Punch,  32 (1857), 177.

The Queen's Speech to Ladies

Anon

Genre:

Introduction, Drollery; Address, Spoof

Subjects:

Astronomy, Amusement, Skill


    During her speech Queen Victoria praises theatre manager Benjamin Lumley, 'whose talent for discovering the stars of the ballet rivals the skill of Airy or Arago in ransacking the firmament'.



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