The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-03-04
UNCLE TOMS CABIN,


| Bill Nye has been to see Uncle Toms Cabin -
and he gives the readers Of the Boomerang the
following brief synopsis of scenery, incidents, &C.:
Thursday evening the novel and startling
drama of "Uncle Toms Cabin" was rendered
here by the Anthony and Ellis Company.
AS the play is comparatively new one there
being only forty or fifty Uncle Tom combinations
now on the road some travelling in special cars,
and others by hand car and special tie rates, we
give kind of synopsis of the drama.
Mr.. George Harris is supposed to be calci-
mined mulatto, who is perplexed with doubts
about who his parents were on his fathers side,
and Eliza, his wife, is situated in similar man
ner. Their little boy is the only member of the
family who has pedigree that will bear investi-
cation at all.
Mr.. Harris and his wife are endeavoring
throughout the play to get to Canada where
they intend to 60 into the restaurant business
and acquire scads.
Mrs Harris in making her escape across the
river, which is filled with large chunks of cord
wood painted light blue is followed by two
bloodhounds with iron cake-baskets over their
heads and two men with false boards made out
of buffalo robes
"Uncle Toms Cabin" is an extremely fatal
play, there being four killed and three wounded
in three hours. Little Eva is the first to sue
cumb to the extremely malariOus and unhealthy
climate. After that her father expires on 81
bedstead, with sheet thrown over him and his
boots On. They all die easily, to pianissimo mu-
sic. Thursday evening" as Eva was dying, and
her little breath came thick and fast, the janitor
III 1oJ cfo fo do
his emotion, and two gentlemen ON the south
side of the opera house were so carried away
with conflicting emotion that they sought conso-
lation in a four-quart job-lot of peanuts and
hoarhound candy.
The next untimely death is that of Uncle Tom,
who is supposed to get welted over the head with
the butt of a loaded whip. This, however, is an
optical illusion, because we asked Mr.. Legree On
the following day if he got fresh Uncle Tom at
each and every performance, or how he fixed it,
and he said he wouldn't try to conceal anything
from u.s. but Just tell us plainly how it was
It seems that he does not kill Uncle Tom at
all. He said he had nothing in particular
against the old man, so he just backed him up
against the scenery and hit glancing lick that
was more fatal to the scenery than it was to
Uncle Tom He said that Tom stood in with
him, and when the proper moment arrived for
the sickening thud, generally clapped his hands
together to heighten the effect
After awhile Mr.. Legree is killed also. He is
massacred with large bread knife, and is dragged
off the stage by hired man.
The donkey generally brought in by Lawyer
Marks sometimes introduces melodrama that
is not down ON the bills. Once, while showing
in Utah. one of the university students, who sings
falsetto, got mad at the donkey because the ami
NAL was attracting more attention than he was,
and so just before the donkey was to 60 ON, and
while he was waiting for his cue, the university
student poured about gill of turpentine into
the ear of the timid little public favorite.
When he got in where the auction sale was
going on the meek little animal seemed excited
about something He scattered Mr.. Marks
around among the foOtlights and knocked Mr..
Legree through the base viol. Most of the actors
excused themselves and retired. Then the house
hold pet got over to the orchestra and went
through with some calisthenics. Also through
some of the musicians.
For awhile it looked as though not only the
entire troupe, but the orchestra and most of the
audience would 60 up the golden stair with little
Eva.
"Uncle Toms Cabin" has been on the stage
twenty years now, but it is about as reliable as
promoter of the scalding tear as ever it was. It
is play that takes first rate in this dry climate
and saves the expense of irrigation, to great
extent