nd see about something. [_Exit._

_Reynolds._ Poor Tommy! An awfully decent chap if ever there was
one. But he will never marry Felicia, because I happen to know her
real name is Phyllis, and she is engaged to Samuel.

(_Recitative._)

She is engaged to Samuel. Poor Tommy,
He does not know she's fond of Samuel.
He _will_ be disappointed when he knows.

CURTAIN.

ACT II.

SCENE--_A beautiful country wedding._

_Tommy_ (_in pew nearest door, to_ Reynolds). Who's the bride?

_Reynolds._ Phyllis. She's marrying Samuel.

_Enter Bride_.

_Tommy._ Heavens, it's Felicia!

_Reynolds_ (_to audience_). Poor Tommy! How disappointed he must be!
(_Aloud_) Yes, Felicia and Phyllis are really the same girl. She's
engaged to Samuel.

_Tommy._ Then I cannot marry her!

_Reynolds._ No.

_Tommy sings:_

Good-bye, Felicia, good-bye,
I'm awfully disappointed, I
Am now, in fact, about to die,
Felicia, Felicia, Felicia!

[_Shoots himself._

CURTAIN.

. . . . .

That is how I see it. But no doubt Bobby and Short, when they really get
to work, will make something better of it. It is an engaging theme, but,
of course, the title wants to be spelt properly.

AMONG THE ANIMALS

Jeremy was looking at a card which his wife had just passed across the
table to him.

"'Lady Bendish. At Home,'" he read. "'Pets.' Is this for us?"

"Of course," said Mrs. Jeremy.

"Then I think 'Pets' is rather familiar. 'Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Smith'
would have been more correct."

"Don't be silly, Jeremy. It means it's a Pet party. You have to bring
some sort of pet with you, and there are prizes for the prettiest, and
the most intelligent, and the most companionable, and so on." She looked
at the fox-terrier curled up in front of the fire-place. "We could take
Rags, of course."

"Or Baby," said Jeremy. "We'll enter her in the Fat Class."

But when the day arrived Jeremy had another idea. He came in from the
garden with an important look on his face, and joined his wife in the
hall.

"Come on," he said. "Let's start."

"But where's Rags?"

"Rags isn't coming. I'm taking Hereward instead." He opened his
cigarette-case and disclosed a small green animal. "Hereward," he said.

"Why, Jeremy," cried his wife,