Passaic up Viceroy compensated for the failute .of tb&Eegate; atid
-----------j the Embassaddr had only >to lament, that the great age
andliififerent avocationsof éi® forme®; l ^ a o t o ^ p e è i i f
bis- being appointed to the offieè* connected With th e j- E m-
bassy,- which-had been conferred npoh the latter. ^
- Soon after the Embassador^ and the gentlemen of bès
suite, had returned to their respective yacbfes*? a magni-
ficerit repast, with wine, fruit, and sweetmeats, was éetit
te th e tn On the part of tfceiVicèroy,-as at Ta-Cori,»-together
with presents of tea, silk, and muslins.- The otfino*considerable
value, those presents were accompanied with
such .obliging -expressions and comjplimerits, that they
werejeceived in the manner which was thought would
be inost 'Sa&fadtory to 'the dono-ri ' He likewise g j l j g f
plentiful dinner and presents
artificers, and servants, of the Embassy ijÉ
Among other instances of'-his attention to. tbebEmbas-
sadorya temporary theatre was erected opposite>t'0 his
Excellency’s yacht. The outside was iadorned: with
variety o£ brilliant and lively fcolburs, by the!proper
distribution of 'which, arid sometimes by their contrast;
it is the particular objeet of an art amongtheTbinesMo
produce a gay and pleasing effect. The inside ofothe
theatre was managed;- in regard to decorations0with equal
saoee^»; arid the company of actors successively.,fexhir
bited, du rin g : the whole day, several .different pantomimes
and historical dramas. The performers were
habiteddrrthe-» ancient, dresses. of the Chinese»at the pe- Passage up
rsodssvhentthe personages represented weçe supposed to •=-■
ha>Ymfev,edi Thé1 dialogué was^poken in a kind-of recitative
«, «accompanied* bj* tfevaaict-y of iriusidaf instruments
;,*anduêafebpkuise was-,filléidrip(by'ai'loudi' crash, in
which ttestóo-boEeljacoihconsiderable. part; • The band
o f oeusfç. .was iplariddf in full view-v immediately behind
th e . stage, : which wasrbroad;, ,büte|by no, means' deéjri
Each chara.eteEv,anno,unced}.ion hi® first- .entrance■; whàt
part he was about to^peiform^and whepih the scene of
aétio ni Unity of&piaceT#asoappafently,preserved’,
for. there;wasf no changé ofrseeriè during the» réprèsçnta-
I ionwof one pinde: «Eemale. characters were iperformed
bydaoys: or nhnuchs. i |
'Onèf'o-f thé dramas,«{particularîyv'aftraéte'd** the* attent
tiori óf those*.who recollected adfenes® somewhat similar*/
upon .thé§Eri{?lisb‘stage. The piece! rep resented am erm
peror .ofoChina and his empress livmglihjsùpreme felicity,
when, on a sudden, his subjects revolt, a 5civil war
ensues, .'battles: are fought, and at'last theftarch-rebel,
who. was a general.ofvcavalry # overcomés:his sovereign}
kills him-.with, his own band, and routes; the imperial
armyL The* captive! empress .then appears» upon the
i&tage: in all, the^a§®niesR ,ofi despair naterasMy:.resulting
from the loss*of her husband and oftheriidignity, as* well
as ?t he*apprqhension id? thaifofi' her? hon our. Whilst shè
is tearing her ha?jr and sending tha sk-iés with her.com