# Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, May 17, 1890.

Author: Various; Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), 1836-1917 [Editor]

Genre: Punch

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30937

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## Summary

MY DEAR EDITOR,--Whilst you were feasting in Burlington House amongst the Pictures and the Royal Academicians, I was seated in the Stalls of the St. James's Theatre, lost in astonishment (certainly not in admiration, although of old the two words had the same meaning), at the antics of a minority of the Gallery, who amused themselves by shouting themselves hoarse before the performances commenced; but not satisfied with this, they continued their shrieking further: they howled at the overture of the first piece, they jeered at the scene, they yelled at the actors. However, as it happened, _The Tiger_ had been already successfully played on two occasions last year, so a verdict was not req...

## Chapters

- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/punch-or-the-london-charivari-volume-98-may-17-1890-30937/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/punch-or-the-london-charivari-volume-98-may-17-1890-30937/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/punch-or-the-london-charivari-volume-98-may-17-1890-30937/chapters/3/index.md)