Life — October 1, 1891 — page 13: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

THE CONSTELLATION OF O'RYAN. She: ATIRD OF ALL THE POETRY IN TINS HOOK IS WRITTEN SY THAT DEAR MR, CHAUTER, AND THE BULK OF IT WILL LIVE, He: Yes, 1 nore so, 1 DON'T CARE TO COME ACROSS IT HE OTHER WORLD, TOO, THE REASON WHY. O more beside the moonlit sands, Do young folks wander, holding hands, While Love's old tal re being told, IN so much that the averaze audience is bound to miss a guod deal of it, Half of it might be missed and yet the spectators would get their money's worth of laughter. The principal part is taken by Mr. Thomas Q. Seabrooke, whose imitative qualities stand him in good stead, The imitation of Mr. Nye's drawling speech isa little too perfect—many of the lines would go better and the audience would have less opportunity to tire, if the utterances were accelerated a little. Mr, Nye has attempted a most dangerous experiment in putting his own living identity on the stage as a dramatic character, He was probably quite aware of this when he made the attempt and should be gratified that his audacity was followed by moderate success instead of by absolute failure. DID SHE KNOW ANY BETTER? ACHER (¢2 @ private school in New York): Young ladi eorge William Curtis is to lecture to-morrow afternoon on Washington Irving. How many of you wish me to secure tickets for you ? OF THE YOUNG Lapis: Who is George William EACHER: He is one of the foremost literary men of the YounG Lapy: Who are the other three ? GENTLE READER, HAVE YOU EVER TRIED TO CATCH WHAT IS TERMED “A BALL RED HOT FROM THE BAT?” We DID, ONCE, IF THE ANOVE WILL GIVE YOU ANY IDEA OF THE SENSAT WHICH FOLLOWED, OUR EXPERIENCE MAY NE OF BENEFIT TOY AND 10N r comicbooks.com