. Reminiscences of Toole; related by himself, and chronicled by Joseph Hatton. Illustrated by Alfred Bryan and Margetson. ailed a few days afterwards forAustralia, and was drowned at sea. King is stillliving. I played with Brooke only on one was in Liverpool, for his benefit. The PrettyHorsebreaker was put up for me, and The Wifefor Brooke. He was an excellent actor, impres-sive, strong, romantic, and a kindly fellow. No-thing could have been more manly, not to sayheroic, than his death. Miss Kelly.—I went to see her with Irving(she was ninety), at Feltham. An old-fashion
. Reminiscences of Toole; related by himself, and chronicled by Joseph Hatton. Illustrated by Alfred Bryan and Margetson. ailed a few days afterwards forAustralia, and was drowned at sea. King is stillliving. I played with Brooke only on one was in Liverpool, for his benefit. The PrettyHorsebreaker was put up for me, and The Wifefor Brooke. He was an excellent actor, impres-sive, strong, romantic, and a kindly fellow. No-thing could have been more manly, not to sayheroic, than his death. Miss Kelly.—I went to see her with Irving(she was ninety), at Feltham. An old-fashionedcottage harpsichord and other accessories. Youmight have thought you were in an atmosphere ofa hundred years ago. She was the original, youknow, in The Maid and the Magpie ; famous asthe robbers wife. Acted with Edmund Kean andMacready. Spoke in high terms of Grimaldi. COMBINING BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE. 165 She gave me the buckles which Bannister used as Master Walter in Babes in the Wood. We went twice to see her. She was one ofthe Babes. She greatly admired Irving. Wouldhave him stand in the light where she could wH- M- MISS KELLY. She was a very interesting old lady. Shebuilt the Royalty, you know, which was calledKellys Theatre—the first time in London anactor or an actress had given his or her name toa theatre. She lost a great deal of money oneway and another in the management—seventeenthousand pounds. She was famous as a teacher. 166 REMINISCENCES OF J. L. TOOLE. Miss Keeley was one of her pupils. She broughtout pupils. Mr. Gladstone was going to put her on theLiterary Fund in recognition of the benefits shehad conferred upon the dramatic art, &c. Irvingand myself used our influence in this direction,but she would not accept it. She was veryanxious we should try and get the recognition ;that was all she wanted. She was rather proudof what she had done, and said all she desired wasthe smallest public acknowledgment that she hadbeen of some service. When we
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