"THE BRUISERS OF TIMARU."

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3166, 22 August 1881, Page 4

"THE BRUISERS OF TIMARU."

A new comic opera, entitled " Tho Bruisers of Timaru," (says the Saturday Advertiser), is about to be placed on the boards by Mr Cary, when the " Pirates of Penzance " is played out. The following extract will give my readers some idea of the work :— Scene : A " Society " Paper Office, Chiu stchurch. Ed : When a fellow's not engaged in hr? employment, The Staff : His employment. Kd: Or gathering in his scandal or his crams, The Staff : And his crams. Ed : His capacity for innocent enjoyment, The -taff : 'Cent enjoyment. Ed: Is sometimes spoilt by pugilisti:shams, The JStaff : 'Listic shams. Ed : All sense of kindly feelings we must smother, The Staff: We must smother. ■•• d : When stabbing in the dark i 3 to be done, The Staff : To be dono. Ed : Ah, take one consideration with another, 1 he Staff: With another. Ed : The Editor's lot ia not a happy one, When stabbing in the dark ia to be clone The Editor's lot is not a happy one. (Chorus of Bruisers, without, in the distance) A rollicking band of bruisers we, We've come to Christehurch for a spree, Aud we will take the Liberty To make this office gory. Id .- Hush ! hush! I hear them in the .-■qiiai-c approaching ; Juat tell them, boy, that I'm gono out a-poaching. (Bruisers enter, singing chorus). We've come, you see, from Timaru, don't go out, we're wanting you. We mean to thrash you black and blue, And smash your upper story. (The Bruisers commence business. Splin ters of skulls and showers of blood fly about in all directions.) Grand Tableau.