Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-06-13
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Upon the whole, this has been rather an eventful
week in the history of amusements in the town of
Wilmington Signor FREDERIco PoPILEro has been
giving Concerts in the Masonic Hall, and laughter
has grown and increased. The Signor and the au-
dience seemed to go upon the mutual amusement
system. Passing in front of the Masonic Hall, on
Saturday night, heard what might fairly be call
ed noise, and thinking that perhaps there might
be something rich, we paid quarter, and went
up. And it a0as rich. Between forty and fifty per-
spring mortals were diligently engaged in kicking
and Gaming the unofendng floor and all in the best
humor in the world. Occasionally sound would
issue very much like the growing of rooster, varied
by other irreligious noises. In few minutes, how
ever, the Signor made his appearance and he bowed
ana scraped, and the audience bowed and scraped,
and we all bowed and scraped and the Signor made
speech informing of the fact that he had friends
money and merit; that his object was to amuse the
crowd, and if he succeeded in that, it made differ
enee whether his Popileto, Popileti, Popi-
letum, Brown, Smith the Old Harry. He might
have raised on the crowd-he might have charged
| so cents; but he would not. A quarter his
price, and more than a quarter he would not take;
and whoever was not satisfied with that, might take
his quarter and go home-that is, if they wanted
to go through the rain which pouring just then.
AS sort of finale to his songs, he gave "novel
imitation from the throat" which certainly was an
odd noise something between cackle and gruntle.
| Upon Monday, he gave another Concert, and had
a perfect jam all hands went to make and have
fun, We did not see it OUT but left him preparing
to sing his " Plantation Juba." There ques-
ton of grave import before the house. to whether
he should sing "Juba' with or without whiskers-
Like good republican, he went in for obeying the
will OF the majority and as the current seemed to
change, he took off and put on the hirsute appen-
dages to his phyzmahogany with remarkable dexter
ity. We changed sides fourteen times oursef, at
one time belonging to the party of whiskers,n and
at another time to that of * no whskers." In the
very heat of the discussion, the back of bench on
which we were sitting, gave way, and about dozen
heads suddenly disappeared, our own among the
number. We have sort of notion that we came
very near measuring shortness the floor
Most of the norsenses and comca1ities growing out
of the Signor's Concerts, were perfectly harmless
and good natured it is true there exception
which perhaps had better be passed over in silence
as being too preposterous to require comment.
In the absence of any matters of interest, Editors
will sometimes be hard for paragraph and
this fact must devoting much space to
the Signor, who appears to be good enough fellow
in his own way-which is rather queer way. He
says he is native of South Carolina and for the
NAME it sounds bigger than his own. We do not
think he will ever take CALHoUN's place; neither is
he quite crazy, except upon some subjeets-particu
larry Concerts He seems to labor under the hallu-
cination that he sing. Viue Ia Signor! We have
laughed and grown fat. "A little nonsense now
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wholesale, and in its purity