Caricature of Augustus Harris, British actor and dramatist

Caricature of Augustus Harris (1852-1896), British actor, dramatist and impresario, transformed into a goose -- Not "Old Mother Goose" but Master Augoosetus. Goose Clubs were popular in Victorian Britain, allowing even the poorest to save a few pennies a week so that they could buy a goose for their Christmas dinner. Harris was manager of the Drury Lane Theatre, London, from 1879, where he co-wrote and produced many pantomimes

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