The Wasp — 1895 — page 251: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page features theatrical and entertainment news rather than political satire. The main content discusses opera productions and performers at San Francisco venues circa early 1900s. The two portrait photographs show theatrical figures: one appears to be Joseph Hirschbach, identified as "the talented leader of the Tivoli orchestra," and William Burress, described as "the new comedian of Morrow's Grand Opera House Stock Company." The text includes gossip-style exchanges between managers and actresses about casting and performances, plus reviews of shows like "Pineafore" and "The White Slave." The ornate decorative heading reads "PROVED OPERA GLASS," a pun suggesting theatrical commentary delivered through an "opera glass" (viewing device). This is primarily **entertainment journalism and theater criticism**, not political cartooning.