Punch,  27 (1854), 179.

Philosophical Drama

Anon

Genre:

News-Commentary, Drollery

Relevant illustrations:

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Subjects:

Education, Exhibitions, Amusement, Chemistry, Electricity, Instruments


    Responds to news that the proprietors of the Royal Polytechnic Institution are 'about to introduce dramatic readings and singsongs' into their normal diet of 'scientific education'. Discusses William Shakespeare's likely knowledge of chemistry, and suggests ways of combining science and drama. For example, it recommends that 'scenes of thrilling interest might easily be got up with the voltaic battery' and that 'Mr. Pepper might make the reading of various compounds quite simple, and if he could not reach the sublime, might at least achieve a sublimate'. The illustration shows two thespians exploring the powers of a large electrical machine.



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