This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ... 400 for the 20-nights' run of his play in London, and 100 more the following season. This incident is related in "Stage Reminiscences" by Old Stager, that being the pseudonym adopted by Mackintosh, the property-man at Queen Street Theatre, who wrote of Kean and Macready from his own personal ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ... 400 for the 20-nights' run of his play in London, and 100 more the following season. This incident is related in "Stage Reminiscences" by Old Stager, that being the pseudonym adopted by Mackintosh, the property-man at Queen Street Theatre, who wrote of Kean and Macready from his own personal recollections. The success of "Virginius" determined Knowles in his ambition, and he gave up his leisure from his classes to play-writing. This is not to say that his pupils were neglected, for at this time he was busy preparing for the press one or two little booklets which Reid & Henderson, the publishers, issued for him. One of these was a "debate" on the question whether wealth benefited mankind, " spoken by sixteen young gentlemen of the junior elocution class," and dedicated to Dr. Chrystal; and another was "The Elocutionist: A Collection of Pieces in Prose and Verse Peculiarly adapted to display the Art of Reading." This latter Knowles dedicated to his father, "my first and most accomplished instructor." Macready and Knowles had now become close friends, and the following year (September, 1821) the great actor was in Glasgow spending a couple of days with the young playwright and their mutual friend, old John Tait. Knowles had now acquired a very enviable reputation, and in Glasgow he became one of the most active and public-spirited of men. The Enyuirer (May 9, 1821), a clever little local fortnightly, writing of Knowles at this time describes him as "a gentleman who has done more to rouse and encourage a literary spirit in Glasgow than any other individual who ever held a public situation." John Strang, then an energetic young man of...
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Illustrated by Forrest Niven and the Author. VG-/NONE. Original teal cloth binding, spine ends and corners lightly rubbed with bright gilt title on spine. Some light foxing to outside edge, light dust soiling top edge, bright and clean interior pages. Spine has a bit of a slant with solid binding. Attractive bookplate on pastedown, previous owner's name on title page. Scarce.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 298 pages; SCOTLAND.
