The Project Gutenberg EBook of Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98,
May 24, 1890, by Various

This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or
re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org

Title: Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, May 24, 1890

Author: Various

Editor: Francis Cowley Burnand

Release Date: January 21, 2010 [EBook #31039]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PUNCH ***

Produced by Neville Allen, Malcolm Farmer and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

PUNCH,

OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

VOLUME 98.

MAY 24, 1890.

* * * * *

MR. PUNCH'S MORAL MUSIC-HALL DRAMAS.

No. XI.--THE RIVAL DOLLS.

"Miss JENNY and POLLY Had each a new dolly."--_Vide Poem._

CHARACTERS.

_Miss Jenny_ }
} By the Sisters LEAMAR.
_Miss Polly_ }

_The Soldier Doll_}
} By the Two ARMSTRONGS.
_The Sailor Doll_ }

SCENE--_A Nursery. Enter_ Miss JENNY and Miss POLLY, _who perform a
blameless step-dance with an improving chorus_.

Oh, isn't it jolly! we've each a new dolly,
And one is a Soldier, the other's a Tar!
We're fully contented with what's been presented,
Such good little children we both of us are!

[_They dance up to a cupboard, from which they bring out two large
Dolls, which they place on chairs._

_Miss J._ _Don't_ they look nice!
Come, POLLY, let us strive
To make ourselves believe that they're alive!

_Miss P._ (addressing Sailor D.). I'm glad you're mine. I dote on all
that's nautical.

_The Sailor D. (opening his eyes suddenly)._ Excuse me, Miss, your
sister's more _my_ sort o' gal!

[_Kisses his hand_ to Miss J., _who shrinks back, shocked and alarmed_.

_Miss J._ Oh, POLLY, did you hear? I feel so shy!

_The Soldier D. (with mild self-assertion)._ _I_ can say "Pa" and
"Ma"--and wink my eye.

[_Does so at_ Miss P., _who runs in terror to_ Miss J.'s _side_.

_Miss J._ Why, both are showing signs of animation!

_Miss P._ Who'd think we had such strong imagination!

_The Soldier Doll_ (_aside to the_ Sailor D.). I say, old fellow, we have
caught their fancy--
In each of us they now