New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-22
AMUSING MECHANICAL TOYS.

, One of the signs of the approach of Christ
mas is the exhibition OF mechanical toys In shop win
dows The entertainments given by these merry bits Of
wood are so popular that they are always witnessed
from the sidewalk by interested crowd OF spectators
which gives no manifestations OF uneasncss until the
performers have down. A particularly nimble lar
leqmin Or dancing monkey Is able sometimes 10 rouse
his spectators to high pitch OF enthusiasm
Here is an entertainment that mover fails to amuse
and instruct" said toyman in broadway shop with
the resonance and swagger of mar who had spent his
life IN exhibiting Wild animals ms living curiOstes lie
took key and wound up now version OF Punch ana
indy" There is In this miniature stage which has
prosccnium arch OF red paper cut with border OF @s-
tbetic design The scene laid in upper room Of Mr.
pnch'S hotel There Is bed I'm one corner, in which
somebody is snoring and series OF folding doors open
Of the back the stage. When the machinery wound
ND clicking sound is heard, and M Punch suddenly
sers out on the stage through pair OF folding doors
which fly open II by magic. The sinister expression
on his face and glare in his leave no doubt as to
his identify While he is standing waiting for the ap
pearance of that much-abuscd woman, J~dy, second
pair OF doors fly open and she pops out she Is very
spry but shows timdity caused by the haot her
husband has OF cracking her numerically over the
head The third to appear IL coored gentleman win
a high collar and white eyes. When Jndy sees this
dusly oprsriton she takes fright and falls plump back
through the doors behind her ThereupOn Punch disap
ncars in the same manner Through still another pair of
doors policeman comes In to qel the disturbance WITH
his cub-too late usual He also tails Dack out Oh
sight after carefully surveying the scene ahdlnaKhg
sure that he cannot Use his club. When the machinery
behind the scenes has clicked few seconds longer the
nose OF Mephistopheles is thrust in at window lie
has n red face two knobs horns his forehead and
satanicai grin This performance Is repeated again ana
again until the clock-work has run down.
Another theatre wound up street Scehe ~
disclosed TO view when the miniature curtain Is rung mp
lIf,.y-l ar. slrn X
rroLnd The entertainment given Is the pantoinme OF
"Humpty Dumpty."
4. Hero is HnaDty Dumpfy" said the tOyman coming
in ON the right comes IN softly you zee ana Is max
ing straight line across the stage without 80 mnch as
stopping to turn somersaut or cut caper lie turns
bs bcnd slightly and would wink II hhc could Some
,imes I'm fact imagine that he docs drop an ey ed
Noy the policeman enters lie is III pursuit OF HurnDty
D,,uapfu and that ia what makes him In such hurry
Tho policeman moved across the stage with much
more dignity than agility. and held an enormous cluO
clasped in one hand Humpb Dumpty had no dllncnIty
lu escaping him, and bad enough 10 SUCK MS nea"
"a. NJ windows and from behind boxes ana barrels IN
the street defiance OF his puisuer lie appapSn ~,
had no fear Of getting crack on ohe "c ill., a,r
s@rene confidence Of the happy go-lucAy CLOWN never
wind up Samuel Icn and GSReTd BH' Ycu
nm almost Imagine them To BIO flesh and blood and
n3nS me DISTINGUISHED statesmen were set down, after
h,vinr been wound MP, they started TO walk on III
Xcrv natural and dignifled manner oeheIl liz
Synrc military costume consisting OF Due roht WIN
Irnss buttons, and red trousers no Ill
r"ct aud walked with the precision OF soldier IN, us
fare lacked aninaton it II trne pu mere was no c
,,"r,nn characteristics. The statesman on rl9hctcy
FnrE vas attired in plain SUIT OF PACK ~ was I
san,cwhat more rubust-lOokng thhh re y usu1iy ne
sJ. Int there seemed he nevertheless dispoSi-
iiSa TO walk with stumbling Elt ana toiie oI t'e
snrctaors declared that one oi MS arms huhg uOWn
mile nsccssy at his side. The two statesmen were
nways getting in each Others way by some strange
800, oud when once together they chung afeetonateiy
~, one another When pulled apart they made for each
other again. o .rho ,vatL A., the same
7si,cn They ARE dressed like the young woman OF inc
,,eriod and are small wasted and sim IN the spine.
omc are blondes with axcn hair others are As Drown
81 COMPLEXION as "a Spanish beauty Inc young any
who plays the piano was the most interesting one ~ tue
shop She had blue eyes Dahseu hhi any a, ~, ~ ea
throat and wrists nuscbox concealed III INC PAM