, 1875-02-06
LITERATURE.

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T1,a .uhnr OF thi. rork poorly fuftllls tho
,,o,ni.c of hIh Observation-Disclosures titic. lhe
.rp, Ia. alt that could 1,o gloanca Of the Seh o.
tho aleat aotors, OF Of thoBo Hlio. By reason o1
<rrentional experiences, tan mofthi!y noso our
x,ropathIce. has boeu sought cut and aptfonfl-
.tca hv industrious writer's long ago, anu oh'F
+,,oy who lave personal 0btcrsaf1o1la 10 RECORD
rhn' At this date, furufsh fresh And Interesting
f,c,a of lhc past history Of the Mage MI
IltzReraM las dono htue moro than comrHe
volume from existing autolfograrh'es mid mo.
rno;rs of noted players, and hts NOS e1efc'soo
tl,a bcs. saetc in making his eeioct'ons'
It would have entaled upon Mt. FtzRerala inc
1,oncs. labors Of III author, to DO sure
if. for instance, instead OF taxing ne"lH
Is pngea bodily from lho rambling, ,,,,, ln~
term,nnb,e autobiography Of 1ate "hhn'
80. l.. ,,,d RIM, condensed and con-
,ot. history of ttst eccentric got rot very clover
Individual; but tho reader would. *e may horc,
hAys aot something like cohoscnt 1deA ot tho
M, AMI Tim actor and been duly grateful. 1hc
ann. NAV In said Of most Of Tic peEsonagea
uhom Afr. Fitzgerald introduces. II 10 cl'anco
IN ,.a, 4por,r them before, ho .doen almost
nnthiur to further CUR acquaintance WIN taom
aud, il thoy are vtfsnEsss9 y ~ ,an vs'i' s@ss' 0S
Tho cnutqntn Of Tho volume hra indicated n.y.
.1,t ~ to,iow,nu Gcn1s OF chapters. Fho story of
S;sorrc Anna 1eliamy; Tho Adventures ot Eats
Wilkinson, Ile lll.faoa MGssop aton msa 9gtn. Tn,
Id tirtttu; and Tho Young Rosclsis.
The mcst interesting story III tic book. al
though it has been told bcf.re In Their Nom
s,ddons aud El,n,,nd Koan. 1lrs. sladnns Aad
1uade a sgual failure Oh hos htat appearance a. =.
Ijtury Lane Theatre, in l715, AMI "as o9!Eea 20
1cuun1o her carcor in ihe Eror1uces. ~ i's- hho
pt
Lar suxiety over tie succcns Of tile ftrt night
ras aRouzinE. no wondes," clio saFa; - Tor
nv owu iatc, and that Of my littio family. hung
upon it. had quilted Ga1l', T1*Ee ~ ny g.
fnrta had bcep successful, aud ! feared lest q
second failure III Lo,Itou might tuhnonce tlie
public MUD greatly 10 my prelualce in isle
evept Of my return IRON pFuEy Lane' dFsg'a'ea
a. + had formerly befr.H
purjng lis fortnight previous to her debut
tho ss,ress could scasIely eat or Elecp from
nervous exciatneut. On the oyen!fut da5. he1
father. Roger komble, camo to giro her thn sap-
rort Of lii preseuee during heE trial. liz nc
companicd mo to my lrcssine-roon At Tie
the1tze, Thels ho lets mc. md !. in ene Of
What call my desperate tran1uiltles. NneH
nauay ,npsess sne undet tcrrstc !; he' g.;
Of nv attendants, without uttering ONO "oid'
though oiteu signing most profound'3 Mr'
Siddo,1B had not courage TO enter tho thsatte,
hut ~slLed tho streets 10 The Slcnty nnti4 .nd
rlay was over. The house Has crowded, nuu
NAVY Of tue best acLo7a os the day were noseu III
tbo audieucc. As Mrs. slddous rnteied on the
STAGE, tthe awful eonsciousnebs.' eho Afterwards
snt3. "lhat ono ia the solo object OF Attention
~ that Immense space, lined A. 1t "eto Will
human iniollect. 1t NAV be imagined. hut cat
mover DO described, and by mo can never ps Tor
go;tao = ..... A.
