The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-11-26

nAMLEI-My IOru, nave news 10 Tell you.
When Koscius was an actor In Rome.
Pol. The actors are come hitler, my
lord.
Ham. Buz, buz,
POI. Upon my honor
HAM. Then came each actor on his ass,
Pol. The best actors In the world, either
Tor tragedy, comedy, history, pastoral, mas
historical, tragical.conical-hist historical paste.
raj. scene individual, or poem unlimited.
Seneca cannot be too heavy, nor Plautus too
ght For the law of writ and the liberty.
these are the only men.
Those are delightful passages in the old
novels in which the histrionic abilities Of
rowing theatrical companies are recited,
and the infatuation Of the villagers, old
and young, resulting from the sspulchral
tones Of the heavy man and the wi,ching
graces Of the leading woman, are des-
cribcd. When the players arrived at Lit.
tie Peddlington, and began to tear passion
into tstters, the Rev Mr.. Slyboy, to-
ge,her with the other great men Of the
village, and all the very young men, be-
came excited, and the editor of tho Morn.
ing Whangdoodle (edited with
the ability thu. occasionally dis
plays itself in the columns of The BULLE.
TIM was compelled to sound the trum pet
Of praise. And who has forgotten the
spell "Mi's Costigan, daughter of J. Ches-
teraed Costigan, Esq, Of Costigsntown,
but perhaps better known to you under
her professional name Of Miss Frother-
ingay OF the Thesters Royal
Drury Lane and Crowstreet, )"
wound around Arthur Pendennis, Jr,
the very young man, at FAirosks Scot
ting Thackery knew the book Of human
nature by heart and, if he we're in Cairo,
would have occasion TO laugh - he did at
poor Arthur. Neither the good people OF
Poddlington nor of Fairoaks ever became
half . crazy rs the people OF our city do
over the players" A handsome leg on
the stage Of the Atheneum demoralizes
the churches, the banks, the
printing offices and all other moral insti-
buttons of the city, and woe to the editor
who refuses TO 60 into ecstaciesl Al this
moment the town 10 oil agog about Fanny
Price and her players, Allthe. Arthur Pen.
dennisses OF this Office, and the older men
of other institutions, are almost wild. We
have abandoned all effort 10 keep our
young men in order. In despair We have
surrendered to circum stances. We can
master circus, but q theatrical troup, il
It can boas. few dainty petticosts, al.
ways gets the better Of us, and we give up
in unconditional surrender. We have
now on our table a dozen poetical effu.
sions to the actress from young men and
old ores. One commences
"Fair Fanny Price,
An an angel thou;
With pretty foot
And noble brow"
What connection there can be between
her foot and brow, we don't know, but we
presume the brow was put in for the
rhyme.
Another commences
Your good actress,
Or don't know;
And may be don't;
And II so, why so;
But | wish for to say
That think that you are;
And I'll bet big drink
Your . 'ticular star.
There Is brandy like;
ii. Walkers, his best;
And whiskey, and wine,
Aru al or the rest;
But better than liquor,
Believe it who can
like you as actress
o, talsnted Fan.
90 way with your Nelson,
don't care for she (;
tell yon,-I mean it,
She's no gal for me.
she can't hold candle,
(And show me who cam?
To thee fairest actress,
o, talented Fan.
of the SAME Kind. but really We must de-
sist. The poets must not crowd US so
much. We shall endeaver to get along a.
best We can in prosaical way, but if We
are compelled to manage our young men
and read such rhy mes, we shall not escape
suicide.
ATTENTION.