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[Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :Grand ministerial election show. Great war dance by J. B. and the nigger. Jack H-ll (proprietor). Down with your votes gents, and the figgers will perform. Give the drum a one-r! The Wellington Advertiser supplement. Nov 26th 1881.
- Date
- 1881
- By
- Hutchison, William, 1820-1905
- Reference
- A-095-010
- Description
A Punch and Judy show, with Premier John Hall to the left, as the proprietor and as a one-man band, with a drum and pan pipes. He is standing in front of a gaslight, announcing the show to the audience, which comprises a boy, a man wearing a hat inscribed 'Enlightened electors of New Zealand' and, on the right, a minstrel violinist, touching one finger knowingly to the side of his nose, and either picking the pocket of the man next to him or pushing into his pocket a paper marked 'Majority'. The Punch and Judy theatre is surmounted by the heraldic device for the British Crown (the lion and unicorn flanking a shield) while Punch is played by John Bryce, Minister for Native Affairs, and 'Judy' is a tattooed Maori man, unable to react to Bryce's punches.
Supplement to: The Daily Advertiser. Wellington, 26th November 1881. Caption
Attributed to Hutchison on stylistic grounds
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Physical Description: Lithograph
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Hutchison, William, 1820-1905. [Hutchison, William] 1820-1905 :Grand ministerial election show. Great war dance by J. B. and the nigger. Jack H-ll (proprietor). Down with your votes gents, and the figgers will perform. Give the drum a one-r! The Wellington Advertiser supplement. Nov 26th 1881.. Ref: A-095-010. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22909186More information can be found in our terms of use.