The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-03-09
THE CHAMLOTYE pOVRNAH
CHARLOTTE, n. G.
Thursday, March D, 1876.
A TRAGEDY.
DRAMATfs PERSONAL.
Prologue.


i. Prologue.
:. A worthy contemporary of ours, Is,rl,
q had the pleasure, per &c Il Sc = through
!. and by himsell-o be 'ng a. pointed stage
e cftlic 10 q certain farce, which he said ~ss
{ acting before the hole wofld )" aud hs.
7 Rlven 10 the aforesaid world, The result Of
. his Criticism. Now farce was not all tina,
vas acting. but a tragedy also; a,rsged.
! We had the melancholy modification, and
gnevously do se d-plo's It. Of witnessing;
, tragedy not calculated, alone 10, excite,
!; but, whose principal actors hare e1cihd
! the sc0rn. the msf,ed, the richly won con
tempt and aversion, Of every ps,riolic cit
yen Of this republic.
we Will nut say who besides ourselves,
we're spectators, but IS We recapiiulaie
some OF the events, of the traglcaI drama,
some fsmtlisr scenes Gill be again brought!
70 the reflection Of the reader.
The first, and most distinguished Of the
"dfsmsti's petsu, &c, was James X. pix !;
and as he retired 10 the green room" to
get hnnse!t ready. that worthy stage msn
seer, Baltimore Conven,lon, f4llo~e ed HIN:
this gentleman. this iussy manager.
Baltimore Consen'i"n-ju.t mentioned,
IS man OF high ruund,ng namr, and most
! (in) fa""us pfri.nsions, but We must let
nun speek or h,nself.
b. {. Ny Oar Mr Polk You mus.
excuse TIE Tor nstfucting you, but 1 must
sho" on hos to act y hen YOU 80 upon the
stage.
Speak tho speech, pray ~ l pronsuncsd i,
Trppnkly on tho tongue" and you'll catch the
/ fancy
II you DO fail, TO win the judgments applause,
:" But If you mouth ii.
A. many Of our players do, 1 had a. lief
The town erier had speksn my lines"
And then the audience would think. "a
side-Corec'ly too. that ou we're acting
part !" cast : for you, and TAO, letting your
" own discretion be your iuior."
(Ssnstor Benton sntsr..I
Is. L. All, ba I'm glad TO aes you.
va just telling nv TREND. | WISHED him 90
to act that, t~ould not be thought, ...ofn- of
uuu WihuC 6GGH u III itl
A.'de. Albe,f l'm the na king vf him
Senator Is. o.eIhesis the las, remark. /
A>'d.-And you might have made me.
b. Z. A>s'st. Mr.. Po k to dress. There
take thus cap. (hsnding him helme aud
~, II veil on, and tins " d,cke, ;" GIVING
him culfa.s) aud this msusa, {. .L,e,JI
the mamie OF Your ,Ilusirious alh+r grand
iaihfr III not ment,on) tho elder Hickory.
y viii become so snrtht sapl,nn and
these bouts (.reases) viii finish your s,ll,e,
then With thus pretty walking caus (,wo.dl
YOU can rut = saeli. Come, / vii ss.,,,
thee IN adju.,.n. them, advi.e thee whs, /.
say, ~hsl do, snd thou uayes! q, aud
nlud
:" Act we'll your part there all the honor hes"
J. n. Z. lou alarm NY tens1 these
s-em 10 the like to i. Goa, II a,ns, Of WHICH
! often read ~hen at the Umve,suy.
Senator Is. Pot them on, put them on, for
You'll have need Of them, tor ! tell YOU
= The Adhexa,i,n o! Texas to the Tn ted
States would be an adapaon o The Mraican
War with Mexico by the Unl.d States.
sion Upon the said United S,ates.' (
{>ss Mr.. Ben,en's Speech May 10th to Goth
ls4iD
All yes you'll need the shield, the helmet,
And the backhr, 10 Arags,n /, ii not
Your coun.ry's foes. your countries dearest
friends.
J. X. P. Oh nc I'm in s,rai, which
~av shall gol Where Ay wha, shall |
do! VIA, say1 /
B. G. Why say, an ask nothing bu,
Shat il RICH, and
Subni. to nothing tina, is wrong" lie, tina.
be your text, your contex. and your annual
sermon.
Here pu. this clothing (srmor) on, and be
Prepared 'or all rmer sencles.
} n. ?. |. thus the prlce of greatness
Mae "are the plans Of fair dshshllul
peace"
As a poet read at the University says
But If | mus'. must. (pu,uue them or) (
But getting iacenous) vow the, 'se lots
too large.
b. {. Come get thee hence upon the
stage
" hen there III leave thee 10 the charge Of
Father Rnch,e On accomp',sed prnmp,er;
tiasien, the audience wish to see how ~ell
You'll &C, the part, OF ia em,aen. John
Donkey.
sDressing room Of Theatre.