This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...which were aggravating, and it is time that the truth about the matter should be told. It will be noted that Mrs. Kendal had by no means courted the honour thrust upon her, and I think that as the time for the fulfilment of her undertaking approached she grew a little nervous concerning it. I know that Mr. Kendal ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...which were aggravating, and it is time that the truth about the matter should be told. It will be noted that Mrs. Kendal had by no means courted the honour thrust upon her, and I think that as the time for the fulfilment of her undertaking approached she grew a little nervous concerning it. I know that Mr. Kendal thought that with all his wife had to do during an exceptionally busy and arduous country tour it was wrong that she should be asked to add to her work, but Mrs. Kendal never breaks a promise, and after some consultation a paper was compiled. She really had nothing on any subject that she particularly wanted to say, for, like most fully occupied and level-minded people, the Kendals had never sought publicity outside their own profession, and have studiously "minded their own business," but "The Drama" seemed to her to be the right topic, and "The Drama" was chosen. Now, in the compilation of that paper only one object was held in view. A bright and well-informed address was wanted, and the great thing was to make it as lively as possible. As the devoted daughter of William Eobertson, from whose article on "The Actor's Social Position" I have already quoted, Mrs. Kendal naturally holds strong opinions as to the self-respect which should be the keynote of her, as of every, profession, and she is always, when asked, prepared to speak frankly on the subject. But that in this Social Science paper nothing unkind was meant, I know. Little foibles, little vanities, the little mistakes to which actors and actresses in common with all man and womankind are liable were dealt with, but only from a humorous point of view. Personalities were not dreamt of, and could not be discovered by the few experts (they included at le...
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