I would put a stop to swindling, or at least would find a way
That the man who had the goods should be the only one to pay.
The Puppet Show, April 1, 1848.
In the same paper there was another parody relating to the Company of French actors, whose appearance at Drury Lane Theatre led to some disgraceful disturbances on the part of the “gents” of the period.
A Monte Christo Ballad.
You are going to the play, if an order you can get,
And Monte Christo you’re to see; so mind you don’t forget
To take two days’ provisions, and remember ere you go,
That I want some cash to “keep the house” till you come back, dear Joe.
When you’re sitting in the pit, and when “part the first” is o’er,