New-York tribune., 1907-12-01

This volume apprir~ III -h- series Of sveca.
editions printed at the Riverside Press serss
in which fine Typography. paper and lIust-z-
tioas are lavished upon some classic or upon )
work appealing for one reason or another TO IT,
connoisseur and collector Il Is the anatelr 4
of theatrical literature who l. more particuary j
addressed upon the present occasion The k 4
ters of Garrick's here printed for the first TIM Z
are rather thin in substance and make, ther &
fore. 70 very urgent appeal TO the genera
readtr. on the other hand. those who ieei ar &
interest at all in the famous English actor vi I
be glad 20 possess these souvenirs OF ht .
snrightIv temperament Mr.. j. H Leigh who /
purchased them at an auction sale in ls9 eoui1
NOT have handed ther; over 70 better eGiIo'
than Professor Baker. ~ho has put then D.
gsther in such wise as 70 give eaCn ole o
The letters its fullest possible value his com
nartarv clears up the obscurities IN them AM
bsf,s ~ 20 realize what the friendships Ne'
that inspired the bulk of the c'rreSpohueh'e
rr,,,bar of delightful old portraits heIgnten Ut
interest OF the text
c;arrick has had his det-actors out hO"e
,r..,, has ever been atle % rob him OF MS tans
a. \ GOOD fellow. II is chiefly his gase'y' u
Hgnt touch in practising the art OF irienuSil'
mt We see, reflected in these letters "ieh K
ie Invited 20 visit the Rev John Hoadl7''
loxer ~ the stage with whom ne Vas in'''i-''-
he accepts in this JOYOUS VEN
r-.f,,ri,n ~ OIL ,.-.5r,~J r,ost cord cc'is y,
,,f nf 4 tn. rittIr-,--ar.HH~ 'ilrrltH. -rIsj-y ~"
n.-os litt- Io-,rt.- wt lHr ,.e ~ Y, sst nvor
Of me, plump Doctors being WIZ, ,-,s -, isr trs
- II carried doubIr} x -ir W. ryt 3I-esfo-i
itlEu',h =. NJ ftr--il-- Mao * Nonsehs'ells onls
as Liberty Property ana t'' ~, affair VIZ
.E,r,' htIZZat snail settle y" 1i,fi,ns.
VI Brother Jor"rr"w \ So. W. 49,, ag,ir Boys
am in rapturc5 at th- Party - - lives n
shant come with my Ei,t}vT-. t'y sf4u loose n.
Priest my SIR john no. IT, So - & 7 mus
& the No verbs. My 'iE,S FrSr.1 ,'- tSok is safe
sound & shall come with Ne guy q rjH1b put
no Kickshaws- NothirE bI' W-~[ humble Ssf-
ding for Yr- Sincere FT''Ha y wv D CiARRIcK
want.
This Is A good specimen y tHe -''
III, ;,,,..-aStip, thing is not 50 much WHAT '@
rick has 70 say as the way in "h'ch ''T - !,
H.. ,,a there however ve have siihfS'
a., ,,,, =, his work. a little light On the GNU
ti,ns with which he had u deal HIS d'ni' 80.
vit, nIavvrights and their patrons are 'Hr-
-, l., an. ,f th. letters Il have Fi1' nv
with NJ. he writes. sent - me oy ny -
r,,.st.rfisId & wrote by one Srn'Iett :
s.,,,b story but il won't 80. & YET -
,,.rdad bv his I.ortlship & pItruTIz q OS -
~ n,,,litv- what can 1 say or DO must w.
NV, Ir,I<-,,,ent or run the risque OF being 'HODs
inn.rtinent. * disobIiging ye great F'lhS
advice. upon that Head if you please A"
WAS plenty OF controversy in his career,
,rbs, tbare ,xer, not serious annOyanees !"
.r5.rs5 tbare were the constant pinprlcAS W "
expected by the actor ms'nager III any Co % 40
Iatter; in Mr.. I.eigh's collection more TRAN '.,.
point to the burdens carried by t''arri0N :,
theatrical world. They also Sho" iiie -,
and the intellectual energy with WHICH " Ga
his tasks In 1866 he produced Capeiin
ward Thou,pson's Hobby Horse. anu II -.
terestine; TO read him on the failure OF t"'''
He writes To the author aS follows
Tho there were good things in the Hobby hq ap,Tsi,
& Character. 1 never ipPr,'S, -, IN wants
afraid OF it. < foretold t-.' '-js better az
ply'd To ye Drama than 10 p''''.s '.ss,,Iring from
that without some comic situations ~, ve race
I'M. flbla the Hobby horse viii! not run -. viii
could wish it-ali the knowledge 90 t'4l. " nrapsr
ye finest Dialogue would D. lost "l-io'a - iii ;hros
Vehicle. TO interest " Audience 1ol VIZ nr, dosH
away rnuch powder a Shot. II you don -, .hsrs s
both & compress them with Eupi 'l1 ',vis, You q
am an OLD piIot 4 have brought Some ietKS ara
into port I would not write a ithe ~ ,a,n paps.-
upon a good Story & consider u "ru ,isr compass
If you don't you will sail without ruuu'''
or ballast
The time came when C;arrick and Ih''nP ~
were to part in anger. but he had generah'
wonderful way with him in preSer''ns -,
ship. In his relations with the h'''''D'
tresses Of his company he used the ai'7 n
diplomat There is one deliShtfui he'i =
this side of his life in Professor BAKER -.
II is a letter written by Mistress httS a.
the "CIiyy Pivy" who. with Mrs ClO'.' ~