Mr. Stoker and the Censor
摘要
Mr. Bram Stoker, who was the principal guest at the house dinner of the Authors’ Club on Monday, said at present there was no censor. The Lord Chamberlain, who was an official of the Court, exercised jurisdiction over the stage, and for his own convenience employed a gentleman to help him. That gentleman was of no great account until about a generation ago, when Mr. Piggott held the position. His assistant was the present censor. Referring to the episode when the late Fred Leslie caricatured Sir Henry Irving, and was told his licence would be taken away if he continued to do so.