[_Curtain falls._"
Yes! there can be little doubt that, after all the Coal-hole _is_ their
genuine Aganippe.
Would you like to have a slight specimen of Planche, by way of change?
It is not fair to give an entire monopoly to Messrs Taylor and Smith,
however eminent their deserts, so let us dedicate a moment to the
substitute for Shakespeare. From six fairy dramas, composed by the Witty
Wizard, I shall select "Graciosa and Percinet." A very short sample
will, I opine, convince you that his popularity is as deserved as it
assuredly is extensive. Hasten we, then, to the glorious tournament of
the Cockneys.
"_Enter_ (C.) _the_ KING, _Heralds, Nobles, and Ladies of the
Court, the Six Knights, viz._:--SIR REGENT CIRCUS, _Knight of the
Bull and Mouth;_ SIR LAD LANE, _Knight of the Swan with Two Necks;_
SIR SNOW HILL, _Knight of the Saracen's Head;_ SIR LUDGATE HILL,
_Knight of the Belle Sauvage;_ SIR FLEET STREET, _Knight of the
Bolt-in-Tun; and_ SIR CHARING CROSS, _Knight of the Golden Cross._