. An actor's notebooks, being some memories, friendships, criticisms and experiences of Frank Archer. and the Marchioness, TheBrasses, Tom Pinch and Ruth, Nell and herGrandfather at the Races, Captain Cuttle andFlorence Dombey, and the beautiful series for TheChristmas Carol which he did for Messrs. Pears &Co., are a few that suggest themselves. His work inblack and white was of course widely known, but hisDickens work in water-colour, which was not so acces-sible, seemed to me full of charm. His Here theycome!—on the Derby Course, was, I think, veryclever and powerful. It was exhibited at the
. An actor's notebooks, being some memories, friendships, criticisms and experiences of Frank Archer. and the Marchioness, TheBrasses, Tom Pinch and Ruth, Nell and herGrandfather at the Races, Captain Cuttle andFlorence Dombey, and the beautiful series for TheChristmas Carol which he did for Messrs. Pears &Co., are a few that suggest themselves. His work inblack and white was of course widely known, but hisDickens work in water-colour, which was not so acces-sible, seemed to me full of charm. His Here theycome!—on the Derby Course, was, I think, veryclever and powerful. It was exhibited at the ParisExhibition, and received honourable mention. In1878 he was elected an honorary member of theImperial Royal Academy of Vienna. Charles Greencame of an interesting- stock. His mother was asister of Jane Reynolds, who married Thomas Hoodthe poet. Their brother was John Hamilton Reynolds,a poet also, and a close friend of Keats, who addresseda sonnet to him. Sir Sidney Colvin speaks of him asone of the wisest as well as one of the warmest ofthe poets friends. The younger sister, Charlotte. From a private photograph. p. 192] CHARLES GREEN, Fancy Dress. Charlotte Reynolds and Keats 193 Reynolds, is alluded to in Hoods comic verses,* Number One. And here Ive got my single lotOn hand at Number One was a punning allusion to her—Lottie being afamiliar name. We were privileged to make a friendof her, in her old age, as she lived, as I have said,with her nephews. The Reynolds family knew Keatsintimately, and her reminiscences of the poet were oftenof great interest. She also came into contact with, orknew well Charles Lamb, Leigh Hunt, and was a very genial and delightful old lady, and Iregret that I have so little of interest that I can recallconnected with her youthful days. I know that shetold us she well remembered when she was a girl beingtaken by her mother to see Mrs. Siddons, who thenlived in Upper Baker Street. She remembered thatthe great actress addr
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