Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, CompleteVarious
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, Complete
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English wit and humor -- Periodicals
Promenade Concerts.M. MUSARD was the originator in Paris of this class
of amusement. Their popularity induced an imitation in England by M.
JULLIEN.
To Benevolent and Humane Jokers.TOM COOKE was the leader and composer
at the Theatres Royal, and a remarkable performer on a penny trumpet. He
occasionally made use of this toy in his pantomime introductions. He was
also a very funny fellow.
Coming Events Cast their Shadows before.SIR JAMES CLARKE, Accoucheur to
the QUEEN.
Savory Con. by Cox.COX AND SAVORY, advertising silversmiths and
watchmakers.
New Parliamentary Masons.In the foreground COL. SIBTHORP, SIR R. PEEL,
and MR. OCONNELL. At the back SIR JAMES GRAHAM, DUKE OF WELLINGTON, and
LORD STANLEY.
Rob Me the Exchequer, Hal.A person of the name of SMITH forged a
great amount of Exchequer Bills at this time.
The Fire at the Tower on October 31, 1841. Immense damage was done to
the building, and a great quantity of arms were destroyed. (See Annual
Register.)
Sir Robert Macaire.Robert Macaire was a French felonious drama made
famous by the admirable acting of LEMAITRE, and, from some supposed
allusion to LOUIS PHILIPPE, MACAIRES friend and scapegoat always
appears with a large umbrella.
The OConnell Papers.D. OCONNELL was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin,
1841.
Harmer Virumque Cano.ALDERMAN HARMER, Proprietor of the Weekly
Dispatch, and for that and other reasons, was not elected Lord Mayor.
Cutting at the Root of the Evil.MR. HOBLER was for many years Principal
Clerk to the Magistrates at the Mansion House.
Olivias (Lord Broughams) Return to her Friends.LORDS RUSSELL,
MELBOURNE, MORPETH, D. OCONNELL, CORDEN, and LABOUCHERE.
A Barrow Knight.SIR VINCENT COTTON was a well-known four-in-hand whip,
and for some little time drove a coach to Brighton. SIR WYNDHAM
ANSTRUTHER (WHEEL OF FORTUNE) was another four-in-hand celebrity.
Seeing Nothing.DANIEL WHITTLE HARVEY.
Barber-ous Announcement.MR. TANNERS shop was part of one of the side
arches of Temple Bar, and so reached from that obstruction to Shire
Lane, which adjoins it on the City side.
Fashionable Intelligence.The PADDY GREEN so frequently referred to was
a popular singer and an excellent tempered man. He was unfairly treated
by Punch at this time, because really unknown to the writer. MR. JOHN
GREEN is now the well known and much respected host and proprietor of
Evanss Hotel, Covent Garden.
Kings and Carpenters.DON LEON, shot for insurrection in favour of the
Ex-Regent CHRISTINA.
Cupid out of Place.LORD PALMERSTON, from his very engaging manner, was
long known as Cupid.
Jack Cutting his Name on the Beam.LORD JOHN RUSSELL, after GEORGE
CRUIKSHANKS etching of Jack Sheppard.
Sibthorps Con. Corner.BRYANT was publisher of Punch, 1841.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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