In 1876 Miss Florence Marryat, the novelist and daughter of the celebrated Capt. Marryat, talked over a joint entertainment. It was quite apparent that the literary institutions were "not what they were." Their fees, like their engagements, were rapidly decreasing. Miss Marryat and I thought out a programme, and determined to appeal more generally to the public. I append one of the programmes:
PROGRAMME OF "ENTRE NOUS."
PROLOGUE…Spoken by FLORENCE MARRYAT,
and interrupted by GEO. GROSSMITH, JUN.
HUMOROUS MUSICAL SCENA… "On the Sands" … Grossmith.
GEO. GROSSMITH, JUN.
COSTUME RECITAL… "Joan of Arc in Prison" … James Albery.
FLORENCE MARRYAT.
(With the Scena by LINDSAY SLOPER.)
HUMOROUS MUSICAL SCENA… "A Cold Collation" … Grossmith.
GEO. GROSSMITH, JUN.
COSTUME RECITAL… "The Grandmother" … … Tennyson.
FLORENCE MARRYAT.
HISTORICAL MEDLEY… "Richard Coeur-de-Leon" … E. Draper.
INTERVAL OF THREE MINUTES.
To conclude with a Satirical Musical Sketch, entitled