‘Dam(n)pier as Mephistopheles,’ is The Bulletin cartoonist Phil May’s humorous pun on actor and theatrical entrepreneur Alfred Dampier’s name (See Louise D'Arcens, Old Songs in the Timeless Land: Medievalism in Australian…
This poem is an example of the satirical verses published by The Bulletin to ridicule the perceived “opportunistic and self-serving†collaborative association between former political opponents (aka ‘rivals’), Sir Henry…