Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 13, June 25, 1870

JOHN BUMSTEAD, on his way home along the unsteady turnpike--upon which he is sure there will be a dreadful accident some day, for want of railings--is suddenly brought to an uns...

The Reverend OCTAVIUS SIMPSON (OCTAVIUS, because there had been seven other little SIMPSONS, who all took after their father when he died of mumps, like seven kittens after the...

PELLEAS, when he left ETTARRE'S gate, Through all the lonely woods went groaning great; And there, while driv'ling round in doleful plight, He met monk PERCEVALE, reformed knigh...

(_They suddenly rush into each other's arms, where they remain in two swoons; in the meanwhile the cottage is burned to the ground. Curtain falls for two minutes, and upon its r...

[_Half an hour is supposed to elapse, for refreshments, and when the curtain rises_, GIMFRISKY, _who has emerged through a diminutive hole, is discovered in the costume of_ AJAX...

[_Here the stage simultaneously opens, and the noble steamer sinks out of sight, leaving only the top of one of the smoke-pipes in view, from which emerges_ BILLY BIRCH, _who si...

[_The_ PRINCE _here throws off the aforesaid black velvet opera cloak, and appears in a dress somewhat à la Sing Sing and Charlestown, to wit, one-half in an Admiral's uniform,...

unintelligible song to an admiring group of recruits, consisting of six girls with commendable ankles, and several supes of average awkwardness. The song ended the recruits reti...

elaborate motions with picks at white rocks, and thus dig out considerable black slate. SILAS has become a Warden, no one knows how. The convicts sing and enjoy themselves, with...

during the previous acts, by her aunt, escapes from a window by means of a ladder. She displays much agility, but not a glimpse of ankle. Consequent disappointment in the audien...

COMIC CONVICT. "SILAS GARRETT, the man who stole the money which ARNOLD was thought to have stolen. Police, do your duty." (_The police--not being the real thing, but only supes...