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A DRAMATIC CRITIC about the sick woman, Miss Cushman's power took on an unearthly beauty and sweetness which keenly touched the lis- tener's heart, often below the source of tears. Her cry, out of the depths of her great storm-beaten heart, of infinite long- ing for the rest of paradise, after her vision of the " blessed troop," who invited her to a banquet, — " Spirits of peace, where are ye? are ye all gone, And leave me here in wretchedness behind ye ? " — will be recalled to-day by thousands of men and women, and at this mere men- tion the lines will echo and reecho through the chambers of their memories. Katha- rine's one flash of indignation at the rude- ness of a messenger — queenly wrath, for an instant clearing her voice and lifting her form — made more effective the rapid lapse in strength which naturally followed. Capucius, the gentle envoy of her " royal nephew," the Emperor Charles V., has entered with messages of " princely com- [ 90 ]
CHARLOTTE CUSHMAN mendations " and comfort from King Henry. To him she gave her last charges, all for deeds of loving-kindness to those about her, with an eagerness of desire which carried through her broken voice. Her messages of meekness and unfal- tering affection to her false husband were, of all her touching words, the most poignant. In her commendation of her daughter Mary to the king, who is besought " a little to love " the child, — " for her mother's sake that lov'd him, ^^^ Heaven knows hoiv dearly — and in her word of farewell to Henry, — In all humility unto his highness : " Remember me Say his long trouble now is passing" Out of this world: tell hifji^ in death I blessed hifn^ For so I will" — the supreme point of pathos was reached. The throb and thrill of her voice in the italicized lines deserve never to be for- [ 91 ]
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UNIVERSITY OF CA RIVERSIDE, LIBRARY
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COPYRIGHT, 1902, BY HENRY AUSTIN CL
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NOTE The reader is informed of what
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CONTENTS XVII. ADELAIDE NEILSON 1 5
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REMINISCENCES OF A DRAMATIC CRITIC
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INTRODUCTION and fascinating folk,
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INTRODUCTION My equipment for my ta
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II Spectacle, Farce, Melodrama, and
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THE STAGE FIFTY YEARS AGO But what
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THE STAGE FIFTY YEARS AGO men had c
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THE STAGE FIFTY YEARS AGO with two
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THE STAGE FIFTY YEARS AGO of the tr
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THE STAGE FIFTY YEARS AGO a man of
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THE STAGE FIFTY YEARS AGO bill of f
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Ill The Worth and Impotence of Free
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IMPOTENCE OF FREE CRITICISM hinting
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IMPOTENCE OF FREE CRITICISM applaud
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I IV Some Early Experiences and Mis
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EXPERIENCES AND MISTAKES quent appl
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EXPERIENCES AND MISTAKES outspoken
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V Selwyn's Theatre and the Robert-
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SELWYN'S THEATRE Sargent Curtis ; a
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SELWYN'S THEATRE Colorado and the t
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SELWYN'S THEATRE that of the life o
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Page 65 and 66: VII The Great Dramatic QyiNQiJENNiU
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Page 71 and 72: VIII William Warren, Comedian BOSTO
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Page 75 and 76: WILLIAM WARREN Apropos of the large
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Page 79 and 80: WILLIAM WARREN voiced organ. There
Page 81 and 82: WILLIAM WARREN depth and suggestive
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Page 87 and 88: TRAINING FOR THE STAGE any other th
Page 89 and 90: TRAINING FOR THE STAGE actors, and
Page 91 and 92: TRAINING FOR THE STAGE not brought
Page 93 and 94: TRAINING FOR THE STAGE rade;" Mr. M
Page 95 and 96: TOOLE AND MATHEWS Mrs. Rousby, who
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Page 103 and 104: CHARLOTTE CUSHMAN figure and homely
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Page 107 and 108: CHARLOTTE CUSHMAN act, has been dis
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Page 113 and 114: THE XII E. A. SOTHERN, Sr. most not
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Page 117 and 118: E. A. SOTHERN, SR effective for mir
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Page 121 and 122: E. A. SOTHERN, SR traordinary were
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Page 127 and 128: THE ISOLATION OF ACTORS plish. Behi
Page 129 and 130: THE ISOLATION OF ACTORS fictive mat
Page 131 and 132: THE ISOLATION OF ACTORS rary life w
Page 133 and 134: DURING XIV Charles Fechter the seas
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Page 145 and 146: CHARLES FECHTER Glavis, there was a
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Page 151 and 152: THERE is XV Edwin Booth no occasion
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EDWIN BOOTH gance and distinction o
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EDWIN BOOTH thus to distinguish the
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TOMMASO SALVINI combination tolerab
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TOMMASO SALVINI the past fifty year
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TOMMASO SALVINI ing Shakespeare and
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TOMMASO SALVINI of rare delicacy be
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TOMMASO SALVINI interpretation of K
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TOMMASO SALVINI Every phase of the
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TOMMASO SALVINI and sobbing; strong
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TOMMASO SALVINI fresh and unconvent
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XVII Adelaide Neilson NO player in
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ADELAIDE NEILSON failing health, sh
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ADELAIDE NEILSON to be much remembe
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ADELAIDE NEILSON ing interview with
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ADELAIDE NEILSON " False to his bed
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ADELAIDE NEILSON remember the beaut
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ADELAIDE NEILSON belongs, and at th
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XVIII Memorable Experiences of Sing
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MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES carded, and t
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MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES mon touch as
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MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES worked less s
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MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES under the nam
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MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES George P. Lat
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XIX An American Theatre Privately E
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AN ENDOWED THEATRE and let the expe
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AN ENDOWED THEATRE for histrionic s
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AN ENDOWED THEATRE direction. I saw
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AN ENDOWED THEATRE will not always
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HENRY IRVING against any lively dis
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HENRY IRVING greatest actor of his
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HENRY IRVING at least to reflect an
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HENRY IRVING have said that he hope
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HENRY IRVING ficial and unessential
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HENRY IRVING the subject of wonder
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HENRY IRVING face is found to be si
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HENRY IRVING grip which he at once
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HENRY IRVING on the stage to the la
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HENRY IRVING superstition, which it
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HENRY IRVING movement of the hands
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HENRY IRVING faculty which is like
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HENRY IRVING that madness with whic
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HENRY IRVING and method to which I
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HENRY IRVING it is the source of th
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HENRY IRVING with beautiful softnes
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HENRY IRVING regal action in mounti
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HENRY IRVING boon to the stage of E
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HENRY IRVING tual with the spectato
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HENRY IRVING courage. Nearly all th
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HENRY IRVING own powers is the chie
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INDEX
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Enchanted Beauty, The, 9. Enchanted
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ElectrotyPed and printed by H. O. H
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