The Wasp — September 27, 1879 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Baruch Kowski" or "La Juif Polonaise" This page presents a three-act play adapted from French. The content is a dramatic script with stage directions rather than a political cartoon. The title's reference to a "Polish Jew" (Juif Polonaise) appears to be a comedic theatrical work featuring working-class characters—an innkeeper, servants, and townspeople in Alsace. Two illustrations show domestic scenes: a wagon/cart, and figures in what appears to be a cellar or storage room. The script itself contains period dialogue about wine, fetching supplies, and village life. Without clear historical context about this specific play or The Wasp magazine's satirical intent, I cannot definitively identify the political message or whether ethnic caricature is intended. The theatrical format dominates this page over explicit satire.