A Dress Rehearsal mb-code 1151038 On the left are two

On the left are two statues

'Door Mats'

Paganini standing on a chair with a fiddle in one hand and bow in the other

Plan of the fire that took place at Ratcliff in Stepney

A Dress Rehearsal mb-code 1151038 On the left are two'A Dress Rehearsal', 1868. The campaigning for the General Election of 1868 was well under way, and it was apparent that the Liberal party were leading the race. It was being suggested that the former Radical, John Bright, would be in line for a key government post, should the Liberal party indeed win power. Here, then, Punch depicts that former radical trying on his new outfit in anticipation of office. In fact, the Liberal Party did win office, and