No. 8. Symbolical Theatrical Picture. Production of _The Tiger_ at St. James's Theatre. Tiger coming out strong, suddenly finds himself in presence of furiously antagonistic Gallery audience, represented by a venomous hissing snake, which has been waiting for him, like _Chevy Slyme_, round the corner. Snake also emblematic of "reptile press." Situation portrayed by J. T. NETTLESHIP.] [Illustration: No. 213. John Burns as the Italian Tenor, Signor Masharoni.] [Illustration: No. 98. Small and Early Architecture. Showing how to set up a boxful of the new building toy bricks.] [Illustration: No. 82. Evidently a Female Succi, or Fasting Woman.] Nos. 39 and 43. Admirable portrait of Sir JOHN PENDER (43) severely lecturing THOMAS HAWKSLEY, Esq. (39) and evidently telling the latter that he ought to be more careful. Both admirable portraits, by Professor HERKOMER, A.R.A., Master of Bushey, F.A.S., M.A., Oxon. No. 66. "Good morning, Ma'am! Have you used SQUEERS'S soap? No. I thought not. Try it." Suggested for Advertisement by EDWIN WARD. No. 76. _Undisguised Alarm._ "What _have_ I sat on!!" Perhaps you can tell us, Mr. R. W. MADDOX. No. 99. "_My Eye!--I mean my left eye!_" J. J. SHANNON. No. 108. _Dog Stealing; or, what will they do with it?_ R. W. MACBETH, A.R.A. No. 114. "_Out! Out! Damp Spot!_" HERBERT DALZIEL. No. 119. _Raised under Glass._ Preserved Pheasant to be wound up and go off with a whirr-r. Can't make game of this. Your health, Sir JOHN MILLAIS, Bart., R.A. No. 122. _Question of taste_. "Do these trousers go well with my Academicals? No. So I'll only show just a little bit of 'em, _knee plus ultra_. That'll please the artist." J. J. SHANNON. No. 144. "_When Earthly Shapes are wrapped in Gloom._" Miss A. ALMA-TADEMA. No. 160. "I blacked my face last night to play the part of a female Christy Ministrel, and I haven't quite succeeded in getting it off this morning. Isn't it a pity, eh, Mr. EDWIN WARD?" No. 162. _The Playful Monster._ C. N. KENNEDY. No. 164. "_Coming a Quiet Chuckle._" Old Gentleman thinking over a good story, on which he calculates being asked out for the entire season. PERCY BIGLAND. No. 185. _The Ferry._ Charming! Ferry much so. G. H. BOUGHTON, A.R.A. No. 186. Dialogue overheard in front of this:-- _He._ Is that a portrait? _She._ Yes; I think so. _He._ Whose? _She (after referring to catalogue)._ GEORGE LEWIS. _He (suddenly, after a pause)._ Who's GEORGE LEWIS?!!!!! What the reply was we don't know,--the question was too much for us, and we were caught in an attendant's arms, taken upstairs tenderly, and treated with care in the refreshment room. Who could imagine such ignorance possible in this "so-called Nineteenth Century!" "Who is GEORGE LEWIS!" ... "Ask a policeman." * * * * * MR. PUNCH'S DICTIONARY OF PHRASES. JOURNALISTIC CRITICISM.