political cartoon / Ventriloqism Extraordinary, 1888

Political cartoon, taken from the Weekly Freeman, 28 April 1888. Titled 'Ventriloqism Extraordinary'. Depicting Balfour operating a puppet dressed as a Judge in a courtroom. Professor Balfour, that nororious Ventriloquist and his dolls, have been doing the country with great satisfaction to themselves. They have engaged all the Petty Sessions and the County Court Houses for the tour. Dress Circle £400 to £1,200 a year: dock free. With verse. Collection of cartoons printed in book form - THE WEEKLY FREEMAN CARTOONS, FORMING THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF IRELAND FOR THE GREATER PORTION OF 1888. Taken from the Freeman's Journal, Dublin, 1888.;