A “Pinafore” Yarn.
In the unavoidable absence of the young man with the dress suit, the ploughing-match editor of the country paper had been to the previous night's performance of “Pinafore.” and was penning an appreciation. Presently he hesitated: •'l'm stuck for a synonym for a gigantic- success. Bill."' he called out to the smut-in-oats genuis. “Con you suggest anything?” "IV hy not say it went off without a hitch ?" “Well—er—l thought o' that, but yer see—well, half the characters are Jack Tars, an' they're all in the usual trouble with their trousers!”
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXV, Issue VI, 11 August 1900, Page 262
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93A “Pinafore” Yarn. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXV, Issue VI, 11 August 1900, Page 262
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