He may not be "earnest," he may not be "smart,"
You may say, if you please, he's unable to sing;
But, oh, you _must_ own he's a "work of art,"--
A "beautiful untrue thing!"
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ASPIRATIONS.--A Music-hall Manager told the Parliamentary Committee
sitting on Theatres and Places of Entertainment, that he did not
believe in Art with a capital A. Perhaps he believed in Art with a
capital H?
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[Illustration: THE ROYAL PARLIAMENTARY TOURNAMENT; OR, THE SESSION
ENDS IN SMOKE.]
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