| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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| Page | 856 |
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had been suggested to Bert by a panorama entertainment he had been to see some time before. `The Style of the decorations,' he remarked, alluding to the painted stage-front, 'is Moorish.' He lit the candles at the back of the stage and, having borrowed a tea-tray from Nora, desired the audience to take their seats. When they had all done so, he requested Owen to put out the lamp and the candles on the tree, and then he made another speech, imitating the manner of the lecturer at the panorama entertainment before mentioned. `Ladies and Gentlemen: with your kind permission I am about to hinterduce to your notice some pitchers of events in different parts of the world. As each pitcher appears on the stage I will give a short explanation of the subject, and afterwards the band will play a suitable collection |
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