. Punch . n a style in which they were neverdone before ; and in this the management has succeeded to a experiment of seeing what the immortal Bard can possibly stand hasbeen tried to the fullest, or rather the emptiest extent. Antigone was the next novelty, which was really and deservedly a hit ;but as something was necessary for the off-nights, a new drama, under thetitle of Honesty, was produced, which had a run of two nights, and wasrevived a fortnight afterwards, when it had an interrupted run of foursuccessive hours. The only other novelty was the Shadow on the Waters, the sc
. Punch . n a style in which they were neverdone before ; and in this the management has succeeded to a experiment of seeing what the immortal Bard can possibly stand hasbeen tried to the fullest, or rather the emptiest extent. Antigone was the next novelty, which was really and deservedly a hit ;but as something was necessary for the off-nights, a new drama, under thetitle of Honesty, was produced, which had a run of two nights, and wasrevived a fortnight afterwards, when it had an interrupted run of foursuccessive hours. The only other novelty was the Shadow on the Waters, the scene ofwhich was laid in China, where, if the manuscript had laid also, it wouldhave been quite as well for the management. This, however, wasannounced for every evening until further notice ; but the further noticecame in a couple of days, when it was intimated that the theatre wasshut, and the season came to a close one exceedingly fine morningin February. NEW DESIGNS FOR THE FOUNTAINS INTRAFALGAR The public have been so often disappointed at the perfidiousconduct of the Trafalgar Square authorities in keeping the word ofpromise to the Artesian well, and breaking it to the leaden pipes, or,to speak less figuratively, in announcing that the water was going tobe laid on when it wasnt—that till we have the water actually inour eyes, we shall not believe that there is going to be any. Last week there was an alarm of water, but on our inquiring ofthe policeman on duty, we ascertained that there was some mistakeabout having the blocks of granite too high, or the pipes too short,and that the whole concern had to be knocked down again. In the hope of our being yet in time to supersede the designs for dumb-waiters which at present disfigure Trafalgar Square, we beg topropose the erection of two figures similar to those which appear inthe sketches annexed. The change may be easily made, for thepedestals are already on the spot, and the umbrellas can be made byturning the tray
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