Synopsis of Mr. P.H. Monkley's recitals: of selections from the works of Dickens

              Synopsis of Mr. P. H. Monkley's
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of Selections from the Works of
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Synopsis of
Mr. P. H. MONKLEY'S
Recitals
of Selections from the Works of
DICKENS



1925 McLUCKIE & MORRISS, Printers, Newcomen St., Newcastle




A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Stave 1: Marley's Ghost.
Dead as a Doornail—Scrooge's Counting-House — Christmas Greetings — Out upon Merry Christmas — A Lesson in Social Charity—God Bless you, Merry Gentlemen —Master and Man—Bob Cratchit Shuts up the Office—Scrooge's Domestic Hearth — Dutch Tiles— Vague Horrors—The Ghost's Appearance—A Terrifying Interview—Departure of the Ghost.



Stave 2: The First of the Three Spirits.
Another Unearthly Visitor—The Ghost of Christmas Past —Memory's Magic Mirror—Scrooge's 'Prentice Days—Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig At Home—A Domestic Ball—Scrooge's Early Love—The Rock is Smitten.



Stave 3: The Second of the Three Spirits.
The Ghost of Christmas Present—Good Cheer—Snowy City Streets—Shops on Christmas Eve—Poor Revellers—The Magic Torch—Christmas Dinner at Bob Cratchit's—Tiny Tim and Mr. Scrooge—The Founder of the Feast—At Scrooge's Nephew's—Christmas Games—Forfeits—Blindman's Buff—Yes and No—The Plump Sister—The Children of Ignorance and Want—The City at Midnight.



Stave 4: The Last of the Spirits.
The Ghost of Christmas Future—On Change—A Death has occurred—Scene at Old Joe's—Ghouls in Conclave—The Chamber of Death—At Bob Cratchit's once more—Poor Tiny Tim—The City Graveyard—The Name of the Dead Man—Remorseful Pleadings



Stave 5: The End of It.
The Phantom Bedpost—Christmas Morning—A Delightful Boy—The Great Prize Turkey—Scrooge Reclaimed by Christmas.

God Bless Us Every One.




Nicholas Nickleby—Bleak House—Pickwick Papers.
Prospero's Magic Staff—Creative Energy of Genius—Ideal and Real—The Vision and the Faculty Divine—Relation of Dickens to the creatures of his Fancy—The Hallmark of Personality.



Nicholas Nickleby.
A Scholastic Advertisement—At the Saracen's Head—A Model Dominic—Milk and Water for Five—Mr. Squeers stretches his Legs — Dotheboys Hall — Smike appears — Brooks is Full—Brimstone and Treacle—The First Class in Philosophy—Practical Education—Letters from Home—Pain and Terror—A Schoolroom Idyll—How to Mend a Pen—Maidenly Confidences—Tea and Tantrums—Smike Escapes—Capture and Punishment — Nicholas Thrashes Squeers—A Letter from Dotheboys Hall—Dickens and the Poor—Unaffected Pity—A Like-like Picture.



Poor Jo.
A Coroner's Inquest—A Rejected Witness—He wos wery good to me, he wos—The Graveyard—Jo finds an Asylum—Moving on—Is the Light a-coming, Sir?—DEAD—The Poor still with us — Dickens's Influence on Social Reforms—His Geniality of Character—His Mirth and Fun.



Bardell v. Pickwick.
The Defendant in Court—An Ornament of the Bench—Serjeant Buzfuz appears for the Plaintiff—Mrs. Cluppins gives Evidence—Mr. Winkle distinguishes himself—Save me from my Friends—Mr. Samuel Weller sets a trap—What the Soldier said—Would any other gen'l'man like to ask me anything—Mr. Justice Stareleigh sums up—The Verdict—Vy worn't there a alleybi?—Art's Highest Function—The Ruling Spirit of Dickens's Writings—Words of Good Cheer.

A Merry Heart doeth good like a Medicine.




Pickwick Papers—The Old Curiosity Shop—Martin Chuzzlewit.
Neglected Childhood—Schoolboy Politics—A Stage-coach Journey—Glimpses of Life—Marine Phenomena—Captain Jack Bunsby and Edward Cuttle—Buddisgs of Genius—Mrs. Dickens Resolves to do something—The Philosophy of Finance, or a Recipe for Solvency—Warren's Jet Blacking—A Specimen of Advertising—Hungerford Stairs—Beef a la mode.



The Friendly Waiter.
The Old Red Lion—A glass of the genuine stunning—A quarrel, and what came of it—Kenge and Carboy's—Guppy and Smallweed—On the Press—Sketches by Boz—Pickwick.



Bob Sawyer's Party.
Nicholas Nickleby—Mr. Squeers appeals to Parents and Guardians—Oliver Twist—The Pathos of Life—Master Humphrey's Clock—The Old Curiosity Shop.



Death of Little Nell.
Westward Ho!  Dickens in America—Notes for General Circulation—Martin Chuzzlewit.



Sairey Gamp and Betsy Prig.
Attitude of Dickens towards Religion—Shams exposed—Popular Readings and their moral—A Novelist's Creed—Closing a good life with a fair death—The Tomb in the Abbey.

From these garish lights I vanish now for evermore.




