In short, who seems to be a blend Of Balaam's Ass, the bore's godsend And _Mrs. Gamp's_ elusive friend? The Neutral. * * * * * [Illustration: Humiliation of Jones, who hitherto has been accustomed to drop off unaided]. * * * * * HINTS TO MANAGERS. A new and very popular addition to the comic opera, _Tina_, at the Adelphi, is a stage representation of "Eve," the writer of "The Letters of Eve" in _The Tatler_, together with her retinue and her dog. Here we see Journalism and the Drama more than ever mutually dependent, and the developments of the idea might be numberless. _Lord Times_, in _A Kiss for Cinderella_, already illustrates one of them; but why not a complete play, with favourite newspaper contributors as the _dramatis personae_? or a revue, to be called, say, _The Tenth Muse_, or _Hullo, Inky_! Or, if not a whole play or revue, a scene could be arranged in which the great scribes processed past. One group might consist of Carmelite Friars, with "Quex" and "The Rambler," each with a luncheon host on one arm and a musical-comedy actress on the other; "An Englishman," with his scourge of knotted cords, on his eternal but honourable quest for a malefactor; and "Robin Goodfellow," still, in spite of war and official requests for economy, pointing to the glories of the race-course and pathetically endeavouring to find winners. These would make an impressive company--with a good song and dance to finish up with. _The Referee's_ contribution would obviously be too easy; it would simply be like a revival of _King Arthur_. The audience, however, would be in luck when "Dagonet" got really warmed up to tell yet once more the thrilling story of how he met HENRY PETTITT in the brave days of old. A whiff of _The Three Musketeers_ would exhilarate the house at the entry of "Chicot," the Jester of _The Sketch_; while finally we might look for an excellent effect from "Claudius Clear" and "A Man of Kent," of _The British Weekly_, masquerading as the Heavenly Twins. These notes merely, of course, touch the fringe of a vast subject. Many other holders of famous _noms de guerre_ remain, such as "Mr. Gossip" and "Mrs. Gossip," and "Captain Coe" and "A Playful Stallite," and "Historicus" and "Atlas" and "Scrutator" and "Alpha of the Plough"; but only "Eve" has had the wit to include pictures of herself in every article; therefore only "Eve" can be instantly recognised. These others, if they wish to be equally successful on the stage (and it is certain they would like to be), must have always a portrait too. The Heavenly Twins might like to use one, by Mr. WELLS, which already exists. * * * * * THE DOVE.