Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-09
GARRICK,s PARsINoNY.
His Treatment of Kitty Give, And Her Description of it.

His Treatment of Kitty Give, And
 Her Description of it.
 LEnglish Illustrated Magazine.l
 Garrick never afforded Give the indul-
 gence he extended to Peg Wellington or Mrs. Abingdon, and though he acknowledged her to be great actress, the salary he allowed ner was by no means generous. On the other hand, the fines he levied for her non-atten- dance at rehearsals performances were sulstaptisL Once when she had gone to
 Greenwich to dine with some people of con- sequence who had sent their equipage for her,
 the 'tDevil to Pay" was put on unexpectedly;
 for she had, at the beginning of the season,
 sent her compliments to the managers "to
 beg.that it might not be donesstill the weather
 was cool, as the quickness of the shift" she
 says, ''puts me in furry, which gives me a
 violent swimming of the head" Though she rode back post haste from Greenwich when she heard the play was put on,
 yet she was too late to make
 her appearance in it. Therefore, on treasury
 day she was fined, when she wrote to Gar
 rick, 'I beg you would do me favor to let
 me know if it was by your order that my
 money was stopped last Sa urday. You were
 so good indeed to bid me take care CT should be catched-I thought you were laugh
 ing did not know it was 8 determined thing. It was never before expected of & performer to he in waiting when their names are not in the papers or bills; the public are witness for me whether I have ever neglected my business You may If you please to rec ollect) remember have never disappointed you four times since you have been mana ger 1 always have had good health, and have ever been above subterfuge. l hope this stopping of money is not French fashion; I believe you will not find any part of the English laws that will support this sort of treatment of an actress who has right, from her character and service on the stage, to ex- pect some kind of respect. I have never re- ceived any favors from you or MT. Lacy, nor shall ever ask any of you, therefore hope you will be so good as to excuse me for en- deavoring to defend myself from what think an injury It has been too often repeated to submit to it any longer. You stopped four days salary when I went to Dublin, though you gave me leave to go before the house shut up. I had my money last year stopped at the beginning of the season for not coming to rehearse two parts that could repeat in my sleep, and which must have cost me two guineas, beside the pleasure of coming to town. I am sure I have done all in my power to serve and oblige you. The first I have undoubtedly succeeded ins the latter have always been unfortunately unsuc cessful in, though have taken infinite pains I have never envied you your equipage, nor grandeur, the fine fortune you have already and must be still increasing. 1 have had but 0 very small share of the public money. You gave Mrs. Cibber e600 for playing sixty nights, and to $500 for playing one hun dred and eighty nights, out Of which l can make it appear it cost me e100 in necessaries l for the stage; sure you need not want to l take anything from it"