The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-09-05
D. 1892 CADIZ OHIO, WEDNESDAY, SETPMBER 5, 1885,
For the Sentinel.
bingham on the Rampage,


Mr.. EDITOR. Having heard our Big
ham" speak in'New Athens on Aug. 2lSt,
and being the next day in Moorefeld, where
the honorable Tragedian was expected to
appear again, concluded to mix in, to see
him again performing in the Melodrama in
Act l., entitled: II tickle you and you then
tickle me- The bouse was moderately
filled, the majority of the audience was COM
posed of those that were not disposed "to
tickle him." and hope that John A. Big
ham, though charging no admittance to his
performance, would never again be paid
$1,000 by 'Uncle SAM" for his dramatic
performances The same piece which he
performed the day previous in New Athens,
he repeated again in Moorefeld, with only
omission, which was the scene where he, as
a gallant Warrior, e ound his sword, Tor
corn-cutter), and brandishing it over his
head in back yard, fighting a shadov,
stumbled and fell in the cellar, when his
good wife came to assist him out, which
this Warrior pcrcmptorily refused, crying
out, $50 away, wife, you don't know what
war Isl" The balance. of this Nolodrama,
with the only exception as stated, was ,por-
formed and repeated word for word, action
for action and even tears for tears, as in
New Athens the day previous. The fearful
found of 'Copperhead>," J." Conspirators, :"
bloody y-handed Rebels" and "Sympatli-
GERS, drunken sot Andy" etc. were thick
ly mingled in the delyeranec # the Piece,
at the rate of about four such5 words in a
minute, and pronounced with an admirable
emphasis, accompanied with shaking OF
grey locke, like mad and starved steer
The words dear people, their rights Of
equality" with niggers), and the bleeding
Union, ($5, 5,0O0], were beautifully rounded,
and invariably accompanied with ga'&h of
tears, of which the Tragedian appeared to
have goodly fountain full, and had it in
his power to let the watery drops trinkle
down his haegard, "war worn" cheeks, in
thick pearly drops, whenever part Of his
performance required to be watered; but
he had no command over his nasal organs
during these watering scenes, as his Dostrils
refused to become moist. Yet in his pres
ent performance, SO far as he has exhibited
himself, John A. Bigham is more perfect
thar in former years, which | suppose ac-
counts forit, that he chatges now $1,000 a
year; and should the dear people not ac-
knowledge his merits in the dramatic per
formance, his ready power TO thunder or tr
speak gently, to coax and hatter or to de
nounco and bully; to laugh and lock love
ingly, or to weep and look dejac' cd-ther
az a last chance for popularity aud humbug
he might apply to some Thoaer in a large
city, where on the theatrical stage, John y.
Bigham would have an opportunity to be
more applaudcd for his dissimuIatioh, anC
probably might yet outrival the Togcdiaf
Booth, in the ability Of scenical and Il cat
rical deception
The trckeries of John A. Bighqm are
pretty near "payed out" for the 'dea
people" are lcgj"ni"g to Src ho'o 1t IS done
The plcasirgiword Equality he stretche
over too much ground on one side where
it includes the "njgger," and does not stretc|
it far enough on the other side, where i
excludes the Farmer, the Mechanic, and la
boring men from being equ0l with the Ma
bob, Bondholder, Manufacturer, Office
holders 81, 1000, and Aristocracy who sucl
the life blood out of the former, Nice wa
of talking about advocating such equality
and then with tears streaming down tn
checks, crying piteousy out, 20! dear pee
pie S., 900 year" What humbug
MACK.