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'I don't know about "long before," replied Nicholas; 'but BY that time I think I can undertake to be ready. 'Very good, pursued Mr Crummles, 'then we'll call that settled. Now, I want to ask you something else. There's a little what shall I call it? a little canvassing takes place on these occasions. 'Among the patrons, I suppose? said Nicholas.
Vincent Crummles, as the extra attractions. As Purcell's fame spread, his help would be more and more sought. At first Mr. Crummles would be content with a few simple things, but later, finding these "a draw," he would rely more on Purcell's aid. This is pure speculation, but it is fact that the earlier plays embellished by Purcell have nothing like the quantity of music we find in the later ones.
It would have been difficult for any party, family, or otherwise, to have visited the theatre on a night when the phenomenon did NOT play, inasmuch as she always sustained one, and not uncommonly two or three, characters, every night; but Nicholas, sympathising with the feelings of a father, refrained from hinting at this trifling circumstance, and Mr Crummles continued to talk, uninterrupted by him.
'No, replied Mr Crummles, shaking his head, 'far from it far from it. 'I pity them, observed Mrs Crummles. 'So do I, said Nicholas; 'if they have no relish for theatrical entertainments, properly conducted. 'Then they have none, sir, rejoined Mr Crummles.
Damn me, said Mr Crummles, angrily, 'if I haven't often said that I wouldn't have a man or woman in my company that wasn't master of the language, so that they might learn it from the original, and play it in English, and save all this trouble and expense. Nicholas smiled and pocketed the play. 'What are you going to do about your lodgings? said Mr Crummles.
At half-past five, there was a rush of four people to the gallery-door; at a quarter before six, there were at least a dozen; at six o'clock the kicks were terrific; and when the elder Master Crummles opened the door, he was obliged to run behind it for his life. Fifteen shillings were taken by Mrs Grudden in the first ten minutes. Behind the scenes, the same unwonted excitement prevailed.
Once the London manager was seen to smile he smiled at the comic countryman's pretending to catch a blue-bottle, while Mrs Crummles was making her greatest effect. 'Very good, my fine fellow, said Mr Crummles, shaking his fist at the comic countryman when he came off, 'you leave this company next Saturday night.
Crummles know better than Master Shakespeare knew how "Romeo and Juliet" should be ended with the best effect, not only to the ear in the closet, but theatrically on the stage? The story was not a new one; and the dramatist deliberately followed one of two existing versions rather than the other.
'I mean to say, replied the other, warmly, 'that she is too good for country boards, and that she ought to be in one of the large houses in London, or nowhere; and I tell you more, without mincing the matter, that if it wasn't for envy and jealousy in some quarter that you know of, she would be. Perhaps you'll introduce me here, Mr Crummles.
The conversation threatened to take a somewhat angry tone when it had arrived thus far, but Mrs Crummles opportunely interposed to prevent its leading to any violent outbreak, by making some inquiries of the literary gentleman relative to the plots of the six new pieces which he had written by contract to introduce the African Knife-swallower in his various unrivalled performances.
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