Booth memorials : Passages, incidents, and anecdotes in the life of Junius Brutus Booth (the elder.) . ing to that fame and fortune towhich your transcendent merit so justly entitles you,With sincere wishes for your prosperity,I remain yours, Jane Chambers. 40 PASSAGES, INCIDENTS, AND ANECDOTES III. ym <teks jcritub (Smks, fyzix bras % tug of foar. T the suggestion of the Honorable , Lord Erskine, Garrow, , and others, Mr. Harris of Co-vent Garden was induced to give my fathera trial night at his theatre. The letter,announcing that he would be advertisedfor Richard, p
Booth memorials : Passages, incidents, and anecdotes in the life of Junius Brutus Booth (the elder.) . ing to that fame and fortune towhich your transcendent merit so justly entitles you,With sincere wishes for your prosperity,I remain yours, Jane Chambers. 40 PASSAGES, INCIDENTS, AND ANECDOTES III. ym <teks jcritub (Smks, fyzix bras % tug of foar. T the suggestion of the Honorable , Lord Erskine, Garrow, , and others, Mr. Harris of Co-vent Garden was induced to give my fathera trial night at his theatre. The letter,announcing that he would be advertisedfor Richard, passed him on his way to was greatly astonished to find his name in thebills, having written to every manager in the king-dom for an engagement. On February 12th heenacted Richard III. at Covent Garden Theatre. Upon the conclusion of the play, the audience stood upwaving their hats, and insisted on Richard the Third beingrepeated the next night in preference to the Midsummer MghtsDream, which had been announced. The manager acqui-escing with the public request, Mr. Booth personified Shak-. IN THE LIFE OF JUNIUS BRUTUS BOOTH. 41 speares tyrant, on the Thursday evening for the second time,and was flattered again by his auditors calling for a repeti-tion of the character upon the succeeding night. His friends, while rejoicing in his success, per-suaded him to defer further repetition in conse-quence of the great excitement and fatigue he hadundergone; and, as no definite engagement had beeneffected, a friend advised him to demand properterms. Mr. Harris referred to the salary receivedby Mr. Booth the former season, namely <£2, andproposed to pay him £5. This was declined, anda controversy arose, which ended by Mr. Boothdesiring that his name should be omitted in thebills for Monday. Mr. Edmund Kean, of the rival theatre, hearingof this misunderstanding, immediately visited myfather in his chariot,- overwhelmed him with con-gratulations, and told him tojump in, — he
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