Molière, Jean-Baptiste Poque-
lin de, Fr. dramatist, th. man- ager, and actor (1712-1763):
"Money" (comedy): 96; 120. MONTAGUE (MANN), HENRY J., Eng.-Am. actor (1844-1878): sketch of, 143-147; birth, 143; first appearance-joins Wal- lack's company, 144; char- acter and acting of, consid- ered, 144-146; a product of his time, 145; premature death of, 147. "Monte-Cristo" (play): 235. Moore, John, prompter Daly's: 270.
Moore, Thomas, the poet (1779- 1852): on alleged decadence of the Stage, 43; 253. Morant, Fanny, Am. actress: 228.
MORRIS, CLARA (Clara Morrison,
Mrs. Frederick C. Harriott), Can.-Am. actress and writer (1848-19-): 228; 239; her representative performances, 239; her life, character, and acting, considered, 237-240; 429.
Mortimer, John K., actor (died, 1878): 228.
Morton, Thomas, dramatist (1764-1838): 84.
Mosenthal, Solomon Hermann Ritter von, Ger. dramatist: 221.
Moulton, Mrs. Louise Chandler,
O'Brien, Fitz-James, Irish-Am. poet, journalist, dramatist, &c. (cir. 1828-1862): 88; 89; 90; 91; 92; Poems and Stories of, edited, &c., by author, 98.
O'Connell, Daniel: 253. "Old and Young" (farce): 61. Oldfield, Anne ("Nance"), Eng. actress (1683-1730): 450. "Old Heads and Young Hearts" (comedy): 57.
"Oliver Twist" (play): 120. "Olivia" (play): 499.
Olympic Theatre, London: 50. "One Hundred
(play): 134. O'Neill, James, Irish-Am. actor (1849-19-): 415. Osgood, James Ripley, Am. publisher: 98; 176.
Osgood, Rev. Samuel R.: 257. "Othello": 151; 153.
"Our American Cousin" (play): 54; 57; 427.
"Ours" (comedy): 84; 346. Owens, John Edmond, Am. actor and th. manager (1823- 1886): 415; 428.
Oxberry, William, Eng. actor and biographer (1784-1824):
Palmer, Albert Marshall, Am.
th. manager (1839-1905): 240. Palmer's Theatre, N. Y.: 85. Park Theatre, Abbey's, N. Y.: 423.
Park Theatre, old, N. Y.: 62; 128.
Parker, Louis Napoleon, Eng. dramatist, poet, musician, &c. (1852-19-): 356; 395. Parr, Rev. Dr. Samuel, Eng. scholar, &c. (1747-1825): an- ecdote of, and Dr. Porson, 32.
Phelps, Samuel, Eng. actor and th. manager (1804-1878): 343; his style and precepts, 345; 413; 414.
"Pickwick" (play): 302. "Pinafore" (comic opera): 451. Pincott, Mrs. (Elizabeth Wal- lack): 77.
Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing, Eng. dramatist, kt. (cr. 1909),
(1855-19-): 499.
"Pique" (play): 244. "Pizarro" (play): 118.
Placide, Caroline (Mrs. William Rufus Blake), Am. actress (died, 1881): 119.
Placide, Henry, Am. actor (1799-1870): 44; 128; 136; 431; 415.
Placide, Thomas, Am. actor: characterization of - and anecdotes of, and "Jim" Wallack, 123; quality of, as an actor-suicide of, 125. Planché, James Robinson, Eng. dramatist, th. manager, anti- quarian, &c. (1796-1880): 50; 133.
"Play" (comedy): 223. Players, The (club), of N. Y.: 38; founded by Booth, 155.
on E. Terry and Irving, 330; 331; 353. Harkins, Major Daniel H., Am. soldier, actor, and th. man- ager (1835-1902): 227; 228. Harlem Opera House, N. Y.:
Heron, Fanny, actress singer: 61; 62; 63; 64. Heron, Mrs. Mary, Eng. act- ress (died, 1736): 60; 61. Heron, Family, the: 61. HERON, MATILDA (Mrs. Henry Herbert Byrne, Mrs. Robert Stoepel), Am. actress (1830- | 1877): benefit for, 47; 48; sketch of, 59-72; author's last meeting with, 59; death of, 60; birth of-conflicting accounts of, 61; Henry Edwards on first appear- ance of, 63; under Hamblin's management-in California- first marriage, 64; sees "La Dame aux Camélias," &c.- acts Camille in N. Y., 65; second marriage-readings of "Hiawatha"-acts in London, 66; repertory of, not large,
Hill, Mrs. (Mary Wallack), Eng. actress: 77. Hodgkinson, John, Eng.-Am. actor (1762-1805): 62. Hoey, Mrs. John, actress: 133. Holland, George, Sr., Eng.-Am. actor (1791-1870): 231. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, the poet, &c. (1809-1894): 255. Home, Rev. John, dramatist: 26.
Honey, George, Eng. actor (1822-1880): anecdote of, 23;
36. Honeymoon," "The (comedy): 67; 120.
Horden, Hildebrand, old Eng. actor: 43.
Howard Athenæum, Boston: 27. Howard, Bronson, Am. dram- atist (1843-1908): 433. Howard,
old Scotch actor:
340. Howe, Mrs. Julia Ward, Am. novelist, &c. (1819-19-): 67. Hunchback," "The (comedy): 67; 139; 451; 457.
"Hunted Down" (play): 55. Hunt, Leigh, Eng. dramatic critic and poet (1784-1859):
Hutton, Laurence, Am. th. annalist, journalist, &c. (1844-1904): 76; 81; 176.
Ibsen, Henrik, Norwegian poet, "dramatist," and social agi- tator (1826-1906): 307; 497.
