Dicken's works . Duke of Buck-ingham, 15s.; Catesby, 12s. ; Tressel, 10s. Qd.;Lord Stanley, 5s. ; Lord Mayor of London,2s. 6d Such are the written placards wafered up in thegentlemens dressing-room, or the green-room (wherethere is any), at a private theatre ; and such are thesums extracted from the shop till, or overchargedin the office expenditure, by the donkeys who areprevailed upon to pay for permission to exhibittheir lamentable ignorance and boobyism on thestage of a private theatre. This they do, in pro-portion to the scope afforded by the character forthe display of their imbecility.
Dicken's works . Duke of Buck-ingham, 15s.; Catesby, 12s. ; Tressel, 10s. Qd.;Lord Stanley, 5s. ; Lord Mayor of London,2s. 6d Such are the written placards wafered up in thegentlemens dressing-room, or the green-room (wherethere is any), at a private theatre ; and such are thesums extracted from the shop till, or overchargedin the office expenditure, by the donkeys who areprevailed upon to pay for permission to exhibittheir lamentable ignorance and boobyism on thestage of a private theatre. This they do, in pro-portion to the scope afforded by the character forthe display of their imbecility. For instance, theDuke of Gloster is well worth two pounds, becausehe has it all to himself; he must wear a real sword,and what is better still, he must draw it severaltimes in the course of the piece. The soliloquiesalone are well worth fifteen shillings ; then thereis the stabbing King Henry — decidedly cheap atthree and sixpence, thats eighteen and sixpence;bullying the coffin-bearers — say eighteen-pence,. SKETCHES BY BOZ. 171 though its worth much more — thats a the love scene with Lady Anne, and the bustleof the fourth act, cant be dear at ten shillingsmore — thats only one pound ten, including the off with his head ! — which is sure to bringdown the applause, and it is very easy to do — Orf with his ed (very quick and loud ; — thenslow and sneeringly) — so much for Bu-u-u-uck-ingham ! Lay the emphasis on the uck ; getyourself gradually into a corner, and Avork withyour right hand, while youre saying it, as if youwere feeling your way, and its sure to do. Thetent scene is confessedly worth half a sovereign, andso you have the fight in, gratis, and everybodyknows what an effect may be produced by a goodcombat. One — two — three — four — over ; then,one — two — three — four — under; then thrust;then dodge and slide about; then fall down on oneknee; then fight upon it; and then get up againand stagger. You may keep on doing this as l
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