The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-01-18
HOME MATTERS.
The Carpenter or ROuen.
BY BEENCS.

Opera House to see 1.-THE Carpenter OF Rouen,'
and hawai- been a rue-in it since, either. We
had intended to write column, four-horse |
power criticism on it, but for want OF ROOM
give our readers the benefit Of our notes. Not |
being familiar with the name Of the characters
in the play, We use the names OF the Players
new mode of writing up the 'trioal presentations,
which VIC will take out patent soon as
We can buy one. Our notes taken on the back
of a programme read: Curtain elevates.
Scene-oak opeuings-large cross with secret
door in it, in front of Will Goodriige.s palace.
n B.-Will is a juke. Will comes out Is monk
with feminine waterproof OF, and it's not rain
ing on the stage either! Will ,ays mass. Geo.
Burgess comes out of 'shed' somewhat like
ours and hangs out his busine.- sigma coffin.
George sees the monk, and that reverend fraud,
he afterwards proves to be, see, George. Re
suit: mutual disgust. They don't rush up and
ex amine each other for war. on their left arms
to see if either is the other lost brother--aot
much; they stand apart aud survey each other
with high toned 'skornn George tells Will
about bad dream he George had probably
| from too much Christmas goose, Then they 90
| away. Enter Dr. Hobert, who is mirried-in
fun you know, to Miss Mcpherson. She is-in
the play, to be certingly-a cross minded wife.
The Doctors play name is Gr.uder. He is a
fearfully hen.pecked G(r)ander-ln the show,
remember. He Is agood deal grander when
she MRS. Grander) is absent. This pair have
m 4trimonlal or conjugal squabble, in which sic
comes ont ahead. They are interrupted by Ar.
thur Mitchell and the home guard, Ran Moore,
drummist, who come in on dress parade. AR
| thur is the funny man of the show. His point
! is to be much smarter than he looks We
wrote fact in our notes opposite this statement,
then rubbed it out and wrote mixed, and can't
| tell which we meant) He is in love iokel with
Miss Farnsworth. She is no Joke, but lively
lady, and loves Mitchell back-in the play, you
know. Mitchell explains things to the Doctor
J and his amiable spouse y. B.-This j, sar-
kasticle.' They march out. George H comes
in aud finds George Burgess, the cotlia.ist.
George the LIST is out of Job and hires out "a
al apprentice to George 2i and goes into the
shop to work. Madelon Mrs. Ed Armstrong;
comes along. She is hunting her husband, Geo
Hull, the apprentice. Just then VIII Good
ridge, the Duke, comes out of his palace paste.
board sham and falls desperately in love with
the lady, An irregular proceeding not tolerated
in good society, but a part OF the play. lie
wants to seize the lady and imprison her in the
aforesaid castle. George Burgess comes out and
'busts' the scheme. The lady goes in with he.
small son. (P. S.-We learn that the son wa
s little Miss Hull, and not boy; consequeu.l,
. We and 225 other fellows were the victims of
e premeditated swindle) Scene changes, and tn
. apprentice appears in his shop ready to max
l cofins. He is astoni-hed on finding a corpse o
man hidden near the work bench. He find
an 'xe with blood ON it, and gets his hand
d,uL.d with blocd. A number of ku klux CONE
in, with Bachelor as captain, and Alderman
. Smith as most lofty judge Hull is accused o
murder and sentenced to have his head chopped
off ION dry goods box with dreadful broac
. axe. in the hands of Mr.. BEEN, who, as an AK
, aourisher, was fearful to look upon. Georg
3 refuses to tell lie, like George Washington
? All efforts to scare him to death having failed
= his life is spared on condition that he 'ioins H.
, wide.a.wskes.' He does. and the initiation i
? completed with grand tableaux, singing tn
Marsellaise. sud in halo of Greek fire the cur
e tain goes down. IN. B.-Bowman was boz.
" of the fire department, or, as he called IL, 'tb
{ hi fire business'-a position that he filled s.
i. admirably that he will have no trouble in get
. ting the same place hereafter should he want it,
. Some more scenes came on. Mitchell met hi
a sweetheart in n lonesome place, and he fraudu
= lently bit her ear. She was very mad the me
ment she heard of it, bu. she told the audienc
in confidence that 1T didn't hurt her much
b Applause. We thought she was proud of i,
!. IS she after wards tried to wipe it all over he
3 face. Pretty soon Mrs. Grander came in with
(; broom, and the young couple fed. At anothc
;, time the Doctor and his wife and the youn
lady had tea. Mitchell hid himself under tn
table to catch the crumbs, but got to hurtu
I peoples corns, an educational proceeding, which
,. broke up the tea party in row and c,u.ed
y temporary coldness in the Grander family
!. another scene, where little 'shen,n igan' ba,
e been practiccd by the Dukes party. under til
r lealership.hip of Lote Perkins, Geo Hui
9 Burgess apprentice in the ccfiin business, III
+ C.rpenter himself got mad aud told the fellow
. to 'striks for their halters and their 'oues.
e The boys seized their tin swords and went OF
!. the proposed strike, the Doctor striking for h
:. home behind the scenes, probably to hunt up III
|, fighting member of his firm" Here our pr,
}. gramme WIS filled with notes, and we stopped