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THE MIGHTY FALLEN.

Some Paralisis from the Past.

The analogy between the fall of Wilhelm II and the fats that overtook tha powerful". and ambîtions Persian Kinga, Xarxa and Darios is interesting, Xitxes reigned for twenty years in the fifth century BC. and having subdued his rebellious Egyptian subjects set forth against Greece with a huge foros, both naval and military. - Herodotas pats the number of bía fighting, men at something less than three millióna with " over twelve hundred ships of war and three othousand smaller vessels, Xorx35, land campaign was for a long while iomphant and he marab- ed on a deserted Athens." His Armada however was destrüged | before his oras at the naval b-itle of Salamis. Xrxes' watched this .conf et from a high throne satioipsting complete saccess, and dumbfounded at the anex, pected and overwhelming debacle, fied hot foot for the Hellespont leaving Yardonins in commend of his land foress which were destroyed by the Greeks on the field of Platoes. He was murder ed a few years later. I rea theatrical attitude and his decree that the rebellicas sea should receive three hundred Isshes for destroying his bridge of boats acrosa the Hellespont fad parallela in the mentality of the monarch who he just andone his -country and d. Dirins fall twice to Alexander the Great "Oa the first cocasion be was taken sad trested with prisoner

magnanimity by his conqueror. On the second, he jaat songed to escape on horseback leaving all his treasures a prey to the victor. Be se murdered during his flight by one of his own officers.

SCOTLAND'S STAGE.

Some Points of Its History.

In a review on "The Story of the Scots Stage" by Robb Dawson, the New York Evening Post says:-It has been said of Scotland that no civilised land has been so unfavourable to art; doubtless no highly civilized country hse been mora unfavour- able to the stage. The stera religion of the country, and the practical, matter of fact tempera- ment of the Sot, bara alike bren unkind to the thestre. Yat As the frontispiece of this book-a picture of Mackay as the Billie in "Bob Roy "reminda as, Scot. land has had both playwrights and actors of merit. The ataga was centaries in gaining the bearing which was socorded it further south in Elizbethau times, in the time of Mirlowe,

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players in Scotland were subject years ago. The treatment is not be vile innovation, Pointing the same poniebmenta as chronological. The author, after towards the theatre before a large thisves and vagabonds, which

an introductory chapter apon theendience, be declared, "I dream- included hanging; but by about 1750 had fairly struggled to its general beginninge of Scottieb d last night I was in hell, where and another upon the barquet was being held. All feet. In 1755 a private repte famous Aberdeen Ravele, take be devils in the pit were there, sentation (preceding the public professional one) of Home's P the Edinburgh stage and chen Lucifer, their chief, gave traces it from its foundation to them a toast: Here is to the Douglas

given WHE Elinborgh, with the bour time; be then transfers him health of John Miller, of Weeter- torian Robertron playing Lord self to Glasgow, and traces the ton, who has sold his ground to

from the first baild Me & House ca." stage there Raadolob; David Bame, Glens Glaswegian dramatice, and so on crowd rushed forth and set a von Dr. Carlyle, Old Norvel till Dandes and Perth also have orch to the building. In the John Home, Douglas; Dr. Adam

citv "Eme been treated.

little earlier. Ferguson, Lady Bandolph, and

Even after the stage had beer George Whitefield had sim Hagh Blair, Aans. The first accorded a fairly general recogni la ly denounced the ficat public performance received a

tion by the educated in Sootland.iheatre, built in the Csatle Yard, reception that made the clergy it was so detested by the Paritan-nd it also was burnt, down by a Mekalk" into corners."The mined clergy that its mainten fanatical mob. The dramatic lowo,” wrote the Rev. Dr. Carlyle, wis in an uproar of

ance was difficult "An Iovember bistory of Scotland is fall of exultation that a Scotsman didinister was inspired by the instances of companies of actors presentation of Home's "Douglas" being set upon by infuriated write a tragedy of the first rate, write a tract entitled, Rosane Presbyterians, and made to fear and that its merits were submitt. Why the Tragedy of Dangis for their bodily esfety,

should Be Barned at the Hands Yet all the great players of the The present volume trenes the of the Common Hangman." three years following 1750 esem Scotch stage from its bumble The Presbytery of Edinburgh to have appeared at some time in beginninge in village-green pro sentations of Robin Hood and issued a long exhortation to Scotland. Mes. Siddons at firet the godly warning them away meta cold reception în Edinburgh. Lättle John and the Mystery and Morality play, down to end in from the Canongate Thesize, and After one earnest · effort of declaring that to enumerate itong emotional soling, as she clading Henry Irving's attempts any servant", "sppress ces, looked down upon the ses of to malatain an Edinburgh stçok

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