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Tomahawk (1867-1870), 3rd July 1869, Edition 1 of 1, Page 3

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    • THE DECLINE OF THE DRAMA.
    • TOO MUCH OF A GOO£> THING.
    • A HORSE MARINE.
    • " OUT OF EVIL COMETH GOOD."
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      July Z, 1869.3 The Tomahawk. = 3__

      July z , 1869 . 3 THE TOMAHAWK . = 3 __

      The Decline Of The Drama.

      THE DECLINE OF THE DRAMA .

      Wisel The Y Decided Council That Of The ...

      wisel The y decided Council that of the there Royal shall Dramatic be no Fancy College Fair appears at the to Crystal have Palace this year , as the usual entertainment , which was last yea that r the quite Royal a failure Dramatic , has not College been Benefit advertised which , and took we place suppose at considered Drury Lane a Theatre substitute at for the the commencement fSte and revels of at last S week denham , is to . As be may showing perhaps a concours to some e of hav actors e proved the bill attractive of fare , but at y Drury it is impos Lane - can sible find to conceive any pleasure how in people witnessing , possessin half- g a-dozen average or intelli more gence frag- , lege in ments th an authorities benefits ungenuine of second are of r and and eall the y third slovenl to institution be rate made y man plays to attractive ner put . on If the , the we more stage Dramatic would substantial and advise acted Cplente e rtainments for their patrons , such provide , for instance , as a comp which lete performance , with the histrionic of the Rivals resources , or at The their School command for Scandal , could , are easil to y be be arranged given p . iece At m all eal events , there , is even no if occasion the " am to advertise ments " o accepted n Monday failures week , such by allowi as one ng , if e not m to more creep , of the eir wa plays y into given the programme .

      Too Much Of A Goo£≫ Thing.

      TOO MUCH OF A GOO £ > THING .

      De It Ed Is Fro Not M The Our Custom Tho...

      de It ed is fro not m the our custom thousand to insert communications letters addressed received to us in ; the incourse , of each week many , it would be invidious , not to say impossible consign , to sele them ct those , one and best all worth , to our of Mammoth publication waste ; so , -paper as a ru basket le , we . b As ushels , how of ever appeals , we have from all recentl classes y been of the literall public y inundated on the subject with of the atrocious conduct of the metropolitan water-carts , we , for letters once , depart sent us from on this our momentous principle , and question publish . three of the 9 , 821 ( Letter No . 19 . ) Belgrave Square , Friday , My dear Tomahawk , —Why are you silent when ( I enclose my Those photograp horrid h water ) ladies -carts —I mean are worse young than ladies ever —ar . e in They the case water ? those every pretty crossing new three shoes times with satin er , and rosettes we ( poor see photograph girls who wear ) get the up m to spoilt my heels every in a time pool we of go mudd out y of water doors one . Wh of y the , I actuall finest days got not last the week least in crossing use thinking pver of to saying play croquet anything in to our the square water . -cart It ' s men the c , rossing for my , friend when , Be said lla , once something asked one dreadful of them that not to couldtft water get pity like Bella that on us about to , and tell it me ea what k to Mr it was , Gla . dstone Do Yours , Tomahawk , or affectionatel some sort , dear of person , have , , y , P . S . Could you not get some of the horrid men put in Emily prison . ? sure I know he would Sir Thomas do it to Henry oblige , and me . he is such a nice man , I ' m

      ( Letter No . 1061 . ) A ratepayer presents his comp 25 th liments June , to South Tomahawk Kensington and , b w egs atering to . inform This him he does that not he pay consider s ifd . in includes the pound watering for street , the crossings streets with , nor an does extr a thi supp nk ly of absolutel water on y nec rainy essar afternoons y to souce . A e tioned ratepay the er has Board spoke of n Works to the polic and e memorialized , written to the the vestry House , peti of - bunal Commons of the , but realm , faili , n and g re summons dres , , he now Tomahawk addresses to the his highest aid , tri-( Letter No . 7499 . ) Scotland Yard , watering Sir ,- —Wot the ' s crossings the use when of reporting the inspector of them says water , says -carts he , " It for 's all bosh ; " but I know better , and I says it ' s agin the law .

      De It Ed Is Fro Not M The Our Custom Tho...

      Numbers as is the ladies , young and * , who ^ have spoke to me about to one ' em of these ; but water I never -carters says nothing who was ' a-standi , for ng last alongside time I said the pavement he pulls the , " Now string , , move a-watering on , my of man my , and legs , let and the goes crossing down dry the , " street a-covering all the crossings with floods of water , before my see very that the eyes . w So is ri I have hted . wrote to you , sir , who , I ' m sure , will g Your obedient servant Policeman , A A 1 1 . police into If type furthe being , we r for excuse mig once ht p were lead of one the needed mind remarkable for on putting any fact subject of the the ; above but public beyond letters and this ing , unbearable the nuisance , and of the wet time streets has in arrived all weathers for some is reall action y becom being - taken in the matter .

      A Horse Marine.

      A HORSE MARINE .

      Accepted It Is At The Length Appointment...

      accepted It is at the length appointment officially of announced Permanent that Secretary Mr . Lushington to the Ad has - p miralty laces as recentl good as held this go begg Mr . ing Romaine , and the . It delay is not that often has , that occurred in appointing Mr . Romaine ' s successor is now satisfactoril sette that explained prior — to for the it departure appears , of according Colonel to Clarke the Pall in his Mall missio Ga n - to Jabde , , Mr , Childers felt himself justified in offering to this officer the on sity vacant of Colonel lea post that . Clarke its It acceptance seems aba , ndoning however would , the that have further the involved offer pursuit was the declined neces of his - profession Mr . Childers . really seems bent on rendering his administration originated at Whitehall more grievances in every re than spect half remarkable -a-dozen . of After his s having uccessors Navy will for have civil time emp to loyment redress , at head now -quarters ignores , and clai b m y select of the - onl tary ing man Colonel picks , can out Clarke have a gentleman no to knowled be of Mr ge all . Romaine of others the , duties ' s successor , of as the a place , mili not - the but honour gives mortal to control offence . If to this every is retrenchment officer of the and service reform he has the , better sooner . Ministers practise extravagance and conservatism , ,

      " Out Of Evil Cometh Good."

      " OUT OF EVIL COMETH GOOD . "

      As This Is The Height Of The London Seas...

      As this is the height of the London Season , and the period usuall be y chosen useful to by country of our cousi readers ns for afflicted a " fortni with ght such in tow visitors n , " it the to may be weather in possession continu many of es the as hot following as it has programme recentl , been which ca , provided n never , fail two in days reducing : — the originally proposed two weeks y to , a period of First Day . Morning— . back From by South the Underg Kensington round to Railway Baker Street ( 1 st class and ) for shopping in Oxford Street . Afternoon . — carriage A chair drive in the ( no shade newly ) - , for in med Hyde walk Park , by from the 4 . 30 to 6 , Evening , —A the visit bac to k r the ows Opera which in are the above Amphitheatre the level Stalls of the ; cha should ndeli be er , Gugliehno are , preferable Tell . or The Les opera Huguenots chosen , Second Day . Afternoon Morning— . . — A A visit concert to the at Royal the Crystal Academy Palace . . Evening— . An " evening party" in any small house at tions Bayswater sent out or are Brompton not less , than provided 150 . the invitamorning If the above of the entertainments third day the visitor are carefull will usually y administered fail to appear , on the at breakfast or Paddington , and start Station for , home as the vid case Euston may -be Square * m the ,- King course * s Cross of the . afternoon . > _ . ^ . ««« - .-.- . _

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), July 3, 1869, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_03071869/page/5/