The autobiography of Joseph Jefferson . OF JOSEPH JEFFERSON 389 with my sight since that, to me, most eventfultime. I have often been taxed with idleness for notstudying new parts and adding them to my reper-toire. The list of plays that I have acted of lateyears is certainly a very short one, and the criticwho becomes weary of witnessing them over andover again naturally protests against their con-stant repetition. Setting aside the fact that everyone must be the best judge of how to conduct hisown affairs, there are other matters connected withthe course I have pursued that may have escapedt
The autobiography of Joseph Jefferson . OF JOSEPH JEFFERSON 389 with my sight since that, to me, most eventfultime. I have often been taxed with idleness for notstudying new parts and adding them to my reper-toire. The list of plays that I have acted of lateyears is certainly a very short one, and the criticwho becomes weary of witnessing them over andover again naturally protests against their con-stant repetition. Setting aside the fact that everyone must be the best judge of how to conduct hisown affairs, there are other matters connected withthe course I have pursued that may have escapedthe attention of those who have rated me for mylack of versatility; and reference to a conversationbetween Charles Mathews and myself on this verysubject may serve to illustrate what I mean. Wewere good-humoredly quizzing each other aboutour different styles of acting, when he rallied mesomewhat after this fashion: You call yourself a comedian, said he. Why,you can only play one part. You are the princeof dramatic carpet-baggers, and ca
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