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sensational ,>lcy. Ke had not established himself, although
he :,es cle: rly heading in the right direction when he decided
to leave the ni .i-osoitcble shores" of in^lrna. He had presented
one of ti.e history plays - a part of the dramatists's
canon vvhich might be considered especially suited t; the orevailin^
t;ates in presentation, end hich JUG been neglected
since Coleman's awkward attempt to revive Henry V. The last
major revival oi the pi- y nao been that of Irving, uncor
Bateman's management at the Lyceum i, 1877 and, witii exception
of a scene given at a benefit for J.I .Toole at Tooio's Theatre
in July Ibfcji, lrvin reporter to bo c-.^atc-n./ltin^ the nanc^meat of the
Well, I vish him every success in the >.oric ,
though 1 shoulc not ctre for my bror-c-^iL-ch
to be de,jence:it on th- chance of thj success
of such sn -ri.:ororise. I nn about t, .^retty
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