The Ottawa free trader., 1882-04-01
Macbeth, instead Of looking at these hands with

the roof, and seems wholly unmindful OF her
little rose pink might aid the Imagination here
In the famous sleep-wakiDg scene, Janauschek
rose more fully to the tragic grandeur of the ar
lists conception. Still her gaze at the supposed
spots on her hands had more of curiosity than OF
error, and the exclamation
"All the perfumes OF Arabia will not sweecten
this little hand"
had none o! that deep intensity of horror ana
mingled disgust which made Mrs. Sidaons's
''pteous cry OF II strong heart broken" so thrill.
ing.
The poor little apologetie looking girl prince
and the still more uncomfortable looking Fle-
ance, might well be traded of for something
more masculine. They would evidently feel
more comfortable and the audience would.
II Macbeth would but just read n passage from
Hamlet, generally entitled "Hamlet's advice to
the players" and inwardly digest the same, es
pecialy that passage
"Nor do not saw the air too much with your
hand, thus"
he might greatly improve his acting, and save
his breath at the same time.
In the original play, the killing of Macbeth is
not done upon the stage. We suggest, un
less a more interesting fight can be gotten up
between the burly .Ndc5eth and the very elongat-
ed Mdcdub that most Of this should be left to the
Imagination of the audience. Before this point
is reached, they are ready to make believe a
great deal" aud can readily and chcerfully ac-
cept the fact OF his death. B.
FURNISHED Rooms" with Patti Rosa, was
greeted by a fine house on Wednesday night.
The piece WAS given in excellent style, and was
most enthusiastically received.
COMING EVENTS.
On Monday evening the New England Opera
Co., Of Boston, give ''rhe Mascot" Thus COM
pany is pronounced very gooo one, and has
certainly played to large houses in most OF the
best theatres OF the eastern states Audran's
charming opera is founded on the history of
"MascOt'--a person who brings good luck.
poor farmer received as a gilt from fortunate
brother beautiful Mascot named Bettina, as
servant. She had a lover, handsome Shepherd,
Plppo. Lorenzo XVII, Prince of Piombino, hear
ing of the farmers Mascot, contscated her, and
falls in love with her. His daughter was en-
gagged to Frederick, Prince of Pisa, but falls in
love with Pippo. To separate Bettina aud Pippo
q marriage is arranged between Pippo and Fla.
metta-Pippo accepting Fiametto in lieu of hang
ing, pending which marriage Pippo and Bettina
escape from the palace and join Frederick, who
has declared war on Lorenzo on account Of his
broken engagement. Frederck's war through
the aid of Pippo and his good luck, having
Mascot, is successful, and Lorenzo is reduced to
beggary. When the cruel war is over Bettina
cOnfesses her sex, and asks to marry Pippo,
which Is granted. When the ceremony actually
takes place. Lorenzo, his daughter and his cham
berlain in disguise strolling musicians assist.
Seeing the situation the chamberlain privately
warns Pippo of his danger, tells them that he
has married Mascot. and that he must not now
even kiss her or pluck an orange blossom from
her bosom. Pippo hesitates, but finally con.
cudes to run the chances. Meantime the al
tered fortunes of the princess the war having
proved ruinous to her father cause her to waive
all objections to Frederick and accept him as u
husband. The music is very pretty and the dia-
logue exceedingly funny.
The N. Y. Herald, April IL, 1880, said: "'My
Partner the American play which made the
fame of its author in a night, is by long odds the
best play of American life that has been brought
on the boards for many year" The plot is
simple enough. Two miners have worked to.
gether as partners for ten years. One Aldrich
loves the daughter of an English gentleman liv-
ing in these distant regions. He finds his part
ner has seduced her; and having made his part
ner swear to marry her, leaves Then the vii
lain appears and advises the remaining partner
not to marry the girl. He enrages, threatens to
choke the villain, who seizes his dirk knife kills
the partner, takes his goli and flies, leaving be-
hind him cuff covered with blood. The other
partner comes back to the hut to part on more
amicable terms with his old friend, and finds
him dead. The real murderer brings people to
the ecene, and the honest partner is accused Of
the murder of the other. The partner is then
tried, and while the jury is out debating his fste,
he is allowed to see the woman he loved. Sud-
denly the father is confronted with his daughter.
When she is about to confess her sin, the part
ner, to save her, comes forward and declares her
to be his wife The father will not believe 1t,
but to satisfy him, it Is proposed that they be
married gain then and there. For a moment
the hero hcsitates, but he believes he is shortly
to be condemned, to save her, he resolves to
20 through the ordeal, and at last condones her
fault. When the jury are about to bring in
verdict against him, Chinaman [Parsloel, who
plays al important part in the piece, accidental.
ly discovers the bloody cuff of the murderer, and
the shirt to which it belonged, on which his
name is printed. This brings the play to hap
py conclusion. The piece will be given in ex-
cellent manner by good party.
On Saturday evening "My Geraldine" returns,
to be given by somewhat the same company that
gave it here on Oct. Goth.
One day last week three young men of the first
ward, Michael Ahern, James Daley and one
named Roach, were ordered by d. NJ Hall to
leave the gentlemen's room at the Rock Island
depot. Daley refused, but the other two went