The green-room of a certain Parisian theatre was so often filled by old women who escorted the young actresses, that the manager at last placed the following notice in the room , —“ Actresses are absolutely forbidden to bring more than one mother with them at a time.” “ Pray, sir, of what profession are you? said a New York counsel to a witness who had come to prove a fact, and who was not deemed a very respectable gentleman. “ Sir, I am a shoemaker and wine-merchant. ’ “A what, sir?” said the learned counsel. “A wine-nierchant and shoemaker. ’ “ Then, said the counsel, “ I may describe you as a sherry cobbler.” .
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Saturday Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 123, 17 November 1877, Page 15
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