Reminiscences of a dramatic critic : with an essay on the art of Henry Irving
Includes index By way of introduction -- Spectacle, farce, melodrama, and minstrelsy fifty years ago -- The worth and impotence of free criticism -- Some early experiences and mistakes -- Selwyn's theatre and the Robertson period -- The ephemeral drama and the enduring drama -- The great dramatic quinquennium and the Boston Museum -- William Warren, comedian -- Actual and ideal training for the stage -- J.L. Toole and Charles James Mathews -- Charlotte Cushman -- E.A. Sothersn, Sr -- The isolation of actors -- Charles Fechter -- Edwin Booth -- Tommaso Salvini -- Adelaide Neilson -- Memorable experiences of single plays and artists -- An American theatre privately endowed -- Henry Irving
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