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LONDON:
PRINTED BY IBOTSON AND PALMER, SAVOY STREET.
CONTENTS
OF THE SECOND VOLUME.
CHAPTER I.
Reduction of prices, and consequent reduction of character-Differ-
ence of views taken in and out of Parliament-Mr. Kemble's the-
ory and practice opposed to one another-Mr. Farley-" Stars"
self-nominated-Olympic company superior to the Covent Garden
one Cheap postage no benefit Auber and Rodwell - Doctor
O'Toole and Doctor Yates-The Provost of Bruges-Mr. R. B.
Peake's frolics-Proposed illumination for the return of legitimacy
-Not enough money taken to pay for it-Miss Joanna Baillie and
Sir Walter Scott-Theatrical funds, and their annual dinners-
Tom Dibdin, and his annual dinner-Marriage certificate of Mali-
bran Page 1
CHAPTER II.
Overclouding of the horizon-Refusal of a good part, and acting of a
bad one-Difference between pageantry and performance-The
Bridal Contract-Breach of promise-Reading a new piece-An
actor's benefit and a manager's benefit by no means the same-
Various views of degradation-"The ruling passion strong in death"-
Pieces and after-pieces-Temper, and the effects of a bad one-
Practice and preaching-Mr. Macready's quarrels with all his ma-
nagers-No one's opinion of him equal to his own-Mr. Grattan's
nose-Mr. Serjeant Talfourd-Mr. Macready's appearance and
speech at Covent Garden-Presentation of Ion-Talfourd's law a
libel-Difference of attraction between Malibran and Macready as
great as between their talents-Talfourd's ideas of himself and his
Tagedies 25
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CHAPTER III.
Illness and recovery-Production of the Maid of Artois-Criticism
on Madame Malibran-Brilliant result of drinking a pint of porter
-Ingenious mode of supplying it-Receipts to the performance of
Shakspeare's representative" pitted against the receipts to Madame
Malibran-Average of the monies taken during her respective
visits to England-Cooper's speech-Advertisement for a tenant-
Benefits, or otherwise, of an Act of Parliament-The late and pre-
sent lessee of Drury Lane-Elliston, and the late Mr. Calcraft
M.P.-The worth of a patent, and the number of claimants upon
it-A "feast of reason and a flow of soul" at the "Piazza -A
speech, and an advertisement extraordinary 57
CHAPTER IV.
The manager's last sight of the actress-Kean, ou Désordre et Génie,
exemplified in the actor and the dramatist-Kean's sugar and
water, without brandy-Taglioni and Malibran, "the two stars in
one sphere"-6,000l. too much to pay for enthusiasm-One of
Beazley's many jokes-A supper at Brompton, and a breakfast in
the morning-Malibran's death-Funeral-Mourners at it-The
Moseley arms and the coffin-De Beriot-Dr. Belluomini-La-
blache-De Beriot's grief, and his sister's letter-Report of the
Festival Committee-The Duchess of St. Alban's-Malibran'
CONTENTS.
correspondence - Melancholy engagement for a small sum
Demand for an unusually large one-The fall of beauty and
talent
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CHAPTER V.
Disadvantages of a clean over a dirty house--Monody on Madame
Malibran-View of her resting-place-Death of Mr. Braham in-
spiring new life in Mr. Sinclair-Madame Schroeder and Madame
Schneider-Forrest's last address in America, and first appearance in
England-Difference between the performers of the two countries—
Mrs. Norton-Deaths of George Colman, George Harris, and John
Bannister-Lord Byron's opinion of Colman-Another poet's opinion
of himself-Correspondence with a variety of people in a variety of
ways-Moore, Wilkie, Chantrey, Parker, Ries, Leigh Hunt, Webbe,
Jenney Vertpré, Mademoiselle Duvernay, &c.
CHAPTER VI.
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The examiner of plays unfit for his situation-Lord Chamberlain of
a different opinion-Mr. Kemble and Mr. Bunn at issue upon the
point-Mr. Knowles and Mademoiselle Duvernay-The Siege of
Corinth-The Opera Buffa-Grimaldi's finale, and the manager's
fall-Different conduct of Irish and English boys-Sir E. Bulwer a
good hand at a bargain-His correspondence with the lessee-Ellis-
ton, Winston, and George Colman-A licenser a licentiate-Extract
from the new scale of fees, and what they extract from the
pocket 148
CHAPTER VII.
Seven shillings and four shillings versus cleanliness and dirt; scale of
both-Reform dinner-Interpretation of initials-Mr. C. Kemble
and Washington Irving-Mr. Mathews and the tooth-pick-Contrast
between the American and British stage-Dollars and pounds-Fair
Rosamond and unfair treatment-Wide distinction between a good
pleader and a bad judge-Petition to Parliament-Mr. Duncombe
and the Chancellor of the Exchequer-An execution, and if possible
a worse case of suspense-A den of thieves and a house of prayer-
French actresses-How to engage them-A Clarendon dinner, and
a jewel of a dessert-The result of all dealings with women
CHAPTER VIII.
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Patent delights!-the regular and the irregular drama-Their advan-
tages discussed-Madame Pasta, the Lord Chamberlain, and his
late Majesty-Some doubt where Drury Lane is-Sir Herbert
Taylor and the Baron Ompteda-Lord Foley and his Gentlemen-
at-Arms-London and Windsor duties-Fulfilment of the latter
put in practice-Expensive soliciting-Lying in state, and state
lying-Shakspeare's definition of honour-Duke of Beaufort and
Mademoiselle Taglioni-Effect of royal deaths on royal theatres
-Madame 'Schroeder Devrient-Bad French and bad conduct-
High and low exchequers
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CHAPTER IX.
New reading of a passage in Macbeth, and a new lessee-Ambition
defined-Bartley's value in a new speculation-His attempt to up-
set an old one-A good chance for all kinds of performers-A
butcher's cur-For particulars inquire of Mr. Forster-Taking a
chop with a manager-Singular proposal to Mr. Charles Kean, con-
trasted with a similar one made to his father by Mr. Charles
Kemble-Difference between the pride of certain performers—
Symptoms of war between the two theatres-Announcement for an-
nouncement-The voice of the public press defined—outrageous ex-
aggeration disposed of-Distress of overpaid performers, and a pro-
posed remedy for it-The drama's laws-How to advance the
British drama-And reasons for so doing-And the result of so
doing-" Look here upon this picture, and on this"—A sure way of
being deceived
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