bursts Of applause interrupted nearly ever
, eueech of hera, ~ reached my own quiet fire
etde," sAo rslates, - On retiring from sho gcon n
Of reiterated ahouta and plaudiss uas HALL
eolcnn and orerpoxering nature to admit {,
words or even tears. bly, father, my husband
and mysslf sat DOM to frugal neas-6nPpor il
ssass aan, SafeRt 07 sts1
ioyed hla refreshments, hut occasionally rtoppo
short nni. laying down hia knlfe aud forl ~
ing up his venerable faco. and throwing back u
eilvcr Lair, eavo nay 10 tehEa of hapFiness "
soon rartod fcr the night, and ], worn out Wit
continually broken rest and 1aboEous e2eittol
after an bout sretrospcctfon( (who can conceive tn
iutanscncss Of tho royerio y foil Into sweet 40
profound sIoep. which lasted to tho mldSle of III
next day. arosa alert In mind and body."
u 1911, aFtcr career Of des: erato Nsruggl
and miserable priyat1on amld the proylnct
theatrte. Edmund Kcau was engaged to appos
At Ulury Lane. When the manager Of the Lot
don theatre, Hlo had witnessed hta p!syinE OF
evening at Dorchester, sought m INTRODUCTION
and offered Kcan tho opportunity On ha stae
+ tho actor was 30 oTerPo"orcd that, ~ MS Q"
= Shot" Tho same week Kenn bl1icd LIS eide
child, and w7o.e up to DrarY Lane: "Ths jor
felt thrce dnyB 1nco at tue natte:ing prospec
Of future prosperity Is now obliscratod By Il
unexpected loss Of my chll1. Howard, b'f. alt
Gsnding ~ % o,ent mutt delay mo longer In Do
chostar than / intended. immediately 1 roat
Londo, ! will again. hope with moro foftisua
On reaching London aud teglnntngrehcarsal
the aetnrH treated nlm coldly, md Tho stnE
manager dcelszea lis fuute certatn. o. u
~ - nt,rkt hr
Kcap returned home to enjoy with bis wife Il
unusual luxury Of a dinues." AZ the hour
+ tho cveninG-pc1forman draw near, " Buatchil
up trnall hund1o containing The fow necesaari
Et:i kissed hs wife and in1ant so, and hurriey Il
ss s:sS the houro. i WISH, he nnttetcd, 'that II
>..s;% going TO be shot with hla weil-uoru boz
-, soaked With tle thfcklY-iuon,nbcred nlu,h.
:,;nlunk in Il The staSo-door, a. II dosisous OF {
,s{ Tho curtain rose on an empty, chcorleea hot,s
5S aHsro that great genius srod tho stage, and /
q theatre reeoundod with their Acclamatlonn. T
Il ketols now began 10 croHd sbout thu dobuta
n oforsns him their congratulatiuus; but, witI
ssStHA core Epirlt, ho sbrauk away from them. At
X clone Of his triumphant performance, ''tle
bling With agitatlou and excitement, he tack
: the JeW9 dreEs. aud resumed bis old, old thre,
/ bare suis, turned disdanfu',r from tho Eenu
= applause OF bis follow actors, and left the hou
TnEongh tho wet md sluBh be rushed honp, q
up atajrs and clstpcd Lis Tlfo In hin hrl
Mary ns cried, you shall ride iu yrur {
1iagel And Charley, ny boy,'-snd he tusnet
bis nfans-'you shall 60 to Etonr Hare
Toioa fa1tered, and he rn,,tmu1ca tho name of
child he had recently lost"
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
Atxo111 or Jonh QUINCY ADAMS: ComrR1R
PORTIONS OF liz DIARY FHoH lfaS To 1H46, +
ID by CuAhIxs FH4Hc1. AnAMf. Fo ". Hyo,
kas. Fhade1rhta J. D. Ltppincott Co.
Tho portion Of Iii. Adams' dikry contained
shis volume e1toods from Aug. 9. 1917, 10
a7, 1920. On tho Arst-naned day Mr. Adj
landed In New York, aftor m eight.ycars
senea in Europe, where he had tesidod ss MI
teF to the Court os Russia, aud Afterwards to
Court OF 81. James. In ljttlo moro tin
month following his arrival In Auacrica, 10
oeeded to Warrington. and waa inducted
tic Office Of secreta1y Of Stste under prsnit
Mon1oo+ If,a journal contsina minute accG
at bis Official scts from day to day, aud ill., th
fore, of much value to students OF American
fHta.
some blight intimatons Of ths tenor OF
heme-!lfo and at his domestic Ana!ss, &hAt c,
pow aud theu into Tho narrative, give It +