"The Common, October, 1853."
Great Theatrical Strike.
It is reported that Mr. Charles Kean the actor has struck for an advance of salary from Mr. Charles Kean the manager. Mr. Charles Kean refuses to advance another shilling to Mr. Charles Kean, actor, desiring him to act his worst. It is believed that the actor has taken the manager at his word. We deplore all strikes; especially one like the above, in which the public are the greater sufferers. When bad's the best, what must the worst be?
THE FASHIONABLE STRIKE AMONGST THE LOWEST CLASSES.
A Brute of a Husband is one who fancies, when he marries, that he is at perfect liberty to treat his wife as if she were no better than a street-door, on which there was nailed the polite request: "Please to Ring and Knock."
Beware the Bear.—Let Abd-ul-Medjid and Nicholas make it up, if possible—but not embrace. The Sultan must not trust himself to the hug.