Punch (93.1887)

November 5, 1887.] PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

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INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS. No. 52.

PLATFORM ORATORY. By Our Travelling Special.

[Our Politicians now, in humble imitation of the Great Original, are adopting the fashion of making speeches from railway carriages, or utilising
the ten minutes allowed for refreshment by addressing constituents on the platform. The Eailway Companies, in order to observe strict neutrality,
should re-construct carriages to suit and carry the political leaders, and should re-build or increase existing stations on the line, so as to accommodate
the public with various " platforms."]

Fellow Conn. They ought to ha' give him more room to show ofi his
tail in—else what's the good of a bird 'aving a tail, come to that ?

First Conn, (sententiously). Ah, you've 'it it.
, Competitor {apparently, unsuccessful). I say, [xoith bitter sarcasm)
Ave yer seen the pair as take a Fust ? Birds I wouldn't pick up if
A found 'em in the street—no, that I wouldn't I Fust Prize to them

lior-hor! Well, the world 'b comia' to a pretty pass, I must say!
Arter that !- [Eloquent aposiopesis.

Amandus {tolerantly', to Amanda). "Well, pidgings are pretty much
alike, unless you've been brought up to know the differences. I,'ad
a Uncle a breeder.

Amanda [ feeling that her ignorance is no longer a discredit). Then
you 'd know ! {They go out arm-in-arm, silent but sympathetic.

Enter-tainments" are not now so much the object of our Fire-
Proof Theatrical Managers as " Exit-tainments." At Terry's new
theatre everyone feels perfeotly seoure. It is only the Lessee, who
always appears terry-fied.

Departure of Distinguished Furry-ners.—The Standard said
JaBt week that two thousand live rabbits were on the eve of being
despatched to British Columbia. Fifty thousand onions should be sent
Wlththem. What's a Rabbit without onions ? X' Onion fait la force.

ANOTHER CHANCE FOR JOE AND JESSE.

Mr. Cave, long associated with theatrical management—re-opens
Sadler's Wells on the fifth of November. "We are assured that Mr.
Chamberlain's recent visit to Merrie Islington had nothing what-
ever to do with the forthcoming "good old-fashioned Grimaldi comic
pantomime," with which Mr. Cave promises to entertain his patrons
at Christmas time. Perhaps, after all, the Fisheries Commis-
sioner is not going to Canada, but is going to join A. Cave at
Islington, for what on earth is the use of a ' Grimaldi pantomime "
without a " Joey ? " Then what a chance for him, in the good old
Grimaldi style, to sing " Hot Collings," rewritten by his faithful
accompanyist Jesse.

Torchlight and Guy Fawkes Day.—Mr. Gladstone says that
coming into collision with the Polioe on the subjeot of torches
" he would rather suffer torchers 1"

Mr. Wilful Blunt.—Whether the right of Free Speaking is
permitted m Ireland or not, we would decline just now to decide.
But certain Blunt speaking was very soon stopped.

"Au Plaislr."—Motto for Augustus Drukioianus during the
run of the present piece.