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AND
NEW ENGLAND,
IN A SERIES OF VIEWS TAKEN ON THE SPOT.
BY ALFRED BUNN,
AUTHOR OF
66 THE STAGE BEFORE AND BEHIND THE CURTAIN."
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
LONDON:
RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET. Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty.
1853.
LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
DAVIS
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- e-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—