A LAUGH OR TWO
AMUSING LITTLE STORIES RELIEF Mrs Newrich: I would like you to play at my “At Home.” Famous Violinist: “My fee would be a hundred pounds. Mrs Newrich: Very good. But understand, you would not be expected to mix with the guests. Violinist: Oh, well, in that case I would play for fifty. LIKE A CHORUS GIRL He: Well, Pam, hqw do you like being engaged to a real live duke? She: Not much; everyone thinks I’m a chorus girl now. “WHAT, AGAIN?’* At a village concert a Scotsman gave a bagpipe solo which w*s so warmly applauded that he returned to the stage to play another piece. “Give us ‘Annie Laurie,’ ” called a voice from the audience. “What? Again?” asked the Scotsman.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21200, 24 August 1940, Page 13 (Supplement)
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