Puck — March 1877 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This Puck cartoon satirizes what appears to be theatrical or business management incompetence, using a moon-voyage fantasy as its metaphor. The title "Managerial Lunacy" suggests the managers themselves are the "lunatics" (beings from the moon). The composition shows several well-dressed men in formal attire gazing upward at a crescent moon populated by wild, demonic figures. The lower figures appear to represent different management personalities or types, each with distinct expressions of either aspiration or concern. The satire likely critiques absurd business decisions, impossible schemes, or the disconnect between ambitious managers and reality—depicting their plans as fantastical "trips to the moon." Without clearer identification of specific individuals, the cartoon appears to be a general commentary on managerial folly rather than targeting particular named figures.