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the sphere with echo.-- Beneath thy blast they wake, and murmurs come hoarsely on the wind, And flashing eyes and bristling hands proclaim they hear thy message: Rolling and surging as a sea, that upturned flood of faces Hasteneth with its million tongues to spread the wondrous tale. TUPPER. Three Female and Nine Male Figures. This tableau is represented by twelve persons, three ladies and nine gentlemen. They are arranged and costumed in the following manner: Standing on a pedestal six feet high, in the centre of the stage, is a female who personates the Goddess of Fame. Her costume consists of a loose white dress, cut low at the top, hair done up neatly and encircled with a wreath of white flowers; at her side, on a small pedestal, is a plaster bust of Shakspeare, which the goddess is about crowning with a wreath of myrtle. At each side of the large pedestal are two others, which are two feet square and three feet high; on each of these stands a female figure, dressed in a loose white robe, cut low at the top, the hair flowing loosely over the shoulder, the head encircled with a wreath of white flowers. Each holds in the right hand a long, slender trumpet, which she is in the act of blowing; the trumpets are pointed horizontally to the right and left; they are three feet long, with a bell, five inches in diameter, at the end. These can be made of card-board, and covered with silver paper. In front of the highest pedestal there should be placed a platform six feet long, four feet wide, and one foot high. On this, a second platform, five feet long, two feet wide, and one foot high. Cover them with white cloth. Kneeling on the front of the large platform are four young men. The first one represents a sculptor. He kneels, facing the audience, and holds a mallet and chisel in his left hand. The second figure represents the mechanic, with his square and level. The third represents the musician, with his harp. The fourth personates the painter, with his pallet and brushes. Kneeling behind them, on the small platform, are three other figures. The first is the poet, with his roll of songs and pen; the second is the soldier, with his sword; and the third is the historian, with a volume of history and a pen. Behind these, and fronting the goddess, stands a figure who represents the orator. His costume consists of a suit of black. He holds a scroll in his left hand; his right raised in front; cou
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