The foolish people laughed and cheered, And as I fled in hasty fashion, My cousins even gaily jeered Instead of showing me compassion! I'd grant them almost any boon, But though they ask it, never that form Will grace, as on this afternoon, A vulgar necromancer's platform! * * * * * RUMOUR.--As ruler of the domain where stands our great theatre and our opera house, Sir DRUIOLANUS, it is reported, is to receive the special distinction of K.C.G., which, in his case, is the Knight of Covent Garden. _Bene meruit_. * * * * * VIEWING A HARE. (_And the Prospect of a Good Run_.) The Dramatic Arthurs Society is having a nice time of it just now with ARTHUR PINERO, ARTHUR JONES, ARTHUR LAW, ARTHUR ROBERTS, _King Arthur_, at the Lyceum, and ARTHUR À BECKET at the Garrick Theatre, where _Faded Flowers_, revived, are once again blooming. It is a pretty piece, well played by Mr. ARTHUR BOURCHIER--_encore un Arthur_--and Mrs. BOURCHIER, known to the public as Miss VIOLET VANBRUGH. A little TERRY boy, aged nine, is in it, and Mr. BUIST does his very Buist, or best. The occasion of the revival was the resuscitation of _A Pair of Spectacles_, in which Mr. JOHN HARE is better than ever; and, indeed, he has made it one of his very best eccentric comedy parts. Again Mr. GROVES delights us with his hardwareish impersonation of "the man from Sheffield," a very happy thought on the part of the author-adapter, Mr. GRUNDY. The occasion of the revival, too, was also noteworthy as being the _début_ of another of the TERRY family, the _ingénue_ of the comedy being played by Miss MABEL TERRY LEWIS, who certainly inherits no small share of the TERRY Talent. Mr. GERALD DU MAURIER, too, is excellent in a marvellously made-up small character part; and BERTIE HARE--the heir of HARE--is very good as the youngster. Mr. HARE has fitted on this "pair of spectacles" just in time; not to have done so would have been shortsighted policy; and through them no doubt he sees his way to a long and highly satisfactory run. These two revivals Mr. HARE may consider not as "a pair of specs," but as "a couple of certainties." PETER PROSIT. * * * * * WHY IS THE MODERN FICTIONIST LIKE A DOG-FANCIER?--Because he is so fond of short tails. * * * * * Transcriber's Note Page 46: _Friendship._ The mutual dislike of people on intimate terms. Or, a euphuism for love. The writer (Marjorie) would appear to have confused 'euphuism' and 'euphemism', perhaps deliberate on the part of the contributer. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, January 26, 1895, by Various