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A scene from
The Happy Land
, an 1873
play
by
W. S. Gilbert
and
Gilbert Arthur à Beckett
, showing the actors dressed as
William Gladstone
,
Robert Lowe
, and
Acton Smee Ayrton
. The play created a scandal due to its
satirical
portrayal of public officials, which was in violation of the rules against doing so then governing
theatre
in England.
Illustration credit: D.H. Friston
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