W. Pett Ridge

“ Fair audience, with few men; applause is furnished by complimentary tickets in quaint evening dress at back. Lads in Eton suits sell programmes with portrait of pig-tailed Miss Lillie Vicke, and punch each other furtively. ”

“ Fact of the matter is these creatures get spoilt, you know, by one being pleasant with them; and once they get an idea that you are good-tempered, why (expressive wave of the hands) they simply dress you upside down. ”

“ I think a child should be a child, and not an old woman, and a good shaking will always take the nonsense out of them. At least (hedging) so I've always found.
First Matron (excusingly) . Ah, well! children will be children, I suppose. One must give and take with the dear little things. Nice lads, the programme boys, aren't they. I always think those large, white collars look so very (vaguely) large and white.
(Nice programme boys outside doorway play furtive games with copper coins.)
First Programme Boy, Lovely woman.
Second Programme Boy. It's a man, clever ”