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LIGHTS
OF THE
OLD ENGLISH STAGE.
NEW YORK: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY,
549 AND 551 BROADWAY.
1878.
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The contents of this volume are principally derived from a series of papers in TEMple Bar.
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CHARLES MACKLIN .
CHAPTER IV.
A Centenarian Actor, the Author of "Love à la Mode," and
"The Man of the World," and the First Great Representa-
tive of Shylock.-Sketch of a Long and Striking Career.-
The Original of Sir Archy McSarcasm and Sir Pertinax
McSycophant.-Farewell to the Stage at Ninety-nine Years
of Age.
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CHAPTER V.
"PEG" WOFFINGTON AND GEORGE ANNE BELLAMY.
Two Rival Queens of the Stage.-Woffington's Childhood and
Brilliant Rise.-Her Amour with "Davy" Garrick.-The
Culmination of her Star in London.-The Dramatic Setting
of her Stage-Life.-Bellamy's Introduction to Rich.-She
becomes a Great Star.-Her Romantic Career.-Her Last
Appearance before an Audience.
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CHAPTER VI.
JOHN KEMBLE AND SARAH SIDDONS
A Theatrical Family. Mrs. Siddons's Failure at her First
London Début.-She storms the Town in "Isabella, or the
Fatal Marriage."-John Kemble's Experiences as Actor
and Marriage.-Judgment on their Merits by their Con-
temporaries.-Their Respective Farewells to the Stage.-
Hazlitt's Recollections of the Great Brother and Sister.
CHAPTER VII.
GEORGE FREDERICK COOKE
Cooke's Youth and Struggles as a Strolling Player.-He ap-
pears in London after a Professional Life of Twenty-four
Years. His Immense Success in Shylock, Sir Pertinax,
Sir Giles Overreach, Richard III., Falstaff, etc.-Disgusts
the London Public by his Irregularities.-Tour in America
and Incidents.-Death in New York.