A Narrative Of Events Since The First Of August 1834 Classic Reprint

Author : John Hodgkinson
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ISBN 13 : 9781332161027
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Narrative of His Connection With the Old American Company written by John Hodgkinson and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Narrative of His Connection With the Old American Company: From the Fifth September, 1792, to the Thirty-First of March, 1797 On the 29th of March I was prevented from going on with my character for the evening, by a part of the audience calling for Mrs. Hallam, formerly an actress in the company, but who, for reasons which will hereafter appear, was no longer under any engagements. Mrs. Hallam, contrary to the regulations of the theatre, and to an express article signed by Mr. Hallam, came through the private door into the theatre, and, on the stage, where she was supported by Mr. Hallam, a performer and principal proprietor of the theatre, who addressed the audience, and obtained permission for her to read a paper intended for their hearing; the purport of which was, a complaint of having been driven unjustly from the stage, after having been ten years on it, without any sufficient cause; intimating all this had been effected by my agency. In the confusion which followed, I was not allowed to justify myself. After some time, I submitted, engaging to exculpate myself by a publication in the papers, or elsewhere. The proceedings of this evening, in connection with what had passed in the course of the winter, left no room to doubt of concert between some of the spectators and Mr. and Mrs. Hallam. On the 31st, a still larger party attended the representation at the theatre, with an apparent determination to prejudge and condem me. Marks of this determination were so renew'd and repeated, that I thought it no longer possible for me to continue on the stage. It remains for me to fulfil my engagement with the public: for this purpose I shall exhibit a brief narrative of my whole connection with the American theatres. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.