Fifty years ago . AT THE FLAY AND THE SHOW 129 the Haymarket they had Farren, Webster, Buckstone,Mrs. Glover, and Mrs. Humby. At the Olympic, Elhs-ton, Liston, and Madame Vestris. Helen Faucit madeher first appearance hi 1835 ; Miss Fanny Kemble hersin 1830. Charles Mathews, Harley, Macready, andCharles Kean were all playing. I hardly think that infifty years time so good a list will be made of actors ofthe present day whose memory has lasted so long asthose of 1837. The salaries of actors and singers variedgreatly, of course. Malibran received 125/. a night,Charles Kean 50/. a night, Macready
Fifty years ago . AT THE FLAY AND THE SHOW 129 the Haymarket they had Farren, Webster, Buckstone,Mrs. Glover, and Mrs. Humby. At the Olympic, Elhs-ton, Liston, and Madame Vestris. Helen Faucit madeher first appearance hi 1835 ; Miss Fanny Kemble hersin 1830. Charles Mathews, Harley, Macready, andCharles Kean were all playing. I hardly think that infifty years time so good a list will be made of actors ofthe present day whose memory has lasted so long asthose of 1837. The salaries of actors and singers variedgreatly, of course. Malibran received 125/. a night,Charles Kean 50/. a night, Macready 30/. a week, Farren20/. a week, and so on, down to the humble chorister—they then called her a figurante—with her 125. or185. a week. As for the national drama, I suppose it had neverbefore been in so wretched a state. Talfourds play of Ion was produced about this time ; but one good play—supposing Ion to be a good play—is hardly enoughto redeem the character of the age. There were alsotragedies by Miss M
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