CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.
We had prepared an announcement of certain theatricals extraordinary, with which we had intended to favour the public, when the following bill reached us. We feel that its contents partake so strongly of what we had heretofore conceived the exclusive character of PUNCH, that to avoid the charge of plagiarism, as well as to prevent any confusion of interests, we have resolved to give insertion to both.
As PUNCH is above all petty rivalry, we accord our collaborateurs the preference.
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Red Lion Court, Fleet Street.
SIR,—Allow me to solicit your kindness so far, as to give
publicity to this bill, by placing it in some conspicuous part of your
Establishment. The success of the undertaking will prove so
advantageous to the public at large, that I fear not your compliance in so
good a cause.
I am, Sir, your’s very
obediently, C. MITCHELL | VIVANT REGINA ET PRINCEPS. THEATRE ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE, WELLINGTON-STREET NORTH, STRAND. Conducted by the Council of the Dramatic Authors’ Theatre, established for the full encouragement of English Living Dramatists. |
ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC.
The generous National feelings of the British Public are proverbially interested in every endeavour to obtain “a Free Stage and Fair Play.” The Council of the Dramatic Authors’ Theatre seek to achieve both, for every English Living Dramatist. Compelled, by the state of the Law, to present on the Stage a high Tragic Composition IN AN IRREGULAR FORM (in effecting which, nevertheless, regard has been had to those elements of human nature, which must constitute the essential principles of every genuine Dramatic Production), they hope for such kind consideration as may be due to a work brought forward in obedient accordance with the regulations of Acts of Parliament, though labouring thereby under some consequent difficulties; the Law for the Small Theatres Royal, and the Law for the Large Theatres Royal, not being one and the same Law. If, by these efforts, a beneficial alteration in such Law, which presses so fatally on Dramatic Genius, and which militates against the revival of the highest class of Drama, should be effected, they feel assured that the Public will Participate in their Triumph.
On THURSDAY, the 26th of AUGUST, will be presented, for the First Time,
(Interspersed with Songs and Music).
MARTINUZZI.
BY GEORGE STEPHENS, ESQ.
Taken by him from his “magnificent” Dramatic Poem, entitled, The Hungarian Daughter.
The Solos, Duets, Chorusses, and every other Musical arrangement the Law may require, by Mr. DAVID LEE.
The following Opinions of the Press on the Actable qualities of the Dramatic Poem, are selected from a vast mass of similar notices.
“Worthy of the Stage in its best days.”—The Courier.
“Effective situations; if well acted, it could not fail of success.”—New Bell’s Messenger.
“The mantle of the Elizabethan Poets seems to have fallen on Mr. Stephens, for we have scarcely ever met with, in the works of modern dramatists, the truthful delineations of human passion, the chaste and splendid imagery, and continuous strain of fine poetry to be found in The Hungarian Daughter.”—Cambridge Journal.
“Equal to Goethe. All is impassioned and effective. The Poet has availed himself of every tragic point, and brought together every element; nor, with the exception, of Mr. Knowles’s Love, has there been a single Drama, within the last four years, presented on the Stage at all comparable.—Monthly Magazine.
After which will be performed, also for the First Time, An Original Entertainment in One Act, Entitled
THE CLOAK AND THE BONNET!
By the Author of Jacob Faithful, Peter Simple, &c. &c.
No Orders admitted.—No Free List, the Public Press excepted.
Now for our penny trumpet.
THEATRICALS EXTRAORDINARY.
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READER,—Allow us to solicit your kindness so far as to give
publicity to the following announcement, by buying up and distributing
among your friends the whole of the unsold copies of this number. The
success of this undertaking will prove so advantageous to the public at
large, and of so little benefit to ourselves, that we fear not your
compliance in so good a cause.
Yours obediently, PUNCH. | VIVANT KANT ET TOMFOOLERIE. THEATRE ROYAL PERIPATETIC, WELLINGTON-STREET SOUTH, STRAND. Conducted by the Council of the Fanatic Association established for the full encouragement of Timber Actors and Wooden-headed Dramatists. |
ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC;
OR, PUNCH BLOWING HIS OWN TRUMPET,
The general National feelings of the British Public are proverbially interested in every endeavour to obtain “a blind alley, and no Fantoccini.” Compelled by the New Police Act to move on, and so present our high tragic composition by small instalments (in effecting which, nevertheless, regard has been had—This parenthesis to be continued in our next), we hope for such kind consideration as may be due, when it is remembered that the law for the out-door PUNCH and the law for the in-door PUNCH is not one and the same law. Oh, law!
On SATURDAY, the 28th of AUGUST, will be presented,
(Interspersed with Drum and Mouth Organ),
PUNCHINUZZI,
BY EGO SCRIBLERUS, ESQ.
Taken from his “magnificent” Dramatic Poem, entitled, “PUNCH NUTS UPON HIMSELF.”
The following Opinions on the Actable qualities of Punchinuzzi, are selected from a vast mass of similar notices.
“This ere play ‘ud draw at ony fare.”—The late Mr. Richardson.
“This happy poetic drama would be certain to command crowded and elegant courts.”—La Belle Assemblée.
“We have read Punchinuzzi, and we fearlessly declare that the mantle of that metropolitan bard, the late Mr. William Waters, has descended upon the gifted author.”—Observer.
“Worthy of the streets in their best days.”—Fudge.
No Orders! No Free List! No Money!!.