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how well fitted hia race is to take rank with the

other racea of the earth. The second act of the J(l|

comic drama, m which he is performing the lend-

ing part, though not without the intervention of

some painful, tragic details, has opened with a In-

dicrous display, worthy of some comment. Though ma

the whole scene is stupendously absurd, yet it is for

rich in peculiarities, costumes and tricks. The Bn

wardrobe and properties have been obtained by a 0 e

special, though somewhat indiscriminate levy

upon the goods of the commoners, who are dazzled

by the lustre of this black diamond of civilization; 4r(

and before the drama is finished and the curtain

falls, many additional properties may b? brought for- u,,

ward, to enhance the splendor of the remarkable tlx

spectacle. At present, while a descent upon the m<

Dominicans has been determined upon, the funds tbi

obtained by the various robberies and arrests daily

taking place,are only sufficient to dress those super- f?'

numerates necessary to give brilliancy to the court

scenes, and to provide the royal jewels for the em-

press, who is the only efficient ruler of the mockemperor,

and who inaists upon having all the rara- gl)

phernalia of a queen, in spite of the desire of her 1^

dusky consort to enter upon the war scenes of his as

third act. Nothing is now noticed beyond dresses, vs:

decorations, processions, and royal edicts, if we a*

except the occasional beheading of souie individual,

whose money is more useful to the State than hislife.

It is true that the heroine of the drama is rather n th

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The New York herald. (1850). New York [N.Y.], 1850-02-17. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030313/1850-02-17/ed-1/?sp=2

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The New York herald, 1850-02-17.