The Wasp — 1890 — page 483: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **literary commentary**, not political satire. It discusses New York theater figures and writers: Ben Teal (stage manager and playwright), Henry Guy Carleton (playwright), and others involved in theatrical productions and literary journals. The central **illustration** shows a woman in Victorian dress at a piano with a man beside her—likely depicting a scene from a contemporary play or literary work, though the specific reference is unclear from context alone. The page includes a section titled **"Only One Flag"** quoting Gen. Daniel E. Sickles about Confederate flag displays at Richmond—a post-Civil War political reference suggesting ongoing sectional tensions over Confederate symbols. The final paragraph announces an upcoming midsummer edition of *The Wasp* focused on California political predictions.