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dexterously   arranged�此       �the   snow   storm   rises�此    �the   winds   howl   awfully 

along     the  battlements�此     �the    waves     come    curling�察   �leaping�察   �foaming     to 

shore。     Hamlet's umbrella is whirled away in the storm。                  He and his two 

friends stamp on each other's toes to keep them warm。                    The storm´spirits 

rise   in   the   air�察  �and   are   whirled   howling   round   the   palace   and   the   rocks。 

My  eyes�   �what   tiles   and   chimney´pots   fly  hurtling   through the   air�          �As 

the   storm   reaches   its   height   ��here   the   wind   instruments   come   in   with 

prodigious effect�察�and I compliment Mr Brumby and the violoncellos��  as 

the    snow    storm    rises  ��queek�察    �queek�察   �queek�察   �go   the  fiddles�察  �and    then 

thrumpty thrump comes a pizzicato movement in Bob Major�察�which sends 

a   shiver   into   your   very   boot´soles���察  �the   thunder´   clouds   deepen   ��bong�察�

bong�察�bong�察�from the violoncellos��。             The forked lightning quivers through 

the clouds   in   a  zig´zag scream  of   violins     and look�察 �look�察�look�  �as the 

frothing�察  �roaring   waves   come   rushing   up   the   battlements�察  �and   over   the 

reeling     parapet�察   �each   hissing    wave    becomes      a  ghost�察   �sends    the  gun´ 

carriages rolling over the platform�察�and plunges into the water again。 

     Hamlet's mother comes on to the battlements to look for her son。 The 

storm whips her umbrella out of her hands�察�and she retires screaming in 

pattens。 

     The cabs on the stand in the great market´place at Elsinore are seen to 

drive   off�察  �and   several    people   are    drowned。      The   gas´lamps       along   the 

street are wrenched from their foundations�察�and shoot through the troubled 

air。   Whist�察    �rush�察  �hish�   �how    the   rain  roars   and   pours�     �The    darkness 

becomes awful�察�always deepened by the power of the music  and see  

in the midst of a rush�察�and whirl�察�and scream of spirits of air and wave  

what is that ghastly figure moving hither�拭             �It becomes bigger�察�bigger�察�as it 

advances down the platform  more ghastly�察�more horrible�察�enormous�                         �It 

is as tall as the whole stage。        It seems to be advancing on the stalls and pit�察�

and the whole house screams with terror�察�as the Ghost of the Late Hamlet 

comes      in�察 �and   begins    to  speak。     Several     people    faint�察 �and    the  light´ 

fingered gentry pick pockets furiously in the darkness。 

     In the pitchy darkness�察�this awful figure throwing his eyes about�察�the 

gas in the boxes shuddering out of sight�察�and the wind´instruments bugling 



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the   most   horrible   wails�察  �the   boldest   spectator   must   have   felt   frightened。 

But hark� �what is that silver shimmer of the fiddles�拭                 �Is it  can it be  

the grey dawn peeping in the stormy east�拭              �The ghost's eyes look blankly 

towards it�察�and roll a ghastly agony。            Quicker�察�quicker ply the violins of 

Phoebus        Apollo。         Redder�察       �redder     grow      the     orient     clouds。 

Cockadoodledoo�   �crows   that great   cock   which   has   just   come   out   on   the 

roof of the palace。       And now the round sun himself pops up from behind 

the waves of night。         Where is the ghost�拭        �He is gone�       �Purple shadows 

of   morn    ;slant   o'er  the   snowy   sward�察─     �the  city   wakes    up   in  life  and 

sunshine�察�and we confess we are very much relieved at the disappearance 

of the ghost。      We don't like those dark scenes in pantomimes。 

     After the usual business�察�that Ophelia should be turned into Columbine 

was to be expected�察         �but I confess I was a little shocked when Hamlet's 

mother   became   Pantaloon�察  �and   was   instantly   knocked   down   by   Clown 

Claudius。      Grimaldi is getting a little old now�察�but for real humour there 

are few clowns like him。           Mr Shuter�察�as the gravedigger�察�was chaste and 

comic�察�as he always is�察�and the scene´painters surpassed themselves。 

     ;Harlequin Conqueror and the Field of Hastings�察─�at the other house�察�is 

very   pleasant   too。     The   irascible   William   is   acted   with   great   vigour   by 

Snoxall�察�and the battle of Hastings is a good piece of burlesque。                      Some 

trifling   liberties   are   taken   with   history�察  �but   what   liberties   will   not   the 

merry  genius   of   pantomime   permit   himself�拭          �At   the   battle   of   Hastings�察�

William is on the point of being defeated by the Sussex volunteers�察�very 

elegantly  led   by  the   always   pretty  Miss   Waddy  ��as   Haco   Sharpshooter���察�

when a shot from the Normans kills Harold。                   The Fairy Edith hereupon 

comes   forward�察  �and   finds   his   body�察  �which   straightway   leaps   up   a   live 

harlequin�察     �whilst   the   Conqueror      makes     an   excellent    clown�察    �and   the 

Archbishop of Bayeux a diverting pantaloon�察�&c。 &c。 &c。 

     Perhaps      these   are   not  the   pantomimes       we    really   saw�察   �but    one 

description   will   do   as   well   as   another。   The   plots�察  �you   see�察  �are   a   little 

intricate and difficult to understand in pantomimes�察�and I may have mixed 

up one with another。         That I was at the theatre on Boxing´night is certain 

 but the pit was so full that I could only see fairy legs glittering in the 

distance�察�as I stood at the door。          And if I was badly off�察�I think there was 



