P.S.--The cost of production of _Henry the Eighth_ at the Lyceum was
£250,000 3s. 6¾d. Mr. IRVING's nightly expenses are £10,999 2s. 5½d. I
thought it had been more, but the above information comes to me from
a person whose veracity I should not like to question, except with the
boundless sea between us.
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CON. FOR THE C.O.S.--When SHAKSPEARE said, "The quality of mercy is
not strained," did he mean that it was not strained through a Charity
Organisation Society?
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"READING between the Lines" is a dangerous occupation--when there's a
Train coming.
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[Illustration: SKETCHES IN THE SADDLE BY OUR SPECIAL SPORTING ARTIST
ON THE SPOT.]
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