No. 558. Lady going out for a row. Odd sort of boat: Wherry Funny. E.
BLAIR LEIGHTON.
No. 630. "_Iona_." By COLIN HUNTER, A. Buy it, and in _Iona_ you'll
own a good picture.
No. 664. "_La Cigale_." A sporting subject suggestive of "Got nothing
on." It is not a portrait of _La Cigale_ at the Lyric. H. RAE.
No. 714. Wind Lads and Wind-Lasses. FRANK DICKSEE, A.
No. 743. "If I had a donkey what wouldn't go.". ALFRED W. STRUTT.
No. 1006. A Little Duck. WILLIAM STRUTT. (Must be seen for title to be
appreciated.)
No. 1106. Hares Apparent. WILLIAM FOSTER.
No. 1108. _Napoleon leaving the room where Josephine is fainting on
the floor._ Short title, "Going Nap." LASLETT J. POTT.
* * * * *
THE ABC OF IBSENITY.
A is the ARCHER who booms in the _World_,
B is the Banner of IBSEN unfurled.
C the Commotion it makes for the minute,
D is the _Doll's House_, and all there is in it.
E is the Eagerness shown in the fray,
F the Fanatics, who will have their way.
G is a Ghost, and oh! there are lots of 'em,
H is Heredity, making pot-shots of 'em.
I is the Ibsenite so analytic,
J is the Jeer of the Philistine critic.
K is a _Kroll_, and a Pastor is he,
L is a _Lady_, who comes from the Sea.
M is the Master, speak soft as you name him,
N stands for Norway, so eager to claim him.
O his Opponents, who speak out their mind,
P stands for _Punch_, where his dramas you'll find.
Q is the Question, should _Rosmer_ have wed her?
R is _Rebecca_, who took such a header.
S is the _Speaker_, which gets quite excited,
T is the Temper, it shows uninvited.
U the Unquestioning Faith of the some,
V is the Vaudeville, where they all come.
W stands for the Worshipping Few,
X their Xtreme disproportionate view.
Y ends Ibsenity, and, as everyone knows,
Z brings an alphabet rhyme to a close.
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OUR BOOKING-OFFICE.
_The Diary of a Pilgrimage_ occupies 175 pages of one of ARROWSMITH's
three-and-sixpenny books, and no doubt the admirers of its author, Mr.
JEROME K. JEROME, may possibly not grudge this amount when gauging its
value by its attractive cover. It is "'ARRY Abroad," that's all. 'ARRY
Abroad laughs and talks loudly in foreign churches, sneers and jeers
at everything he does not understand--and this includes the greater
portion of all he sees and hears--chaffs puzzled officials, and
everywhere makes hims
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