The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-09-06
DEMOCRATIC THESPlANS.
HENRY CLAY DEAN
Starring Raid! !
HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN T1FFrN
SENIC DISPLAYlIlll
A ROARING FARCEl!llll!

n h)h hlNp 4 A isSb . :
A superb dodge, for .cIat in the
eyes Of the people, was resortcd to
by the war Democracy Of this city on
Saturday evening last, in securing the
services of that high liver and stable
actor, HENRY CLAY DEAN, Of Iowa,
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY.
Those of our citizens who failed to
hear this eminent aud unexcellcd ira.
gedian, missed good thing. The
evening, in an elemental point OF
view, was unpropitious, yet the faith
rul friends of the indeiatigablc actor
were present in limited numbers
Some ladies were also in attendance
but the front seats were reserved only
for those whose special duty it was to
furnish the signals for laughter and
applause. Our Democratic Senator,
with conscious modcsty, inaugurated
the programme by securing, with the
assent of the audience. Judge STICK
NrY, of Republic, as stage manager.
The great dcli1cator of Shakspearo's
Gyrtc, aud the damaging rival OF Ed
win Forest, appeared in his own mon
strous identity. lie was not chccrcd,
for healthy men are always cheerful
and require no holsters. lie now,
began to dramatically gesticu
late. II seems that the scene shiltcr
had forgotten his duty. Thcatric-
ally speaking, the scnic arrangement
was not in consonance with the par
ticular crisis in the play. Therefore
one of the stock company sprang up
gallantly and lowered scene, which
he fondly hoped would secure to him
the coveted appreciation of the Iowa
star but, alas | he failed. The ira
rcdian rcsortcd to his muscle again
in distinctive GESTURES. The disap'
pointed stock actor again lowered will
pcrccptiblc trcmulousnoss, another
scene. Thank Heaven it was CRY
SCENE and the brilliant eye Of thu
principal performer frightened as tho
knowledge permeatcd his brain thai
he was now IN TOWN.
The stage manager arose and made
few tcrsc but touching remarks ap
propriatc to tho occasion-thc sub
stance of which was that Mr.. DEA'
" would now speak" Tho laurcllcC
artist assumed strictpcrpendicular a
this intimation, and advanced with I
stagical air and stride, to the front
n pEAcEFuL FRONT.
Upon our first optical measurement
of this dramatic excellence, we wer
|
startled at the fact that it took lib
cral amount of Clay to constitute MI
Deans pcrsoneIh. That which wa
the most of him was in large quaint
ties. A side view of him, also, strucl
us as n pleasing confirmation of on'
passage in his rendition, viz; tho
this great country was bountiful au'
plentiful in good things to cat.
Everything being sclf-adjustcd an
ready, Mr., Dean began to give him
self ample Inducements to pcrspirc.--
We troubled for the reputation o
Forest and Booth, when passages /
his delineaticn rendered frenzy au
air punishment necessary TO popula
success, and accorded those grea
men total dcfoat when he displayc
at times, tho majesty of mien.acss.-
After the first few words which h
achieved without being heard, bu
which amounted to a malcdic;ion a
the weather aud an apology for non
appearance of density in the audience
he requested the volunteers to close
ia.mass. They closed.
lie then remarked
That the State of Ohio presented
to day, the most perfect photograph
ofthe prosperity, development, growtI
and great wealth of the United State
of America.
This was very good lie next re
marked
If any of You boys want to go, yor
can 20 now we don't want to be both
cred here this evening. hopey you vii
all go at once,
This was also good, The boys, af
ter this fretrul proclamation, lost al
anxiety to go, and remained out o
undisguiscd curiosity, These pre-
liminaries over, Mr., Dean thought i
expcdicnt to repeat what he had SAT-
before about the State of Ohio, witt
important improvements on the sen
tcncc; and thon he launched boldl
into the stream of his rehearsal, lash
ing the air with his stalwart arms up
hcaviug from his capacious gasometor
an account of the most damnable, vii
lauies of the Republican party, an
denouucing, in choice and happil
selected blackguordism, the crimes {
that party against the poor pcopl
who wanted to he let alone.
Daring these convulsions, with III
idea of solving problem we glance