Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-22
THE DAY BOOK.
THURspAY MORNING, April %, 1869.


THURSDAY MORNING, April %, 1869.
OPERA HoUsE.-This " Temple of the
MUSES." was again crowded last evening
with the elite and fashion, to witness
the rendition of Byron's celebrated oper-
attic burlesque of " Fra Diavola or
The Beauty and the Brigand." Miss
Blanche appeared as " Fra Diavola )"
Ella-the little beauty, as " Zerlina; )"
and Bishop, the inimitable, as Beppo."
The other characters were fifty distribu-
ted, and, in fine, every appointment was
strikingly apropos, Blanche and Ella
were just as winning, charming, beautl-
full, and irresistible as ever, and Bishop
was, as usual, an inexhaustble fund of
merrinent. The performance conclu-
ded with Bishops speciality, the farce
entitled, Wanted 1000 Young
Milliners." In this side-splitting fea-
ture Of the entertainment, Bishop per~
sonateta Joe Baggs, in which character
he really oui:>hone himself. Tonight
will be produced the sensational bur-
lesque opera, entitled " Forty Thieves
in connection with mirth-provoking
farce. Go and see them by all means.
STOPPING A NEWSPAPER. All eX-
change has the following allegory,
which we commend to careful considera-
ton:
A certain man hit his toe against
pebble, and fell headlong to the ground
He was vexed, AID, under the influence
of anger and self-sufficiency, he kicked
mother earth quiet sauciy. With i'm
perturbablesgravity he looked to see the
earth dissolve and come to naught.
But the earth remained, and only his
poor foot was injured in the encounter.
This is the way of man. An article in
a newspaper touches him in weak
spot, and forthwith he sends to stop his
paper. With great complacency he
looks to see the crash, when he finds he
only hit his own toe against a world
that does not perpetually feel the shock
and Injuries 10 one but himself.
The GAS MONOPOLY On Tuesday
night when the hour for opening the
Opera House had arrived, Manager Ford
found out that he could not light up ior
want of gas Candles were necessarily
substituted, but these i'll suited the sur
roundings. The audience were required
by this mishap, TO wait until 81 o'clock
for the commencement of the entertain
ment. The light was then turned on
when Bishop, alias Joe Baggs, came
forward and substantially delivered
himself of the following
"Ladies and gentlemen, in behalf OF
the management, we believe an apology
is due for this long detention. cone be-
fore you merely to explain the cause,
and would state that last night defect
was discovered in the gas meter. The
company Was Immediately notified OF
the deficiency but they seem to have
criminally neglected the matter, lat
this juncture a voice from the parquette
called OUTPUT they got your money
in advance, didn't they?' Bishop re-
joined--"You are right they did?'') |
But hereafter we will have light if we
have to follow the example ofthe city
government and use kerosene"
This gas company is incontrovortibly |
a rapacious monopoly, and as long as
the people tamely submit to their exac-
tions, just so long will they be grossly
imposed upon. We should institute
the citizens Gas Company and get to
operating as soon as possible. 1t would
not only be economy to break up this
monopoly but it, would benefit the city
in more respects than one, for Norfolk
is large enough to support two COM
panies. The present gas company has
had it all its own way sufficiently long,
indeed, and the heavy tax, &c. imposed
upon US has been borne until patience
ceases to be virtue.
A MAGNIFICENT SIGN .-Messrs Dey |
q Whitehead, insurance agents, have
Just added an additional magnificent
sign to the large number of those that
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