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a   young   gentleman   behind   me   worse   off   still。     I   own   that   he   has   good 

reason ��though others have not�� to speak ill of me behind my back�察�and 

hereby beg his pardon。 

     Likewise to the gentleman who picked up a party in Piccadilly�察 �who 

had   slipped   and   fallen   in   the   snow�察  �and   was   there   on   his   back�察  �uttering 

energetic expressions�此        �that party begs to offer thanks�察�and compliments 

of the season。 

     Bob's behaviour on New Year's day�察�I can assure Dr Holyshade�察�was 

highly creditable to the boy。         He had expressed a determination to partake 

of every dish which was put on the table�察             �but after soup�察�fish�察�roast´beef�察�

and   roast´goose�察  �he   retired   from   active   business   until   the   pudding   and 

mince´pies made their appearance�察�of which he partook liberally�察�but not 

too freely。     And he greatly advanced in my good opinion by praising the 

punch�察  �which   was   of   my   own   manufacture�察  �and   which   some   gentlemen 

present ��Mr O'Mgn�察�amongst others�� pronounced to be too weak。                        Too 

weak� �A bottle of rum�察�a bottle of Madeira�察�half a bottle of brandy�察�and two 

bottles and a half of water  can this mixture be said to be too weak for 

any mortal�拭      �Our young friend amused the company during the evening�察�

by exhibiting a two´shilling magic´ lantern�察�which he had purchased�察�and 

likewise   by   singing   ;Sally�察  �come   up� ─  �a   quaint�察  �but   rather   monotonous 

melody�察 �which   I   am  told   is   sung   by  the   poor   negro   on   the   banks   of   the 

broad Mississippi。 

     What     other   enjoyments       did  we    proffer   for  the   child's   amusement 

during the Christmas week�拭            �A great philosopher was giving a lecture to 

young      folks   at  the  British   Institution。     But    when    this   diversion    was 

proposed   to   our   young   friend   Bob�察  �he   said�察   �Lecture�拭     �No�察  �thank   you。 

Not as I knows on�察─�and made sarcastic signals on his nose。                     Perhaps he 

is   of  Dr   Johnson's     opinion    about    lectures�此    �Lectures�察    �sir�  �what    man 

would go to hear that imperfectly at a lecture�察�which he can read at leisure 

in   a  book�拭─   �I   never   went�察  �of   my  own   choice�察  �to   a   lecture�察�that   I   can 

vow。     As   for   sermons�察  �they   are   different�察   �I   delight   in   them�察  �and   they 

cannot�察�of course�察�be too long。 

     Well�察�we partook of yet other Christmas delights besides pantomime�察�

pudding�察  �and   pie。     One   glorious�察  �one   delightful�察  �one   most   unlucky   and 



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pleasant day�察�we drove in a brougham�察�with a famous horse�察�which carried 

us   more    quickly    and   briskly   than   any   of  your   vulgar    railways�察  �over 

Battersea Bridge�察�on which the horse's hoofs rung as if it had been iron�察�

through suburban villages�察�plum´caked with snow�察               �under a leaden sky�察�in 

which   the   sun   hung   like   a   red´hot   warming´pan�察    �by   pond   after   pond�察�

where not only men and boys�察�but scores after scores of women and girls�察�

were sliding�察�and roaring�察�and clapping their lean old sides with laughter�察�

as they tumbled down�察�and their hobnailed shoes flew up in the air�察                   �the 

air   frosty   with  a  lilac  haze�察  �through    which    villas�察 �and  commons�察      �and 

churches�察�and   plantations glimmered。            We   drive up the   hill�察 �Bob   and   I�察�

we make the last two miles in eleven minutes�察             �we pass that poor�察�armless 

man who sits there in the cold�察�following you with his eyes。                 I don't give 

anything�察  �and   Bob   looks   disappointed。       We   are   set   down   neatly   at   the 

gate�察�and a horse´holder opens the brougham door。 I don't give anything�察�

again disappointment on Bob's part。            I pay a shilling apiece�察�and we enter 

into    the   glorious    building�察   �which    is   decorated     for  Christmas�察    �and 

straightway forgetfulness on Bob's part of everything but that magnificent 

scene。     The   enormous   edifice   is   all   decorated   for   Bob   and   Christmas。 

The stalls�察�the columns�察�the fountains�察�courts�察�statues�察�splendours�察�are all 

crowned      for  Christmas。     The     delicious   negro    is  singing   his  Alabama 

choruses      for   Christmas     and    Bob。     He     has   scarcely     done�察   �when�察�

Tootarootatoo�        �Mr    Punch     is  performing     his  surprising    actions�察  �and 

hanging   the   beadle。     The   stalls   are   decorated。   The   refreshment´tables 

are piled with good things�察        �at many fountains ;Mulled Claret; is written 

up in appetizing capitals。        ;Mulled Claret  oh�察�jolly�         �How cold it is� ─�

says   Bob�察    �I   pass   on。   ;It's   only   three   o'clock�察─  �says   Bob。 ;No�察  �only 

three�察─�I say meekly。       ;We dine a

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