AFTER THE PLAY.
Junior Playgoer. Why is it called The Prude's Progress. I didn't see any Prude, did you?
Elderly Playgoer. No; and no Progress. Slow. Cyril Maude and Fanny Brough quite the life and soul of the piece.
Jun. P. High premium wanted to insure its life, eh? Righton good all round man?
Eld. P. Very much all round. Playfair's part recalled Wyndham jotting down mems. on shirt-cuff.
Jun. P. Yes; somehow it all reminded me of various pieces I've seen.
Eld. P. Quite so. Remember old pantomime song?—
"A little piece here, and a little piece there,
Here a piece, and there a piece,
And everywhere a piece."
Jun. P. And it might finish with author—no (refers to programme)—authors, Jerome and Philpott, singing—
"We are two merry, merry men,
Nobody precisely can find us out."
Eld. P. Exactly. Good night old boy. Better luck next time.
[Exeunt severally.