The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-08-13
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"t'eNf ~ MeAF Fanny, aifa arihMa
earoase
Bat vomen laugh, 'oo, al ,he Equinox lIoas.
And as women, yoa know, love. an have thir
own way
Spite q dear Papa's warning. went 10 The pay
Ai very large Theatres o0oa I'Ye been,
I've heard Paganina, and looNsl al old Kean
I've been At Ia Scala and Drlsy Lane. Too
and al Munich, q Moniez, one, had We'd.
But the dear Parlor Plays, which. lut last !, a
saw,
Beat ilie whole creation IN point Of tl.e"dra,
The audience was b,illiant twas and .sie.s
On manging John Milton, a weak ding a n,
! could. ifI chose, describe each Ladies dre.s
And Genileman's, toc. but must not drrcs.
Precisely al eight (but will not be certain
To seeoads) uprose the exicmpoiizcl curtain,
And, to The delight Of each woman and man.
Who was present, the Amateur acting began.
h. c. 0ryis, fine regimentaI suit wrapped IN
Very brilliantly d .uerrypeathcr, the Captain
He dashed his gay heart
Right into his pat,
And justified that commentator called "smari. .
4 Had time much more Of his acting could tell
But really, he did il uneommonly wen.
10 those Of the audience, possessi,e Of souls,
Very fine was the acting Of Miss Annie Coles;
It was not oyer-actel. She played the part well
think she was born on the stage TO excel;
She has genius, Of that there's no possible Doubt,
(which some folks, I think, would be better
without:l
One Of these days,
When inclined TO give praise,
Miss Coles may crown with a chaplet Of bays
for the present, III only observe that Miss Annie
Made palpable hit in the acting Of Faaap.
Charlotte Shee was well acted By Miss Emma
Brown,
Who, touse phrase theatrical, "brough the house
down"
% graeeinl--so gentle-she won hearts and eyes,
And caused in the audience delighted surprise:
When she quilted the stage, where She pleasantly
shone
hnced an Angel had come-and had gone
Mr. Nlloom Mac Martin, I'm happy to tell,
Played the part Of the Doctor uneommonly well. |
Vie punning bate, but all folks will agree
IN saying that lie was capital "Shee."
fancy, in serying-girls' clumsy array,
l'ebeeea Browns ''Dobson" was far away
lie very best part Of the "Equinox' Play
All smart little creature
In figure and feature.
To every ones heart you are winning vour wav
No wonder the audience kept wagging their Jaws;
No wonder they hailed you with bursts ofapplausc!
The green curtain fell, and the folks one and M.
Though twas evening, prepared fora ".Uoraiag
can"
should say that the Manchester Musical Band
VAS, TO use an uncommon expression, "on hand.',
I'ossh, Beethoven, Mozart and then heard
The soltness Of llandel-the brass Of one Verdi
Ana the air from Der frcschutz. well written BIZ
Weber;
Nnd the sweet hymn that flowed from the pure
lips Of IIeber;
and but must stop, for the melodies stay with
me,
md one Of these days will, | fear, run away with
me.
rises the curtain There only are Two
~ the boards, but they have sparkling bu siness
TO do;
hey do It, and really, the audience enthrall !.
or "sir Edward'' drops in on mere "Morn. "
ing caIl;'
irs. Chillingtone well knows what she is ahout +
nd quietly lands poor Sir Edwar,l--as trout i
re pulled out from Lye's, or from Boweu's q
pleasant brooks, u
Q see ho@ the unusual atmosphere looks. if
r. Archie Mac Martin. played finely his part;
-iss Coles ''snatched grace yet unfathomel
by Art; !.
nd when at the "Finis. - the green curtain dre~ >
r dropped, great number Of bouquets we threw. :,
nd babe to the Actors and Actresses too,
grateful, and very reluctant aaieu =
:. s.-1he pith'sin my Postscript dancing i
ing III speak. III
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