The dancing Quakers

1 Mar 2018 | by Keith Hutson

'The dancing Quakers' by Keith Hutson

'On stage, until the spirit moves them, they don’t move...' | Photo: True British Metal / flickr CC.

In memory of Mr Dove and Miss Carman c. 1880

Friends, and nothing more, despite the gossip,
rampant, when you share a dressing room and put
a sign up, DO NOT KNOCK, WE ARE AT WORSHIP.
That’s the nicest word I’ve seen for it!
Dan Leno quipped, prompting Miss Carman
to respond: For a comedian
you have the saddest eyes. Bless you, poor Dan.

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