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Title: Punch, or, the London Charivari, Volume 98, March 8, 1890.

Author: Various

Editor: Sir Francis Burnand

Release Date: September 22, 2009 [EBook #30056]

Language: English

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PUNCH,

OR, THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

VOLUME 98.

MARCH 8, 1890.

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[Illustration: "This is what the County Council's Licensing Bill for
Places of Entertainment did _not_ intend, as, according to the latest
authoritative explanation, the L. C. C. does not consider Theatres as
coming under the head of "places of entertainment". Rather hard on the
Theatres!"]

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THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE LYCEUM THEATRE.

APPEAL OF MR. HENRY IRVING. RESULT.

(_A not impossible Extract from Next Year's Morning Papers._)

Yesterday, before the Theatres Committee of the London County Council,
the appeal of MR. HENRY IRVING (the well-known actor and manager) against
the decision of the Sub-Committee to refuse a licence to the Lyceum
Theatre, came on for hearing.

After MR. HENRY IRVING (who appeared in person) had addressed the
Committee at some length, dwelling upon the character of the pieces he
had produced during his management, and the care and expense with which
they had been mounted, several members of the Committee expressed a wish
to put questions to him, which MR. IRVING promised to answer to the best
of his ability.

MR. HECKLEBURY. I think you told us that _Hamlet_ was one of your
favourite parts? Is it not the fact that the chief character in the play
drives his _fiancee_ to madness and suicide by his cruelty, slays her
father and brother, together with his own step-father, and procures the
death of two of his school-fellows?

MR. IRVING admitted that this was so. (_Sensation._)

MR. HECKLEBURY. That is all I wanted to ask you.

MR. FUSSLER. I u