Dombey and Son—Hard Times—Bleak House—Boots at the Holly Tree Inn.
Men and Mountains—Contrasts of Genius—The days that are no more—Samuel Johnson and David Garrick—The Gaiety of Nations eclipsed—Boz and his Portraits—Dr. Marigold (the Cheap Jack) on the difficulty of Self Delineation—Dickens's Sympathy with sorrow—What are the Wild Waves saying?



The Passing of Little Paul.
Queer Debtors in the Marshalsea—Sunshine and Sorrow—Supreme Success in Fiction.



Sam Weller.
Sam accounts for the mysterious disappearance of a 'spectable Tradesman — Sam reveals the secret of the Seasonin'—Sam on the Tender Passion.



Sam Weller's Valentine.
Mary, my dear, we will now conclude—Dickens as Painter—Word Painting—Jonas Chuzzlewit and Montague Tigg in a Thunderstorm—Dickens as Poet—The City Belfry —The Chirping Cricket—Sweet Ruth Pinch—A sweet Girl Graduate—Ruth Pinch visits the Temple.



Death of Stephen Blackpool.
The art of the Novelist—Bleak House.



Mr. Guppy's Love-making.
Dickens and Father Christmas—The Christmas Carol—Titmarsh and Boz—The Topmost Branch of the Holly Tree.



The Boots at the Holly Tree Inn.
The Villa at Shooter's Hill—The Infant Lovers—How should you spell Norah if you were asked?—Harry and Norah in The Angel—Cobb takes the Lovers down the Lane to the Meadows—That's all about it—The Sunny Land of Fiction—The Master's Laurel Coronet—The fair Kent Meadows—Old Rochester—An unconscious Prophecy—The Resurrection and the Life.

Every inch of him an Honest Man.




A Tale of Two Cities—David Copperfield—Dr. Marigold.
Humanity Enchanted with Human Nature—The Motive of Dickens's Art—The Secret of his Popularity—Carlyle on Human Portraits.



A Pickwickian Shooting Party.
A Novel situation—Sam arises to the occasion—The Chief in a Wheelbarrow—A Sportsman's Vagaries—The long Gamekeeper's insinuations—Mr. Tupman makes a reputation—Mr. Winkle's Fancy Shooting—A werry good notion of a lunch—Comedy the World — A Tale of Two Cities — Revolutionary Horrors—The Soul of Goodness in Things Evil.



Sydney Carton's Sacrifice.
In the Condemned Cell—Carton and Evremonde—The Little Seamstress—The Tumbrils in the Streets—Pure Devotion—Last Words—I am the Resurrection and the Life—The Lesson of Experience — Love is Lord and King — David Copperfield — The supreme charm of the story—The Half-transparent Veil—Vivid Pictures—Loveable People.



David's Little Dinner.
A Model Laundress—Mrs Crupp's Cure for Spasms—Advice Gratis—Why so pale and wan, fond lover?—A snug little dinner—Mrs. Micawber Comparatively Lovely—Mr. Micawber brews the Punch — Culinary Disasters — Mrs. Micawber's Financial Theories—Wifely Devotion: I will never desert Mr. Micawber!—Heroes in humble life—The Short and Simple Annals of the Poor—Virtue in Tatters—The Novelist's judgment of Man.



Dr. Marigold's Prescriptions.
An Illustrious Ancestry—A Cheap Jack on the Footboard—A Wedding Ring—Bad Temper in a Cart—Little Sophy—A Knowing Dog—Flown Away—Lonely Tramps—Mims's Giant—A New Daughter—Instructions under Difficulties—At the Deaf and Dumb School—A Happy Thought—The Library Cart—An Ommission—The Strange Young Man—The Last Prescription—Christmas Eve in the Library Cart—The happy and yet pitying tears fell rolling down my face—The Royalties of Genius.

Lord, keep my Memory green.




A FEW PRESS OPINIONS.

Mr. Monkley is an elocutionist and entertainer of high standard.  The Carol was splendidly given.  —
S.M. Herald


A fine performance.  The reciter was listened to with extreme pleasure.  He has great dramatic power.  —
Daily Telegraph.


The mantle of the Rev.  Charles Clark has fallen on Mr. Monkley.  —
Young Chronicle.


The Carol was a very finished performance, full of good points.  —
Goulburn Post.


A wonderful memory, a rich, well cultivated voice, and dramatic gifts of high order.  —
Goulburn Herald


A large and most appreciative audience greeted Mr. P. H. Monkley at St. Andrew's Hall, Lamanstreet, on Saturday evening.  on the occasion of his recital from the works of Dickens.  Mr. Monkley maintained throughout the high standard which has always characterised his work, and he held the close attention of the audience for two hours with his masterful rendering.  —
Newcastle Herald.




A FEW PRESS OPINIONS.

He is genial and pleasing in the humorous scenes, and strongly sympathetic and convincing in delineating the depths of pathos.  —
Northern Times.


A delightful evening.  —
Yass Tribune.


Mr. Monkley has special gifts, which enable him to portray Dickens's work.  —
Balmain Observer.


The audience was delighted with the way in which this Christmas story was told.  Possessing a dramatic power of a very high order and a well trained voice, Mr. Monkley held the rapt attention of his audience.  —
Armidale Chronicle.


Mr. Monkley is much more than a gifted elocutionist; he is a natural actor as well, with an inborn sense of the value of words, and a subtle art of colourful expression.  He is an entertainment in himself.  —
Glen Innes Examiner.


Wrapt up in the character he was portraying, Mr. Monkley carried his hearers through many exciting scenes.  —
Tenterfield Star.