The Trinity times., 1855-04-28


and finally shoot himself with revolver pa.
ther than give up beat-and Macbeth coula
only expect an enthusiastic welcome, if all
The characters were omitted but the three
witches and the ghost of Banquo-but usually
nothing bat the most slaughterous tragedies.
and melo-dramas of the most mysterious and
sanguinary stamp, give satisfaction.
tragedy hero is a milksop, unless he res
cues some forlorn maiden from an imprepna.
bic castle, carries her down forty foot ladder
in his arms, hold her with one hand. while
with the other he annihilates & score or so of
pursuers, by picking up one by the heels. and
with him knocking out the brains of all the
rest. then springs upon his horse, leaps him
over precipice, reshes him up mountain,
hnd finally makes his escape with his prize
amid tempest of bullets, Congrevc rockets,
Greek fire and bomb-shes.
Thus it may be supposed that no ordinary
materials will fsrnish stock for a successful
Bowery play. Probabilities, or even improb
able possibilities. are too tame Even q sin. d.
gle ghost to enter in glare of blue light
with his throat cut, and a bloody dagger in
his breast, and clanking dragging chain,
would be too common place When the boys
are in the chivaric vein, and disposed to rel
ish a hero, to content tlrem Ire mast be able
in defence of distressed maidens, (the Rowe-
ry-boys are ragged knights-errant in their
way, and greatly compassionate forlorn dam
sels,) to circumvcnt and destroy small sized
army, and eat the captain for luncheon. Ii
they are in marderous mood, nothing less
than fulkgrowh battle, with a big list of
killed and wounded, will satisfy their thirst
for blood; and if they fancy touch of the
ghastly, nothing less will do than new made
graves, coifins, corpses, gibberipg ghosts, and
grinning skeletons.
4 went to the old, damaged, high shoul-
dered 'spout-shop' the other day-saw a big
bill for the evening, and stopped to read
magnificent entertainment---to commence
with five-act tragedy, in which the here is
pursued to the top of high mountain, and
after staying multitudes of enemies, he is
swallowed up by an earthquake, mountain
and all, just in time to save his life. Proles-
scr Somebody was to 60 from the floor to the
ceiling on tight rope, having an anvil tied
to each foot and a barrel Of salt in HRS teeth
then the interesting and bloody drama, the
Red Revenging Ruihan Robber, or Bold
Bluebaxo Of the Bloody Standardization
which, a solo on the violin. hafa dozen com
ic songs, three fancy dances, and recitation
of the Sailor Boys Dream with a real
hammock to spring FROM three farces, and
a comic opera-then Bullheads Bugle Band
would give a concert, assisted by the Ethio
plan Minstrel Doves-lhen an amateur would
dance the Shanghai RIgadoon on a barrel
heaa-after which Madame Jumpli Theo.
Skratch would display her agility by leaping
through balloon over n pyramid, composed
of a hose truck, two beer barrels, and a noun
tain of green fire. Numberess other things
were promised, in the shape of Firemcns'
addresses, songs, legerdemain, acrobatic ex-
ercises, ventriloquism, &C., the whole to con
clude with an original Extravaganza, in which
the Whole company would appear.
paid my money, and got inside. a great
many straight-up and-down red faced ladies
were in the boxes, with Gotten gloves on,
and bonnets 80 small you couldn't ten they
had any at all unless you went behind and
took rear vew-and multitude of men
who chewed great deal OF tobacco, and sat
with their hats on; policeman stood in front
of the stage, and made a great deal of noise
with cane, and constituted himself nui-
sance generally. 1ire Pit, the dominion of
the newsboys, was full of these Young gen
tlemen, in their shirt sleeves, with boots too
big, and caps perched on the extreme support
ing point OF the head, (the New York news
boy always puts his cap on the back Of his
neck, and pals all his hair over his eyes.)
who were remarkably familiar and easy ia
their manners, and all had bcbtailed appella-
tlons; no boy had "A whole name any more
than whole suit Of clothes; nothing more
than Bob or Biil, with an adjective prefxed,
which transformed it into 'Cross-eyed Bob,
or 'Stub-leggcd Bill They enjoyed the
performances much they checred the trage-
dy man when he howed like mad bull, and
hammered his stomach with both hands; APP
plauded the injured maiden when she told
the villain another step, and she would lay
him corpse at her feet, at the same time
showing dagger about as big as darniag
needle, and also, whenin despair.at being de
serted by the fellow in the yellow boots, in n
spanged night gown, she poisoned herself
with something out Of Junk bottle, and ex-
pired in satisfactory commissions; they threw
apples at the man who walked up the rope,
aud tossed peanuts on the stage when the
girl with the fOggy dress was going to dance;
they called the actors by their names RS they
came on the stage. audibly criticising their
dress and manner, the performers often join
ng in the conversaton--on instant talking
heroic poetry to some parsonage 0f the scene,
and the next inquring Of Jake, in the pit,
how he would trade his bull terrier for
lighting cock and pair Of pistols. stayed
III night and watched the fun-began t. get
all tired, , and actors asleep
IN the stage from sheer exhaustion-the
loisy policeman was leaning against the or
,hestra railing fast asleep-the boys had
1lacked his face with burnt cork, filed his
boots full Of peanut-shells, aud cut hole in
lis hat to put candle in; those boys who
we're awake were pulling the boots off the
sleepy ones, and putting them into the bass
irum through a hole which they had punch
ID witl crutch. On the stage the Empe-
'or was sleeping on his throne, with his mouth
'pen like fy-trap-the injured lady had
Junk fat down upon the hoor--a robber lay
zach side-she was using the VILLAIN as a pill. |
Ow, and had her feet tangled in the hair Of |
he Amber WITCH who was sleeping near.
noticed the short -skirted dancing-g re-
'csng upon pile Of property apple-dump-
ings, and the prompter was stretched on the
op Of u canvas volcano, with the bel l.rOpe in
lis hand, and his hair full of resin from the