"If I Were King" (play): 425. Illinois Theatre, Chicago: 426. Inchbald, Elizabeth, Eng. act- ress and dramatist (1753- 1821): 97.
Ingersoll, Robert Green, Am. lawyer, &c. (1833-1899): prophecy about J. Marlowe, 455, 456.
Inglis, "Tom": 36. "Ingomar" (play): 452. Inness, George, Am. painter: 464.
Ireland, Joseph Norton, Am. th.
historian (1817-1898): 49; 62. Irish Tutor," "The (farce): 62. Iron Chest," "The (tragedy): 150.
IRVING, SIR HENRY (John
Henry Brodribb), kt., Eng. actor and th. manager (1838- 1905): 104; acts Hamlet 200 consecutive times, 157; 187; 210; 214; Daly on produc- tions by, 270; sketch of, 280- 339; basis of his success, 282; hard struggle of his views as to life, 283; change of name legalized childhood environment-his remarkable aunt-anecdotes, &c., 284, et seq.; not educated, 287; first appearance of his unparal- leled influence, 288; his range of characters-best loved parts, 289; a favorite quotation of estimate of his own acting, 290; his estimate of his Lear-his opinion of "Cymbeline" and of "Coriolanus," 292; author's first meeting with, 294; princely quality of, 295; his acting theme of controversy, 296; acts Landry Barbeau, 297; his liking for Bateman -acts Jingle, 302; his confi-
dence in "The Bells," 303; success as Mathias, 304; as an elocutionist-and elocu- tionary test and demonstra- tion by, 305, et seq.; nature of his service to the Stage, 306; effect of his influence as a manager, 308; his attitude toward the Stage misrepre- sented by a clergyman, &c., 310, et seq.; quoted, regard- ing Stage, 312; rebukes Arch- bishop of Canterbury, 313; accident to, 317; disasters to, 318; dreadful experience of, 319, et seq.; festival in his honor, 321; author's poetic tribute to, 322; his marvel- lous faculty of observation— and memory, 326; censure of, by E. Terry and H. Labou- chere, 327; the same by E. T., 328, et seq.; not an egotist- his admiration of others, 329; offers to play Sir Anthony Absolute to Jefferson's Acres, 331; forgery about, exposed, 332, et seq.; his Farewell speech in America delivered -and how prepared, 334; his feeling toward the American People, 335; American tours by, and gross earnings of, 336; his reverence for the Christ spirit-on death of Yates, 337; on death-esti- mate of, 338; 355; 356; 357; 403; 414; 430; 431; reason of his success, 443; as Mephis- topheles, 445; 465.
Irving, Laurence (SidneyBrod- ribb) (1871-1914): 270; 439.
James the First, King of Eng- land: 493; 495.
James, David, Eng. actor and
th. manager (1837-1893): 144;
Mme. Fanny (Francesca Romana Magda- lena Janauschek, Mrs. Fred- erick Pilot), Bohemian-Am. actress (1834-1904): 67; 228;
"Jeanne d'Arc" (play): 427. Jefferson, Joseph, the first, Eng.-Am. actor and th. man- ager (1774-1832): 28. Jefferson, Joseph, the third, Am. actor (Rip Van Win- kle), (1829-1905): 25; 30; Warren's comment on his version of "The Rivals," 33; 36; 37; 38; quality and influ- ence of, 41; 44; 53; on Laura Keene, 58; 104; 176; 183; 214; 228; 233; Irving's opin- ion of his Acres, 330; invited to produce "The Rivals" in London, 331; 415; 428; 459. Jerome, Jerome Klapka, Eng. dramatist and novelist (1859- 19-): 360.
Jewett, Sara, Am. actress (1848-1899): 228; 230. Johannot, Mary: 76. Johannot, Richard: 76. "John the Baptist"
Johnson, Dr. Samuel, the critic, &c. (1709-1784): 475. Johnstone, John, Irish singing
comedian (1759-1828): 78; 81. Jones, Henry Arthur, Eng. dramatist (1851-19-): 85, 356; on standard of theatri- cal morality, &c., 491; 492; 499.
Jordan, "Mrs." Dora (Doro-
thea Bland), Eng. actress (1762-1816): 24; 51. Jordan, George, Eng.-Am. actor (1831-1874): 53.
"Julius Cæsar": 120; 153; 291.
Keach, Edward, Am. actor: 443.
Kean, Charles John, Eng. actor and th. manager (1811-1868): 198; 413.
Kean, Mrs. Charles John (Ellen
Tree), Eng. actress (1806- 1880): 202.
Kean, Edmund, Eng. tragedian (1787-1833): anecdote of, and his servant, 162; 181; 189; 197; 198; 199; 366. KEENE, LAURA (Lee [?], Mrs. John Taylor, Mrs. John Lutz), Am. actress and th. manager (1820-1873): sketch of, 46-59; personal appear- ance of quality, 46; partici- pation in benefit for M. Heron, 47; characteristic let- ter from, 48; birth of-the- atrical influence on, 48; first appearance in America, 51; career-acts Marco, 52; spirit of present at assassination of Lincoln, 54; decline and death of personal appear- ance, 55; estimate of-range of, 56, et seq.; 67. Kemble, Charles, Eng. actor (1787-1833): 82; 107. Kemble, Fanny (Francis Anne Kemble, Mrs. Pierce But- ler), Eng. actress, writer, &c. (1810-1893): Irving on her reading of "Hamlet," 289.
Kemble, John Philip, Eng. actor, th. manager, and dram- atist (1757-1823): 414. "Kerry" (play): 428. Kester, Paul, Am. dramatist: 445.
"King Arthur" (play): 354. King of the Commons," "The (play): 117; 120.
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