The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-02-19


purse by repeated drafts upon pair of
rich uncles who go by the not very eupho-
NOUS names of Toby and Jerry. The first
scene opens with a supper given by the fast
young nephew to Il select company OF
brother artists, whose curiosity leads them
to inquire how their agreeable host mana
ges to raise the wind, or find money to in
dulse in champagne and terrapin. He tells
them very contideatially that he has two
old rich uncles, whose plethoric purses he
manages to open by writing them glowing
letters, copy of which he exhibits to his
friends. The letter to uncle Toby narrates,
with lavish professions of regard for his
ancient relative, that he has married a
splendid French girl, and that he has a
charming boy whom he has named Toby, Jr.
To uncle Jerry he has written a similar let
ter but in this instance his wife is of Span
ish nationality.
The supper finally ends and the rolickns
friends of the young artist, take leave
singing
NOStl III my pON VIC NlSh you ivy,
Joy with your neighbor fair,
When you've got more tin we'll then
drop in
And leave your table bare.
Well call you friend when you We gold
to spend
And feast till your larder's bare
This leave-takin. is managed with fine
effect. the song being heard from the street
as it WERE growing fainter and fainter, as
the distance increases OF course this is
managed by singing each succeeding verse
in lower key behind the scenes. The de-
ception is complete, and produces one of
the finest touches in the piece.
The music gradually dies away and the
young artist is left alsue in his studio, when
Madeline, the reputed foreign wife enters.
She is a resident Of the same house and
has overheard the conversation through
the petition, in which she formed so i'm
portant a feature, and twits the young ar
fist by inquiring after his two wives. and
how he will manage when his uncles come
to see him, as they are sure to do shortly.
tap is heard at the door, and in steps uncle
Toby. After hand shaking and cengratu-
lations are over, uncle Toby inquiries for
his nephew's French wife and his charming
little namesake, Toby, Jr. Young hopeful
expresses much regret that they are both
out walking for exercise in the open coun-
try. The old uncle is impatient to see the
French wife and little boy, and insists on
his nephew goiag in search Of them, which
he reluctantly is compelled to do.
Uncle Toby left alone, makes himself
quite at home, tasting the wine and cake,
remnants Of last nights supper, when Mad
aline enters and uncle Toby runs to greet
her. She can't comprehend his language,
however, and he makes signs by which she
understands he desires her to sing which
she does, singing a French song and retires.
The nephew now enters with long face,
and announces the shocking news that his
wife and little boy have fallen from a
bridge and are both drowned. Uncle Toby
listens very calmly to this lugubrious story
Of his nephew, and when he has finished
very coolly remarks that it has not been
tive minutes since his wife left the ROOM
Madaline enters while Toby is speaking,
and young hopeful finding himself caught,
begs her to pretend to be his wife and she
is formally introduced to uncle Toby. The
old uncle is much pleased with Madaline
wi 4o1- flor
are out knock is heard at the door and
uncle Jerry enters, who is greeted most
cordially by the nephew, and in the midst
of the fuss which the young artist is max
ing over his uncle, Madaline comes tripping
into the room singing Spanish song and
retires. Uncle Jerry is questioning his
nephew about the boy named after him,
when uncle Toby enters. The two uncles
not having met for long time embrace
each other warmly, in the midst of which,
nephew makes his exit. The greeting over,
the two old fellows commence discussing
their nephew's family concerns, and get
into quarrel over the nationality Of their
foreign born niece one insisting she is
French while the other as stoutly maintains
that she is Spanish. To settle the question
uncle Toby produces a letter from his
nephew which declares she is French. Tn
Gle Jerry still supports his side of the ar
gument by pulling out another letter from
the same source, which pronounces her
Spanish. While the Old uncles are in the
midst of the dispute the nephew enters
and declares they are both right; that Mad
aline's father was French, while her moth,
er was Spanish Madeline now enters and
is appealed to when she sets the mother
| right by confessing the wholsrtruth and in
| forming the uncles that she is not their
nephew's wife, but if they will agree she
will be. OF course an agreement is soon
entered into and the piece concludes with 9
beautiful tableau,-the wedding scene
| The music is very fine and several scenes
in the Burlctta are highly amusing.