Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 - Various

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914

According to The Globe Mr. Yeo, in returning thanks after the Poplar election, shouted to a female interrupter; Shut up, you silly cat, shut up! To this, we understand, the cat retorted generously, My-Yeo!
The Gaby Deslys' tradition? Miss Lottie Venne is appearing at the Criterion in a Pair of Silk Stockings , and Miss Mary Moore is touring the provinces in Mrs. Gorringe's Necklace .
The Kaiser has forbidden the production at Herr Reinhardt's Deutches Theater of a play called Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia , on the ground that one of the characters is a member of the Prussian Royal Family. We ourselves should never have dared to hint that this fact renders the play unfit for the public.
Cheery notice on the window of an insurance office in New Broad Street, E.C.:—
Guarantees,
Sickness
combined
with Accident.
Dr. Durham lectured last week on Explosives as an aid to Gardening; but many persons think that the quiet man who does not lose his temper gets better results.
Burglars, last week, broke into a synagogue at Newcastle-on-Tyne and removed practically all the articles of value, including a silver cup and a pointer. Surprise is expressed in some quarters that the pointer should not have given the alarm by barking.
Living artists sometimes complain that it is only the Old Masters who are appreciated nowadays. Authors would seem to be more fortunate. Take the following paragraph from The Bedford Express :— On Sunday the well-known elocutionist, Mr. Frederick Duxbury, visited Stevenage. He preached morning and evening at the Wesleyan Church, and in the afternoon he gave a sacred recital. His principal item on Sunday afternoon was Coulson Kernahan's 'God and the Ant,' but he included one or two lesser pieces, including a chapter from the book of Job.

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2012-02-09

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English wit and humor -- Periodicals

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