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Punch or the London Charivari, Volume 150, May 17 1916

Volume 150 — ROYAL ACADEMY—SECOND DEPRESSIONS.

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[Edgar Bundy, A.R.A.] Brightening Bridge. "Lend me an ace, dear; I'll do as much for you another time."

EDGAR
EDGAR

[Hon. John Collier.] Scene at a by-election. The new member receives a slap on the head from the unsuccessful candidate.

COLLIER
COLLIER

[Edith Lawrence.] Dress parade of mannikins with economical costumes suitable for war-time.

LAWRENCE
LAWRENCE

[Wynne Apperley.] The marionette—a fragment.

APPERLEY
APPERLEY

[Charles Sims, A.R.A.] Model. "You might think I'm Ceres, with all this stuff on my head; but Sims says I'm Iris. Anyhow, it's a long, long way to Covent Garden."

CHARLES_SIMS
CHARLES_SIMS

[W. Orpen, A.R.A.] Sitter. "I wonder if Orpen likes looking at me as much as I like looking at him?"

ORPEN
ORPEN

[Edgar Bundy, A.R.A.] A show of hands in the gouty knuckle competition at the Arthritis Club.

EDGAR_BUNDY
EDGAR_BUNDY

"I hope you are not very shocked at us dancing, Sir James. Of course we shouldn't dream of doing it in war-time, only my brother Bobby came home suddenly with a few days' leave." "I see. By the way, where is he? He doesn't appear to be here." "Well, d'you know, I shouldn't be surprised if he'd gone off to a music-hall. Dancing always did bore poor Bobby dreadfully."

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I_HOPE
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