Gunnell an i Shearman, 12, Salisbury Square

Charles Sanders
Bequest
10-3-27

CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAP. XV.

Benefits for the family of John Palmer, at Liverpool, and in

London-The Stranger acted by Kemble, safely, throughout

-The melancholy leave which Palmer, in the summer,
took

of the Author-Cambro-Britons-Jackson of Exeter-The

Author's second Ghost, an absolute apotheosis-Powell from

Norwich-Captive of Spilsberg-Mrs. Siddons absent, from

family calamity-Aurelio and Miranda-Fine acting of

Kemble-Banquet Gallery-An antiquary-His annoyances

displayed-The Secret, by Morris-Rosa acted by Mrs. Jor-

dan-Admirable epilogue, spoken twice by Mrs. Jordan—

Begs the author's opinion of the East Indian-An interview

upon the subject-Her son, the present Colonel George

Fitzclarence-His travels from India, commended-The

Birth-day-Kotzebue and Sterne-East Indian acted for

Mrs. Jordan's benefit-Pizarro-Sheridan's behaviour in his

box-As irritable as Voltaire-Real character of Elvira

-Her usual dress in the original is the male-Mrs. Sid-

b

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VOL. II.

dons did wear an helmet-Sheridan did not like Mrs. Jor-

dan's Cora-Her system differed from the school of Decla-

mation-She thought of acting, as Burke did of writing-

The great author's criticism on Murphy-Application of

Burke's principle-Sheridan's ear as to diction-His own

declamation of the Old School-His prologue-Thirty-one

repetitions of so fatiguing a drama-Receipts 15,000.-

Rant in Elvira of Sheridan's muse-His sublimity rather

sentimental-False humanity.

p. 1

CHAP. XVI.

The summer theatre-Antiquary assails the Red Cross Knights

-Falls foul of poor O'Keefe's Peeping Tom-His anachro-

nisms-Colman not to be moved by the Twaddler-The

winter season of Drury could not begin with Pizarro-Kot-

zebue's monopoly of Seduction gluts the markets-A fable

of this kind dished up by Mrs. Inchbald, and called the Wise

Man of the East-Fable of the East Indian, by Lewis—

Miss Biggs assumes Mrs. Jordan's character, Zorayda—Mrs.

Jordan's confinement in December, at Bushy-How ma-

nagers suffer by these natural impediments-Kemble without

heroines, resorts to monodrames-The Antiquary admires

his Richard,—but has a long list of errors in the getting up

of the play-France and Banting-King Henry not un-

covered-The Missal to throw after the Mayor and Alder-

men-No Armour in the play, but in the mouths of the ac-

tors-My friend Elliston the real patron of true armour-His

three splendid suits-The Civic festival-Gog and Magog-

Kean-A basso relievo of Richard dying, pointed out to him

-Duke of Buckingham's seat, Gorsfield Hall-Maria Gies-

weiler does Joanna de Montfaucon from the MS.-Cumber-

land censured by Kotzebue-Morton's Speed the Plough-

Mrs. Jordan's return to Drury-Indiscretion-Danger of His

Majesty George III.-Shot at by Hadfield, the maniac—

Mrs. Jordan addresses the house-More annoyance of the

King-His Majesty's calmness at the Palace-Hadfield's

trial-flattering unction-Junius to Wilkes-Private lan-

guage-Dilemma of Drury-Mr. Harris a favourite-The

Haymarket Point of Honour-The Review-Emery and John-

stone, their excellences suggest to authors

CHAP. XVII.

p. 30

Season of 1800-1-Kemble opened with his Hamlet-Probable

result of his purchasing-The Indian-Dr. Houlton's pro-

logue-Innocent operas-Vauxhall Hooke-The Plowdens-

Virginia, an opera-Kemble ready to withdraw it-Bold

Stroke for a Wife, the stop-gap-Antonio, another sacri-

fice-The procession of tragedies-Mrs. Siddons-Shak-

speare revivals-Hopes of the renters-Want of colours

and canvas in the painting-room-Aversion to modern

plays-Even Colman not engaged to write comedy-Appa-

rent jealousy-Mrs. Jordan, even Cumberland short of her

powers-The modern writers ignorant of female character-

Cumberland and Burgoyne-The latter would have written

for Jordan-Jealousy of Kemble-Cooke invited to Covent

Garden-Sketch of that strange being-Made a rival to

Kemble in Richard-Permitted a year's triumph-Kemble

and Cooke as Macbeth-Cooke's true power-His dislike of

Kemble-Dines with him, and reads him a lecture-The

Author present at it-Mrs. Montagu dies-French discern-

ment as to Shakspeare-Guernier's design for Macbeth-

The wine-glass-Life and Il Bondocani-Holcroft marries

M. Mercier's daughter-Deaf and Dumb, how acted-Kem-

ble-Miss Decamp-Wroughton-The dragon and the

Rattle Snakes-The Country Girl returns to the stage in

March

P. 59

CHAP. XVIII.

Decided hostilities of 1801-2-Kemble now challenges com-

parison-No coals from Newcastle-Lewis's apology-The

faculty bulletins-Cooke's marriage annulled-Next month

he really arrives, and triumphs-Prevalence of drunkenness

-Mrs. Billington sings for both houses-Siddons, Henry,

and his Integrity-As an actor-Marries Miss Murray-

Isabella's own son-Mrs. Billington's accident-Quick, the

cunning Isaac, at Drury-Difficult music-Nasolini-Kem-

ble's Zanga, and Fifth Henry-Reynolds at the other house

-Nothing written for Mrs. Jordan-Poaching at Straw-

berry Hill-The Fashionable Friends-Seduction and Senti-

ment-Lady Selina, Miss de Camp-Sketch of that cha-

racter-Cobbett would not illuminate on the Peace-Applies

for a guard-Answer of the Minister-M. Otto's house,

and Mr. Bull's mistake-CONCORD declared an insult by

acclamation-M. Otto found the schoolmaster not abroad-