In Defence of the Great Paradoxist.
He may not be "earnest," he may not be "smart,"
You may say, if you please, he's unable to sing;
But, oh, you must own he's a "work of art,"—
A "beautiful untrue thing!"
ASPIRATIONS.—A Music-hall Manager told the Parliamentary Committee sitting on Theatres and Places of Entertainment, that he did not believe in Art with a capital A. Perhaps he believed in Art with a capital H?
