The Wasp — 1892 — page 181: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page features three distinct articles about theater and boxing in San Francisco. The large decorative header "Sport: American Sluggers—How They Struck Me" introduces the first piece, criticizing local boxing and athletic clubs. The author dismisses San Francisco pugilists as inferior to Australian fighters and compares the city's amateur boxing venues unfavorably to Melbourne and Sydney. The second article, "Sam'l of Posen as an Author," discusses actor Edwin Forrest's performance in *King Lear*, mocking both Forrest's dramatic interpretation and an audience member distracted by the staging. A brief final item mentions J. Macdonough Foord's death and reflects on his literary contributions. The tone throughout is irreverent satire targeting local entertainment figures and institutions.