MAIDEN MONA THE MERMAID.

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.

The Gnome King.—A penniless potentate who used to play first fiddle, but has lost his key.

O’Rooster the Audacious.—High Cockolorum. Master of the (rocking) Horse. First Lord of the Shaving Brush. Gold Stick in w(h)aiting to the King, and a warm stick, in plaster to Coquettina, Q.E.D.; R.S.V.P.; R.I.P.; etc., etc., etc.

General Bounce.—No relation to General De Billy Tee.

Captain Pounce.—Not Kept-in-pounds, shillings and pence, alas! Too poor to “mawwy.”

Noodle, Doodle. Twins and orphans; without, strange to say, a single parent left, (of course, a single pair ain’t right.) Their prospects, however, are in a fine pickle, which is something.

Mona the Mermaid.—Only a mer(e)maid she.

The Queen of dainty, wee things.

Fresh from the seething waves.

The last sweet thing in sea things.

M-r-t-n T-pp-r.

Coquettina.—The Maid of the Mil(itary). Such a pet!

The Fairy of the Forest.—“The meet little cherub who sits up aloft

And takes care of the life of poor Jack.”

(Mr. Noodle.)

Sh-k-sp-r.

Coralina.—A duodecimo edition of a darling.

CAST OF CHARACTERS.

New Year’s Day, 1877.

The Gnome King Hon. Terence Blackwood.

O’Rooster the Audacious Mr. Edward Littleton.

General Bounce Mr. Algernon Blackwood.

Captain Pounce Hon. Basil Blackwood.

Noodle Captain Ward, A.D.C.

Doodle Captain Hamilton, A.D.C.

Mona the Mermaid Lady Helen Blackwood.

Coquettina Miss Margaret Littleton.

The Fairy of the Forest Lady Hermione Blackwood.

Coralina Lady Victoria Blackwood.

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