, 1874-10-31
FAMILIAR TALK.


That ory out on {ho Ion Of ouestiom and aro nost ty
!shIncay I as clnppa fort: slese arc noM tho fsahon
tias any wssrnu reptars are stra,S Of III Goose.ans
any daro scarce @ como th!tAcr.
,on tTow IN as as .sy @ nv! M
quality NJ longor Than tl,oy csn singq T thoy nat
@ ny u aey shoal Erow themselves to com
tter) ilair writura JH sm wron". to ,naI" t,om ~
olam "gal,ist a. their own sucecaalon3
atcs: and iic non hi hn,da gtn y ~ Hsa M 70 US % nn ,n "a
controversy: there WIS, for Willie. no money lid for
~ M mTa '1o poet anu tue player wont 10 c!a
Ha,n.-1s't possib1s7
,.e.o G.ma-o there has been much throwing about Of
Wn1..-Do fin hora r,rrvu ,v,xs
Kos.-Ay that they do, ny lord; Hercules anu l,ts
''"n ~ 'ov'-nan'ft!' .,': .tet ~. %. 4:
.u,;sa -, ~ i,'s"so a'otu ~ 1tnnot' o1'aaspeare
1'uush ~ tho chiidton Of 1T. PallR and OF tho
heves. whose dramatic performances wero yory
popular With tho public in the time Of cnocn
Elizabeth and exo,tcd lin ion1ouuv -, ,s,sas
a,ora, octor. MI. ~" 1.','o"1 y. p4oioa,
o"'or'A'n'nonsa Ill tic BcllonIs and universities
OF England Ind prevailed for couple Of
centuries. The plays wero written Nv t,,a ,ench
ers or sometimes By tho boys thcmse,res md
wcrc for , 1ouo t,mo co,,nona, n,..,'s',, "ua
-, III nu s . so'nposeu exclusively IN
Lat'n. islasn'us sass t1ht sir Ihomab More skill
fully filled the part Of both author and actor in hH
schooiboy dnyB. We are also told that, whflo hn
was nape In the housohold of ar,t,,,.,a,,
.T.uo.a., ~ H. ,,,,,., % ..s-s ~ Aael'p'snop
elore1on, as tho p,aya were going on in tho
pa'ace ouian6 tAo on'lasmaa mondays, no would
ofton stop On tho Bteae and elform somo part
Of his own creation, to the extreme satistac tion
OF the spectators.
ntov. .,,,o,,,-r,,r, ,vo~, IT,, -u,.--
1nees scuoo'-u'asa "ef' lug 1a'or'to amuoe-
mont OF tho etudents Oh ai fesliva oceaAiont,
especially on the feaat Of st. Nicholas, who wa
tho patron-aaint Of schools. and At tho Eaator
a.. ~ ~ 49, y 1as'aa .,,s.sa W 4no
o'@pio .. No"est aonsoh anu'eH shs'F'cal1T to
tho 1act' ID the speech OF tcnsn'p, who Eeya "For
my part, believe 1t, md there wer1 nu wiAer
than I, l would hayo no'er a cunning schoolo-
mantor ,n Enc)and. ,nnan r. cunnino.m.n !.
.'aaoIo -a,n.as. H.. =. As.' - .
aenoo'o-n'eeel tn'A1 H. aconlulour, or poeI, or
TINT haa 81 anf ncaualntanSo with poos. Tnev
MAKE ma ail their sel4olttrs play,boyos! LIT not
iine sight to EGO all our chilalen nado Entor-
l'ldors DOE "e pay our money for tha! Woo
be'ia taonl 70 lcaru their grammar and their Ter
rence aud they learne tteir play-hookes. Well.
they lax wo sl,all have no more pasllamens,
Eod hlees w. But M wee lave, hopo Zecle Of
Me Land Of DuzzR. and my gossip EaJty Trouble.
truas, "ill s:att up, and zee we have painful
eoou fnh'hteta 10 kcepe kchooiot eatechise our
voush ahd not teach em to speko Playos, and
net fables OF falae newea. etc.
NeVertheoss' the custom OF acting plays in
SCHOOLS "as OF great aoiVtce to the drana, and
conduccd largely TO !ss improvement and pupil
lartty. Il must not be forgotton that 1t was for
the youtntnt performers az Eton School that
the esrlicst English comedy, 1taip Royster Doys-
ter. Ills boys 1nust haqo boon practicod actorH
Tor ne gave thom opportunity enough, with tho
many gass & bo wr9o @ II, Latin and n ne rornae-
audiences with ali tho accessories Of scenery md
Eton, SO It was ut Ct, raul'a School. in London;
a. tue colleges at oxford. Cambridge. Westmin-
aau as Ger o. eM1nng IN England
aseiaaoas enitivatlpn OF Tug scholars and the
friendly patronage VI the public.
hoyasty not aoiaom !ons ny stately presence to
s'. sneso 3asealle ensersalnnehta cardinal Wolsey
once apeotator Of tho Latin tragcdy Of Dido."
1s1M VIRGIL: Tnen vas represented by the
SCHOLARS ot ~: paula School, and was written by
John !3ztghtwlBa, tho manter. Queen Elizabeth
Has olsen ahtoftainea by tho exhibition Of phys
o1 ner VISITS 20 tue universities. ln 166G. i'll one
o. her grand progresses, sho Witnessed several
dramatic poriofnlancea II tho magnificent hall
o. sne Coiloge oi gir,st Church, oxford. SO De-
l1sntea Waa sao wlth TUG rendition q an English
Arclte. tnas she snmmonca @ the author TO Mer
presence ana ioaaea him "atn compliments. The
young 10y, - years OF aye, the son OF tue uaan
"a ~, nns.st oluicn, Wno tooK Tue oniy 1emaio part
IN the Ply, 10 captNatea Her Majesty with Zig
oisona poisoha'1oh that sue gaVe him present Of
ea.neas.
:. Az ehe students IL schools achieved such dis
tnteu.snoa success III the dramatic role, it Eas
9rsr so es esrn ne a nGys IL the &c caS
Strlsa; represen!1tlons 19; Thus no find th4t THO
innol-po5s n.;a W. ~ nyue Aooov ana st; sT?thlus
llloly? " MlachgaIef' performed Morality DO"
tolo hsng i1Gn1S ! ~. a. Wtichesfer Caatie on
near Coventry, wero in tue habit Of acting plays
every YEAR & N the hall M OF the noightorng castle
u u I4ola tuaton. 1no noys o1 %. Pallls Catho-