Punch at the Play
Anon
Genre: | Diary, Drollery |
Subjects: | Zoology, Animal Behaviour, Human Species |
Includes a description of a visit to Drury Lane Theatre during a performance of 'Acknowledged Man-Monkey'. Considers the 'delineations of the monkey tribe' to be 'rather deceptive' and warns the 'student of the habits of monkey life' not to trust the drama 'too implicitly'. | |
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