known to escape obloquy. The others may yet be able to sink into oblivion.
Sir Peter TeazleMr. John Ruskin.
Joseph Surface Mr. W. E. Henley.
Charles Surface Mr. Harry Labouchere.
CrabtreeMr. W. Archer.
Sir Benjamin BackbiteMr. Clement Scott.
MosesMr. Walter Sichel.
Old RowleyMr. Joseph Knight.
Sir OliverMr. W. H. Pollock.
TripMr. G. A. Sala.
SnakeMr. Moy Thomas.
Sir Harry Bumper (with song) Mr. George Moore.
Servants, Guests, etc. Messrs. Saville Clarke,
Joseph Hatton, Percy Fitzgerald, &c.
Assisted by
Lady TeazleMiss Rosie Le Dene.
Mrs. CandourMiss Jenny Montalban.
Lady Sneerwell Miss Rosalind Labelle
(The Hon. Mrs. Major Turnley).
Maria Miss Jones.
It was a sin of omission on the part of the Critics' Dramatic Society not to state that the piece played was "a new and original comedy" in many acts. Had they had the courage to do this, and to change the title, no one would even have known. On the other hand, it was a sin of commission to allow that Professor Henry Morley was responsible for the stage management; Mr. Morley being a man of letters whom some worthy people respect. But perhaps sins of omission and commission counter-
