Life — December 15, 1892 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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of the American characters. It is to be feared that in its present shape the piece would be hissed by any French audience before which it might be pre- sented. The Lyceum Company gives an excellent per- formance of the play. Mr. Lemoyne's part—the benevolent but shrewd American father—fits him admirably, Mrs. Walcot as Baroness de Beau- mont, a scheming marriage broker, has more work than has fallen to her for some time, and does it with a thorough conception of its necessities. Both Mr. Kelcey and Miss Cayvan appear to more than us advantage. The play is well mounted, the setting of the second act, which represents the studio of A/iss Winthrop, in the Bohemian quarter of Paris, with a view of the Seine and one of the boulevards through the windows, is unusually unique and effective. Metcalfe. EVERY MAN HIS OWN HUMORIST. ~HE: Why do you suppose Mr. Tompkins al- ways wears such an amused smile ? HE: Well, he ought to. He has a keen sense of the ridiculous and is very self-conscious. <% Sot ren. Visitor: WHAT 1S ALL THAT NOISE AND RACKET IN THE PRIVATE OFFICE ? Office Boy: OM, THAT'S THE SILENT PARTNER GOING OVER THE HOOKS, LIFE: THE SITUATION IN NEW YORK. HOLIDAY BLESSING. ILLIN' finds cause. for thankfulness in the circumstance that he doesn't have to read all the stories in serial form, nor always have to stop where the interest is culminating and wait a month. Also that some stories are broken into monthly instalments, and you don’t have to plough through the whole of them at once. Also because by the exercise of decision and some dexterity the advertisements may be yanked out bodily from the latter ends of the Christmas magazines, thus constituting two separate periodicals, both illustrated, one for Billings himself and the other for Mrs, Billings, the convenience of both being furthered by the division, and peace promoted in the family, HE SUPERIOR ONE: I get everything from Tiffany. THE HUMBLE ONE: Yes? Do tell me, how is his beefsteak ? comicbooks.com