Description:
George, No. 12927
See No. 12924. Eight dancers stand aghast as a fifth man, wearing spurs, who is falling with violence, in a horizontal position just above the floor, clutching the dress of a lady whom he is knocking backwards. One spur is caught in the lady's dress which it has gashed from waist to flounce. A man holds a damaged leg, registering fury. A hat and cane fall to the floor. A dumpy woman turns her back to laugh. Harpist and fiddler watch from a low platform. The room is boarded and bare, with a single (gas) chandelier. All the men are dandified. Cf. No. 12934.
Reid, No. 671. Cohn, No. 2084.
(from George, vol. IX)
Tags:
dance; dancers; humor; music; satire; social classes; social interaction; text Link to share this object record:
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