Life, 1889-04-11 · page 7 of 20
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# Page 211 from Life Magazine This page contains three satirical sketches: **"After the Play"**: A theater scene where Mr. Frushington compliments Miss Peachblow's acting, but she dismisses actors as "drivelling idiots," suggesting theatrical pretension and social hypocrisy. **"Precocity"**: A domestic scene where a mother defends her son as an actor, while his sister Hildred insists he's actually living with his first wife—implying the boy has abandoned theatrical ambitions for early marriage, treating adulthood prematurely. **"A Resemblance"**: A man named Dennis resembles his brother Phelim so closely they could pass for twins, though they'd "never seen" each other—likely satirizing improbable family resemblances or mistaken identity tropes. The humor targets theatrical vanity, precocious life choices, and coincidental similarities common to period comedic literature.
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AFTER THE PLAY. Mr. Freshington (confident amateur): WELL, Miss PEACHBLOW, HOW DID YOU LIKE IT? Miss Penelope Peachblow: YOU MADE-UP AND PLAYED YOUR PART BEAUTIFULLY. BUT YOU MUST BE TIRED OF HEARING THAT. I KNOW WHEN I ACTED LIKE A DRIVELLING IDIOT, LAST WINTER, EVERYBODY RUSHED UP TO COMPLIMENT ME UNTIL I WAS BORED TO DEATH. ily PRECOCITY. R WA LILDRED: Oh, no, a oe Mamma; he can’t be an actor. Mamma: But he is, my dear. HILDRED: He can’t be, I'm sure. He's living with his first wife. A RESEMBLANCE. OU look so much like your brother,” said 2, Dennis to Phelim, “that I could tell yez “He, Ho! So YOU ARE THE BOY WHO PLAYS WITH PIGS IN ” was brothers if I'd never seen aither av yez.” CLOVER, ARE YOU?” ce