The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-01

| position of this celebrated case, an- |nouncing from the bench that this seems to him a reasonable proposition. The. queen of the Angels, the lovely Angelina, objects, however, and her counsel (Mn Bate) demurs to the proposition, citing m support of his demurrer the doctrine selemnly enunciated in the reign of James IL that it was rather serious crime to marry two wives at time; this crime having given rise at the Statute in Eng iahd against bigamy, whereupon an in genlous Engishman having married three wives at time, it was solemnly held by the Courts to be no offense against the statutes against bigamy, whereupon Par lament enacted law against Polygamy. Counsel IS lauded for his learning and the court announcing the dilemma, the Court and the attendants echo his an- nouncement in the prettiest chorus" of the cantata. The scene is laid in the Eng ilsh Court of EXchequer, the Barristers, Attorneys, Jurymen and Ushers being dis covered by the rising curtain all of them Jolning in the opening chorus which pro claims the arrival of the hour of trial and the hopes and fears, the joys and sor- rows of the assembly. This opening chorus IS species of prologue wherein the plot Is disclosed and the names of the cast of characters is foretold Be Ing concluded, the Usher proceeds to ad- monish the Jury against all sorts of yul- gar prejudice pleading with them to ap- proach the cause in a stern, judicial frame or mind, from bias free of every kind. They are admonished to listen carefully to Angelina's case; to observe the feat ureS of her face and to condole with her in distress of mind; but in the same breath this most impartial Usher urges the Jury to pay no attention to defend- ant; but they are, notwithstanding his ad- mentions, to try the case freed from all bias and prejudice.
 As the echoes of this most extra or d1nary exhibition faded away the as- tonished defendant appears upon the scene inquiring in most pathetic tones 1T he is in the court of the excheuuer Being advised that he is in that au- gust Hall of Justice he declares the strangeness of the proceeding warn- Ing the Jury of their entire ignor- ance Of the nature or merits of his defense. He unbosoms himself to the Jury declaring his change of heart to- ward the lovely Angelina and, his ap- peal, touching sympathetic chord iu the hearts of the Jurymen they re-. sponded in chorus that they were just like him when a lad confirming the aphor1sm that men were deceivers ever,
 
 one thing constant never. Before the end of the chorus, however a change comes over the spirit of the dreams of the Jurymen anu they proclaim the weakness of their stomachs for affairs or love and the resplendent glory of the virtue of old age The lovely Angelina now appearing on the scene the whole Court Is enamored of her beauty. She In perfect gem of solo philosophies upon her forlorn situation, but in the end declares that after all she is nor such an unhappy maid the base fick- leness of the defendant notwithstand- ing. The judge (who has a weakness TOT Writing notes to the bridesmaids Which are handed to them by the Usher) is transported with her beauty and makes declaration of his admir- ation Whereupon the Jury declares in chorus that the Judge is a sly dog Protesting in chorus a perfect will lingness to win the heart of the love ly Angelina themselves, the brides maids declare them all to be sly dogs The Jury declaring the defendant to be monster the Usher Is constrained to demand silence in Court in Stem torlan tones, the silence following ushering in the solo of counsel for the plaintiff (Mr Bate)--the most dramatic solo in the cantata-dilating upon the outrageous behavior of the defendant. the very head and front of whose of lending is that he has tilted the love- ly Angelina after she had bought her rousseau
 The Court and the attendants in chorus echo every Impeachment hurled at the defendant by the counsel for the Plaintiff and the plaintiff collapses. whereupon the Judge takes her up on the bench beside him and coos and wooes in the presence of the whole assembly breaking up the court with declaration that the would marrv the lovely Angelina himself period of joy ensues and the Court Adjourns in chorus, declaring the defendant to be a SnOb. Yours truly THE JIJDGEn