OUR NATIONAL THEATRE of 1885
How Many Can You Recognize?
Funny Folks was a London periodical published between 1874—1894 by the Scottish newspaper proprietor James Henderson.
In the Christmas number of 1885 there appeared a two page cartoon1 depicting Father Christmas introducing a débutante to the assembled elites of ‘Our National Theatre’—the débutante in question being the year 1886.
Among the audience are familiar luminaries such as Henry Irving and Queen Victoria. But how many more can you find?
Oscar Wilde is, of course, quite conspicuous.
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