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OLD ENGLAND
AND
NEW ENGLAND,
IN A SERIES OF VIEWS TAKEN ON THE SPOT.
BY ALFRED BUNN,
AUTHOR OF
"THE STAGE BEFORE AND BEHIND THE CURTAIN
IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II.
LELAND STANFORD JUNE LIBRARY
LONDON:
RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET. Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty.
1853.
Printed by Schulze and Co., 13, Poland Street.
CONTENTS
OF
THE SECOND VOLUME.
CHAPTER I.
A word or two about Ireland, and its utility in America
-Three things to avoid in life-Difference between emi-
gration and procreation-The shortest way of becoming an
American citizen-The virtue of an oath-A real land of
liberty-A country fighting against itself-The different
charges for one man thrashing another-Thomas Francis
Meagher-His own account of his return from transporta-
tion-The exact value of patriotism-The star-spangled
banner-Draught to be swallowed every other hour in
America-Ingredients for making a rebel-A highly-gifted
champion 1-24
CHAPTER II.
Origin of the American Stage-Pros and cons-The legisla-
lature and the people have a difference of opinion-The
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earliest and the latest "Stars"-G. F. Cooke-John Wilson
Croker-Mr. and Mrs. Bartley in a mess-Reward offered
for Mr. Kean-A derogatory letter-Booth and his nose-
Conway, "John Bull," and Theodore Hook-Macready and
his nose-Something like a riot-Charles Kean's success—
Another riot—A singer knocked out of tune-Sinclair and
an empty pit-Fanny Kemble and her correspondence-
Her opinions of her husband's country and its people-
Mr. and Mrs. Wood, and one more riot-Power, an actor,
a naval and military commander, and a wonderful pedes-
trian-Ranger (not in the "Suspicious Husband")-Ma-
dame Vestris-Charles Mathews and his French and
English correspondence-The Press and its privileges-
Henry Phillips-Braham and his tour-Effect of foreign
upon native talent-List of those who have produced that
effect-Fashion opposed to judgment. 25-79
CHAPTER III.
Other foreign talent besides English in America-The diet of
Sontag and Alboni-Jenny Lind's pipe, and paying the
piper-The ingredients of quackery-The American show-
man, and his show-Agents, and their avocations-Advan-
tages of having more mothers than one, if you know how
to get them-A new mode of selling hats-An auction of
tickets-A manager turns his own auctioneer-A remark-
able tea-kettle-The duties of a husband-Charity that
went abroad, but settled at home-Singers' airs and
dancers' dollars-The player and the President differently
remunerated-The golden pavement of America-Differ-
ence between principle and interest-The decay of art, how
to prevent it, and when that object is likely to be attained.
80-95
CHAPTER IV.
American Dramatic Fund-Samples of histrionic talent-Mr.
Forrest and his castle-Mrs. Forrest and her character-
Treading the stage, and treading the ceiling-Fourrier's
doctrines, and their inoculation-Low prices and low
people-Wallack's theatre-William Tell outdone-An
actress quarrels with her dress-A genuine Yankee manager
-How to carry on the war-Cheap literature-One way
of keeping a day "holy"-A learned Lord Chamberlain-
Virtue of vox populi-Value of patent rights-" Dyeing
a martyr"-Characteristics of opera singers-The many
airs they give themselves, and the few they give the public
-Downfall of Old Drury-Italian Opera doings-Poets
and pensions-Pope's opinion of all puppets-Performers'
opinions of themselves . 96-124
CHAPTER V.
American notions, and some of them very funny ones-How
to pare an apple-Thick skins and thin skins-Amour
propre, and too much of it—All America's great people are
not Americans-A mistake about her discoveries rectified
-Jonathan's mode of regulating hotel charges-The Cuban
question-Shooting Spaniards and shooting sparrows-Lord
John Russell and Mr. Everett-Jamaica worth looking
after-"Else" and "if" fully explained-Not to be poor
and seem so, at the same time-The only beggar in Ame-
rica-Copyright question, and the best way to settle it-
The distinction between high and low prices-Congress
make acts, and the people repeal them-Interest the only
settler of disputes-Early rising, and the benefit thereof—