, 1870-09-04

Ane -sGfS SCnHck "4 EsH&A1hA tuVaC0fs
But va n,rst say sumot4ing-5e it ever 70
new .chooi Of Epgfinh comedy; ;he atyle of
the N1itirg And tho toua Of tho toachsnE. Tho
style may he desc1ibed IS natural, crisp, aud
lively. It spatkles, bat never lAzzles. It il
quietly humorous and weats on the sqtf4ee
nov aud then waif or stray Of wit. Ii h.s
nothing Cor next to potliogl in common with
the dialogue OF Sheridan. Great il no epithet
wherexithal to qualify it. Now Shatidan is
great. He almost overpo *ers oue- i some
times requires a effort TO keep up Nth hsia-
Wei8hty but not weiShty. Every Top11tee
is a pointed a. : ssletao, and gaitsess Ike
cne-
The distinguished feA.u1e in the tone OF the
ciaely Is may b. It in ane, .the sone Of
society Equally opposed to asndment aud
| cyniciem In large doees administered separata-
! happy sd1ni1tu1e OF both Abantenng spirit,
traeeah1e through the froas bulk Of ordinary
conversation. This, is not lost sight Of By
the new school And whenevac sentiment
scerns in dAnger Of making = fool Of himself,
up comea cyniciszn and whispers n audibls
rcbuke- An instance or tao Of this in the
drama no Will notice anon. MsanHme,
heafken 10 An evidence Of its existence
IN real life a. Witnessed by tho present scribe
very recently. Walking N the Strand, yes
teroay evening there was borne to my ear
round OF the u,iIt.z3 tread Of many feet. &C
conpapied by SCREAMS Of rather husky vocal
[ meledy. Presently thaze passed me, On their
way to Ch1zing- -crnea en .osts for ths seAt Of
wa1, about forty F1uesiana trAu1uing two and
two. Nos one would irusgine that this was 4
tonemhat inspiring nsht-waHioFs sadly pro-
sble an5ihilahon. singing tho Songs Of "vat-
e. Ad d1eesss sef Il ,s ~ he@s!e. lst sSs III
iugs. aroused by this display Of patriotic
ardor .ers quite, ths feyssse Ct the
espPxsssa,eS etPcsssa Sosi in the @ Strand shop
| keeper, ba1rinters hastening to the Teuap1e,
o1unlbus cads, n{nphs Of the pavetnant, and
that portion Of the Ridsh youth which gains
: II he Eeao Il i hslfpenny eaeh, esemed
] rather inclined to laugh At the spectacle AID
! to chat the pe-:o1mers-' Indeed ono jaEeniie
in the fusee t1sde eeemed to dnd thu fea1fIl,
5 y-mada trousers, the *undersullI constructed
tst, and tito iapcrturhzblo bat herce asrec'
81 OF The he,oe. quite irresistible. and, havlne
. brought himself by eeries Of clovezay e!e
] | cuted "cazt-wheels l.to Ene With the dc
4 tachment, ,iccontineutlJ "feD Il" and nhprtc:
a 1t tho top Of his yoiee song. thn concludlni
less lover, that
She married tusrines that rasJen the naseo'sa
N the middle Of I German band.
It would be quite useless to stay hc1c an
r | dleCu2a t0o q0aa11un Eueaue0 Ut AoA Aas afe
"a evidence Of i healths s:sse Of public feelins
y No have to DO mare'y with tho faet- An
le With the fact only has the d4a1aatist to d.
ix In our rcw comedies banter is constantly II
10 tsoduced as tho corrective for seniiman
A. u Lovo Is species Of acnacy, Of which nA
n rage Is tho strait-waistocas, says one OF u
n chHacters IN School In the sAme p1a
D. vhca schoolgirl aua2lozcs hes lover, .
IA nfaec1 Of foot to tell Eer Of the battles siege
~ murlera, &C., through which he has passe
~ The .oves demu1a, oE which the young III
- quotes 0caeEo a. n authority "01seAo Was
.n nisser,and didn't mind bsagSing. is shc retol
ao And aGain, wien SONS one Is arguing asa1n
al the advisatility OF admitting woman TO Il
nd franchise on the ground Of thelr notorious CO
III rupthillty, the game good-natused cJnic I
!y. tor,s. II quite. agree with 5,u thete:
Il woman were admitted 70 eisesotA pGasleg
ii she would sell her vote TOR thc price of q
Il. chigpon; man is the nobler l:i1m.l. and b
~ ihe exclusive privilege OF selling bis vote
To beer!~ We hare instanced sutScasnty. 81