayerbeer, and
other composers Of eminence, have agreed to be
members of 1t. >,
| Youse D.-But why should man OF such
genius descend to the trickery and petty arts OF
Initiating cock Growing, and all those little effects
which raise smile in the ignorant and tase'ess'
and disgust the genuine admirers OF this "acs
OLD Bit is the fault Of the times mot OF the
man. He despises it himself, but the managers
beg him to it, AID if you notice you will see
that he never descends to this trlling, except IN
nj, ast concert But to return to the effect OF
hi. mu.ic-Paganini has assured me that ne
would not fear to face rebel army, armed with
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