The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-02-25

YAZ)O CITY MISSISSIPPI MORNING. FEBRUARY NUMBER
THE PLAY OF JOHN BROWN.

Artemas Ward goes to see the play of
81 ohm Brown, or the hero Of Kansas" and
what he thinks of it here follows:
The drama of /" John Brown, or the Hero
of Kansas and Harper's Ferry" was produ-
ced at the Academy of Music, last evening,
to a fair audience. We don't know who
wrote this play. We understand that it was
not J. r. Giddingsj and hardly think it was
Il. Wode, as he leans to the comic If E.
Wade had written it, it would have been full
of 'goaks Brother Harris and brother Ben
edict say they had nothing to do about it,
being both engaged on Inexpressible Con-
| flict. Our young and fascinating friend,
Rufus z. Spaulding, is evidently innocent,
for if Rufus p. had written it there would be
some 'rssoutious,' aud we acguit W. Denni
sou, because the language isn't balf gorgeous
enough to emnote from his highly manured
intellect. 1t wasn't Shakespeare, because he
is dead. Who in the world did write t?-a
Let him write one more as near like it as
possible, and then quietly die. As the late
Geu'l j Cesar observed in regard to Nj.
Cassus, "such men are dangerous"
First act opens in North Elba There is
wedding at John Browns house. Amelia
marres somebody aud quadrille is danced.
Then Mr. Brown aud his three sons leave for
Kansas. Old Mrs. Brown tells them they
are going on long journey, and besses
them to slow music. They 90 to Kansas.-
What upon airth they went to Kansas for
when they were so snug and comfortable
down there in North Elba, we cam imagine
The sons are the next seen in Kansas in q
cavern. Mr.. Blame, who don't appear to be
pretty nice man, asks ope of the Browns to
drink Brown refuses-which is the first in-
stance on record where Brown declines
such an invitation Mr.. Blame, who is
black bearded, feroeious mar, about seven
teen feet high, then asks him whether he
is pro slavery or anti ? Young Brown says
anti, whereupon Mr.. Blame runs long knife
into him aud laughs wildly. Another young
Brown here rushes up AID says ''you have
killed me berruther p Music. Sceue chans
ges The wounded young Brown enters sup
ported by his two brothers. He seems to be
pretty much played out Says he sees bis
mother and dies. We looked but couldn't
see ary mother.
Next scene reveals John Browns cabin in
Kansas. Brown is seen reading Tribune
ried Brown seems TO be glad to see bis wife.
Pretty soon be (married Brown goes out and
comes in dead. He is shot while out by
border rufian. Then the border rufians sur
round the house, set it on fire, and raise
$. thunder generally The Browns are about
70 to give themselves up for gone eoons, when
" lucky thought strikes Katurah, whose dia-
le lect would imply that she was from South
to Readin', that there is trap door to the cab
RS in. The Browns 90 down stairs and come
ID up through the bulkhead Their miracu~
a lous escape reminds us of that Of De Jones
Sc the Sanguinary. For sixteen years was he
er confined in loathsome dungeon, not tasting
rt of food during all that dreary period, when
If. one day lucky thought occurred to him.
We He opened the window and. got out. Then
or Old Brown and his remaining son meet and
We swear to have revenge on the shareholders.
ID, The battle at Ossawatamie takes place. Guns
ed are fired. Old Brown kills Mr.. Blame, ma.
p. king an able and eloquent speech to him as
he does it, Mr.. Blame tells his comrades to
tn remember the importance of one vote and to
Ier be at the polls early, requests them to srb-
a scribe for the Washington Constitution, pub
he lished by Geo. w. Bowman; says he donA
an, see his mother much, and dies like the son
nd of gentleman, wrapped upin the bar stran
he gled spanner. -Four or FIVE other border ruff
nd fans are killed, but they don't say anything
Ter about seeing their mothers.
of 1t may be hat we have got things mixed
si- little; but we hardly think we have, as We
lu. paid particular attention.
,rt, Tie last act shows us Browns farm a
tire Harper's Ferry. His daughter Amelia ask
sx, him if be badu't better give the thing up
and he says no. It must be put through
Cook comes in disguised. He says th'
s,e rural districts are all going in for freedom
ii. and that the thing had better be done righ
7 off The arsenal is shown us United Stale
tbo soldiers come and fire at it. Brown come
Ofl nut and permits himself to be shot Is car
+ ried across the stage on mattrass by severn
,l;o athletic supes l. tried and sent n'sd
Ier death by the Court, which ea"sts N
man in epaulets and glazed csF. Is ses
of standing upon an elevated platform, til
P stage being Illuminated, and the ourtai
ore falls. sts