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...fashioned in plot and jest. rude Tom's Cabin polished up and set to music, is the basis of the narrative. There is considerable Negro harmony and soft-shoe shuffling of eminent excellence. There is a troupe of English dancing girls without which few music shows nowadays are complete. There is a pretty prima donna who can sing and a mildly acceptable cast...
...conquering an enemy by joining forces with him: Raisull, a chieftain whom he could not defeat, he makes governor, even at the expense of pillaging a few Christians. Praise be to the shades of Walter Scott that at least one corner of the world can still enjoy its warlike jest...
Senator Sheppard nudged his friend. They continued their walk. Said Senator Sheppard: "It would be a fatal blow either to my colleague, Mayfield, or myself to reduce to the extent of 120 pounds. . . . The spectacle of a 40-pound member of the Senate would be a source of endless jest and the Senate has enough of ridicule...
...Senator-source of endless jest...
From Boucicault on, the character of the heartbroken clown has been used again and again, always successfully. On this occasion it is Barrymore who plays the role, making of it a portrait worthy to be placed beside his memorable Nerl in "The Jest...