Text extracted from opening pages of book: Photo luj C. Allen, Turin}] CHARLES KBADE 45 CHARLES READE AS I KNEW HIM BY JOHN COLEMAN AUTHOR OF FIFTY YEARS OF AN ACTOR'S LIFE, ETC. ETC. A NEW AND CHEAPER EDITION LONDON ANTHONY TREHERNE & CO., LTD. 3 AGAR STREET, STRAND 1904 { All Rights Reserwd \ 1903, by John Cokman, In the United States of America FOREWORDS THE reader who expects to discover herein an erudite disquisition on Charles Reade's literary achievements is recommended to turn to the Encyclopedias It is hoped, ...
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Text extracted from opening pages of book: Photo luj C. Allen, Turin}] CHARLES KBADE 45 CHARLES READE AS I KNEW HIM BY JOHN COLEMAN AUTHOR OF FIFTY YEARS OF AN ACTOR'S LIFE, ETC. ETC. A NEW AND CHEAPER EDITION LONDON ANTHONY TREHERNE & CO., LTD. 3 AGAR STREET, STRAND 1904 { All Rights Reserwd \ 1903, by John Cokman, In the United States of America FOREWORDS THE reader who expects to discover herein an erudite disquisition on Charles Reade's literary achievements is recommended to turn to the Encyclopedias It is hoped, however, that he who desires to see the man in his habit as he lived/' may find the following narrative not altogether destitute of interest. Good wine needs no bush/' and the autobio graphical portion of the work may be left to speak for itself. For the rest Never anything can be amiss When simpleness and duty tender it; hence I lay this cluster of forget-me-nots J> on the graves of those whom I loved while living, and whom I mourn now they are dead. J. C. jmfKi WU ( M) li u* CONTENTS PROLOGUE FiVE-AND-THIRTY YEARS AGO PAGE BEARDING THE LION IN HIS DEN ... 8 BOOK THE FIRST LOOKING BACKWARD A RETROSPECT OF HALF-A-CENTURY CHAPTER INTRODUCTION 21 I. BIRTH, PARENTAGE, AND EDUCATION . 23 II. CAREER AT COLLEGE .... 34 III. LONDON AND EDINBURGH. ... 43 IV. THE DEAN OF ARTS, OXON . .58 V. AT HOME AND ABROAD 69 VI. VICE-PRESIDENT OF MAGDALEN . . 80 VII. GENESIS OF MASKS AND FACES . . 96 VIII. ANONYMJG 112 IX. ASPASIA 126 X, THE TRINITY 134 XI. THE DUCHESS MAKES A DEMAND . .145 XII. THE GENESIS OF IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND 156 ix CONTENTS BOOK THE SECOND IT is NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND CHAPTER PAGE I. THE PLAY THE PLAY'S THE THING ! .169 II. DEFEAT CHANGED TO VICTORY . .188 III.TRANSFERRED TO TOWN .... 201 BOOK THE THIRD RANDOM RECOLLECTIONS i. NABOTH'S VINEYARD . . . 228 II. LIFE AT ALBERT GATE .... 246 III. THE MYSTERY OF THE NEW CUT . . 282 IV. GRIFFITH GAUNT/' FOUL PLAY, AND PUT YOURSELF IN HIS PLACE, 301 V. TWO METROPOLITAN MANAGERS . . 823 VI. AN OBJECT-LESSON FOR MANAGERS . . 335 BOOK THE FOURTH EGERIA I. TWO ORPHANS 849 II. END OF THE JOURNEY .... 385 BOOK THE FIFTH THE WHITE PILGRIM I.' TWIXT EARTH AND HEAVEN . . . 895 II. COMING HOME 409 POST SCRIPTUM 420 INDEX 425 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING-PAGE CHARLES READE, JSTAT 45 . . . . 3 DION BOUCICAULT AND AGNES BOTJCICAULT . 14 IPSDEN MANOR-HOUSE WHERE CHARLES READE WAS BORN 23 CHARLES READE'S FATHER AND MOTHER . 26 JEMMY ROGERS, MRS STIRLING, AND LEIGH MURRAY 81 TOM TAYLOR AND BEN WEBSTER ... 92 MASKS AND FACES 96 THE SUPPER IN TRIPLET'S GARRET . . . 100 SIR SQUIRE BANCROFT AS TRIPLET . . . 104 LADY BANCROFT AS PEG ..... 108 CHARLES KEAN AND MRS KEAN . . .123 JOHN COLEMAN 169 MISS GRACE LEIGH 174 EDWARD COLEMAN 192 EDWARD SOTHERN AND KATE BATEMAN . .198 xi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE STANISLAUS CALHAEM, AND GEORGE VINING AS TOM ROBINSON AND LE MALAIDE IM AGINAIRE, 201 THE BENEVOLENT IMBECILE ! . . . 223 CHARLES MATHEWS, PATTY OLIVER, AND ALFRED WIGAN 242 WILKIE COLLINS AND PALGRAVE SIMPSON . 250 PHELPS AS WOLSEY, FECHTER AS HAMLET . 274 MRS JOHN WOOD AND ADA CAVENDISH . .316 EGERIA AS JULIET ...... 349 JOHN HOLLINGSHEAD 386 READE'S GRAVE 418 Xll
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