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After all, virtuous and prudish readers are at liberty to skip over any offensive pictures, and I think it my duty to give them this piece of advice; so much the worse for those who may not read my preface; it is no fault of mine if they do not, for everyone ought to know that a preface is to a book what the play-bill is to a comedy; both must be read.
In glancing over an Italian play-bill one is invariably struck by the fact that many of the artists bear the same name, and are evidently connected by ties of consanguinity or of marriage. In the Ristori troupe, for instance, there are several actors calling themselves by the same name as that great artist, and who are doubtless of her family.
I have the pleasure to know a dog in a back street in the neighbourhood of Walworth, who has greatly distinguished himself in the minor drama, and who takes his portrait with him when he makes an engagement, for the illustration of the play-bill. The design is pure poetry, for there is no such Indian in the piece, and no such incident.
It is certainly simple truth when he says, "I am the youngest of that name, for lack of a better," when the nurse asks for young Romeo. Wednesday we act "The School for Scandal," and Friday "Venice Preserved." So there's your play-bill....
The scuffle became general, and terminates, in minor play-bill phraseology, with ‘arrival of the policemen, interior of the station-house, and impressive dénouement.’ In addition to the numerous groups who are idling about the gin-shops and squabbling in the centre of the road, every post in the open space has its occupant, who leans against it for hours, with listless perseverance.
But not wholly discouraged by the ill success of his tragedy, he tried his hand at a farce, and produced "Mr. To Manning, then sojourning among the Mandarins, he thus writes of "Mr. "Now you'd like to know the subject. The title is 'Mr. H., no more: how simple! how taking! A great H sprawling over the play-bill, and attracting eyes at every corner.
"I only hope, ma'am, you'll put it in the play-bill or, if you don't, I will Zara, Miss Caroline Percy by particular desire of Count Altenberg." "Whatever I do, you may hope and be assured, Georgiana, shall be properly done," cried Mrs. Falconer, rising with dignity; "and, since you are not disposed to listen to me, I shall leave you to your own inventions, and go and write my notes."
I was greatly and immediately relieved, however, when I saw the lady merely hand the gentleman a play-bill, without speaking, but the reader may form some feeble conception of my astonishment of my profound amazement my delirious bewilderment of heart and soul when, instantly afterward, having again glanced furtively around, she allowed her bright eyes to set fully and steadily upon my own, and then, with a faint smile, disclosing a bright line of her pearly teeth, made two distinct, pointed, and unequivocal affirmative inclinations of the head.
Now, in deference to your wishes, his name is not once mentioned on the stage, and he is called in the play-bill merely 'Governor of Woodstock. Moreover, I have inserted a line in Elizabeth's part: 'But, girl, you wrong a noble gentleman. I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, "A. Tennyson."
She almost broke down under the trial, and the sight of her first play-bill which told that the die was irrevocably cast for good or evil made her heart sink with fear. On going down to the theater upon the opening night she found, with mingled pleasure and surprise, that on both sides of the Atlantic fellow artists were regarding her with kindly sympathizing hearts.
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