[Illustration: Drew wry lane]
[Illustration: Cove in garden]
[Illustration: Cry-teary 'un]
[Illustration: Prints of whales]
[Illustration: "A--mark it!"]
[Illustration: Gay at tea]
[Illustration: Princesses and royal tea]
[Illustration: Globe]
[Illustration: "Scent, James?"]
[Illustration: Strand and "save, hoi!"]
[Illustration: Only in play!]
[Illustration: The actor who has his head turned with applause]
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[Illustration: CURTAIN-RAISERS _ Extract from Ethel's
correspondence_:--"At the last moment something went wrong with the
curtain, and we had to do without one! It was awful! But the Rector
explained matters to the front row, and they came to the rescue
_nobly_!"]
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[Illustration: "Well, how did the new play go off last night?"
"Oh, there was a sleep-walking scene in the third act that was rather
effective." "_A la Lady Macbeth_, eh?"
"Well--not exactly. It was the audience that got up in its sleep and
walked out!"]
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[Illustration: MUSIC HALL TYPES