. Reminiscences of Toole; related by himself, and chronicled by Joseph Hatton. Illustrated by Alfred Bryan and Margetson. I had been inducedto take the Folly on a long lease, and intended tomake the house very comfortable for my reappear-ance in December. I thanked my fellow-artistswho had assisted me ; and, a piopos of the assist-ance of Mr. Irving and Miss Terry for the follow-ing morning, I expressed a hope that I shouldreturn the compliment to the Lyceum Manager byplaying for his benefit the next evening in thefarce called The Birthplace of Podgers, which wasfirst represented at
. Reminiscences of Toole; related by himself, and chronicled by Joseph Hatton. Illustrated by Alfred Bryan and Margetson. I had been inducedto take the Folly on a long lease, and intended tomake the house very comfortable for my reappear-ance in December. I thanked my fellow-artistswho had assisted me ; and, a piopos of the assist-ance of Mr. Irving and Miss Terry for the follow-ing morning, I expressed a hope that I shouldreturn the compliment to the Lyceum Manager byplaying for his benefit the next evening in thefarce called The Birthplace of Podgers, which wasfirst represented at the Lyceum twenty-three yearspreviously, when that house was managed by thelate Mr. Charles Dillon. I mentioned the storywe have told in a previous chapter, that TheBirthplace of Podgers was introduced to me byMr. Edmund Yates, with the declaration that the THE BEST OF FRIENDS MUST IART. / O author, Mr. John Hollingshead, would never leaveme until the farce was produced. That authornever did leave me, as you know, until that eventoccurred ; and I was then residing, as I told theaudience, in a house which was afterwards pulled. MR. TOOLE AS TOM CRANKLV JN THE BIRTHPLACE OF PODGEKS, down to make way for the Strand Music Hall,subsequently converted into the Gaiety Theatreunder the auspices of Mr. Hollingshead, who hadfollowed me up with such good and friendlyresults. Friend John little thought, as a hard-working journalist in those days, that he would VOL. II. T 2/4 REMINISCENCES OF J. L. TOOLE. come to be manager and chief proprietor of apopular theatre built on the site of the room wherewe discussed The Birthplace of Podgers. On the next evening my farewell programmeincluded The Hunchback, with Ellen Terry asHelen, and Henry Irving as Modus. Sketchley gave his Experiences of at the Play ; we also did Domestic Economy;and Mr. Grundys little farce of Over the GardenWall went with roars of laughter. In that I was Mr. Folgate, my mind and peace disturbed bythe ca
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