StNicholas [serial] . ated, and the Generalreceived a special invitationto the performances at in honor of the Kingsbirthday; and we are assuredthat Louis Philippe even wentso far as to request the dwarfto personate in full costumeNapoleon Bonaparte. Thiswas, however, not mentionedin the newspapers. For four months the Gen-eral continued his levees in theSalles des Concerts, and afterhis evening performances heappeared at the VaudevilleTheater in a play called LePetit Poucet, written expresslyfor him, and in which he wasable to speak his lines inFrench, having made rapid ad-vancement
StNicholas [serial] . ated, and the Generalreceived a special invitationto the performances at in honor of the Kingsbirthday; and we are assuredthat Louis Philippe even wentso far as to request the dwarfto personate in full costumeNapoleon Bonaparte. Thiswas, however, not mentionedin the newspapers. For four months the Gen-eral continued his levees in theSalles des Concerts, and afterhis evening performances heappeared at the VaudevilleTheater in a play called LePetit Poucet, written expresslyfor him, and in which he wasable to speak his lines inFrench, having made rapid ad-vancement in that language. This piece had a run of sev-enty nights, and then Mr. Bar-num started off with his chargeon a tour through France. GENERAL TOM THUMB. 75 In the fall the General returned to Paris, London ; and at Surrey, after his performanceand, like a person of the greatest importance, on a small stage, he was put in a balloon,he went to St. Cloud to take leave of the King which, secured by ropes, was passed around.
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