t
Knebworth, in which, says Vizetelly, Douglas Jerrold, as Master Stephen,
showed real talent and power. But the piece is not an entertaining one,
as Lord Melbourne--with his bad habit of thinking aloud--bore
disconcerting witness in his stall: "I knew well enough that the play
would be dull, but not so damnably dull as this!"

KNEBWORTH.

ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18th, 1850,

WILL BE PERFORMED

BEN JONSON'S COMEDY

OF

EVERY MAN

IN

HIS HUMOUR.

Costumiers. Messers. NATHAN, of Titchborne Street. Perruqiuer. Mr.
WILSON, of the Strand.

Knowell, (_an Old Gentleman_) Mr. DELME RADCLIFFE,
Edward Knowell, (_his Son_) Mr. HENRY HAWKINS,
Brainworm, (_the Father's Man_) Mr. MARK LEMON,
George Downright, (_a Plain Squire_) Mr. FRANK STONE,
Wellbred, (_his Half-brother_) Mr. HENRY HALE,
Kitely, (_a Merchant_) Mr. JOHN FORSTER,
Captain Bobadil, (_a Paul's Man_) Mr. CHARLES DICKENS,
Master Stephen, (_a Country Gull_) Mr. DOUGLAS JERROLD,
Master Matthew, (_the Town Gull_) Mr. JOHN LEECH,
Thomas Cash, (_Kitely's Cashier_) Mr. FREDERICK DICKENS,
Oliver Cobb, (_a Water-bearer_) Mr. AUGUSTUS EGG,
Justice Clement, (_an old merry Magistrate_) The HON. ELIOT YORKE,
Roger Formal, (_his Clerk_) Mr. PHANTOM,
Dame Kitely, (_Kitely's Wife_) Miss ANNE ROMER,
Mistress Bridget, (_his Sister_) Miss HOGARTH,
Tib, (_Cob's Wife_) Mrs. MARK LEMON,
(Who has most kindly consented to act, in lieu
of Mrs. CHARLES DICKENS, disabled by an accident.)

THE EPILOGUE BY MR. DELME RADCLIFFE.

To conclude with MRS. INCHBALD'S Farce of

ANIMAL MAGNETISM.

The Doctor Mr. CHARLES DICKENS,
La Fleur Mr. MARK LEMON,
The Marquis de Lancy Mr. JOHN LEECH,
Jeffery Mr. AUGUSTUS EGG,
Constance Miss HOGARTH,
Lisette Miss ANNE ROMER.

Stage Manager, MR. CHARLES DICKENS.

The Theatre will be open at HALF-PAST SIX. The Performance will begin
precisely at HALF-PAST SEVEN.

=GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!=

FOR THE GUILD OF LITERATURE AND ART. (_See p. 135._)

CHAPTER VI.

_PUNCH'S_ JOKES--THEIR ORIGIN, PEDIGREE, AND APPROPRIATION.

"The Unknown Man"--Jokes from Scotland--"Bang went
Saxpence"--"Advice to Persons about to Marry"--Claimants and True
Authorship--Origin of some of _Punch's_ Jokes and
Pictures--Contributors of Witty Things--A Grim Coincidence--"I Used
Your Soap Two Years Ago"--Charles Keene Offended--The
Serjeant-at-Arms and Mr.