. Reminiscences of Toole; related by himself, and chronicled by Joseph Hatton. Illustrated by Alfred Bryan and Margetson. animitation of Buckstone if Buckie didnt object. / Buckstone did not object. Not at all, saidhe, when I mentioned it. * I shall be glad tohear you do it. In the next scene, where wemet, I ventured to oblige my friends. Theimitation went immensely. Buckstone, laughingas heartily as the rest, said, He didnt knowwhat I was doing, but I affected a peculiar toneof voice which seemed very odd to him. Shepherd was a character at the and Creswick had the t
. Reminiscences of Toole; related by himself, and chronicled by Joseph Hatton. Illustrated by Alfred Bryan and Margetson. animitation of Buckstone if Buckie didnt object. / Buckstone did not object. Not at all, saidhe, when I mentioned it. * I shall be glad tohear you do it. In the next scene, where wemet, I ventured to oblige my friends. Theimitation went immensely. Buckstone, laughingas heartily as the rest, said, He didnt knowwhat I was doing, but I affected a peculiar toneof voice which seemed very odd to him. Shepherd was a character at the and Creswick had the theatre together,you know; and they each had their seasons, , when he was in authority, always playedShakspere and the high-class legitimate, andShepherd played melodrama and strong domesticpieces. Fernandez, who since those days hasmade a distinguished mark in the profession, wascast for a very small part by Shepherd, and com- VOL. II. o 194 REMINISCENCES OF J. L. TOOLE. plained of it, resisted playing it. Shepherd said, Why its a far better part than many in Creswicksrepertoire—more gig and go in it. I dont see. MR. FERNANDEZ. how you can complain; youve got the limelighton you during the whole of the last act ! One day, when I was talking to Shepherd,the super-master came to see him, and after somepreliminary business said he wanted some advance-ment ; he had been playing in the company nine MISCELLANEOUS NOTES, ANECDOTES, ETC. 195 or ten months, had done his best, and would liketo get a speaking part with a little increase ofsalary. Who are you? said Shepherd. Let mesee. What do you do in the piece we are play-ing ? * Well, said the super-master, Im on inthat scene with the brigands. There are five ofus sitting round the table. You are playing cardswith us. I win fifty louis-dor of you every night. Very well, said Shepherd; all right. Illadvance you certainly. From to-night you shallwin one hundred louis-dor. X. I DID not know Sheridan Knowles. He wasbefore my
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