Tobin's "Honey Moon." Anecdotes of that Author. Sheri, dan's foibles imitated by Richardson, one of the proprietors of Drury Lane Theatre. Origin of Colman's farce, "We fly by Night." "Youth, Love, and Folly." Mrs. Billington, Viganoni and Braham in Winter's "L'Amore Fraterno." The grand ballet of "Achilles." Grassini's fine tragic Miss De Camp in the "Forty Thieves." First night of "Adrian and Orrila" at Covent Garden. Cooke intoxicated. Dispute between Kemble and Harris. Anecdotes of Cooke, Naldi. Madame Catalani's début in "La Semiramide." Siboni. Parisot. Mr. Sheridan corrects the printing of the Duenna, thirty-two years after its publication! Other instances of his negligence. Writes articles against himself in Woodfall's paper. Neglects his appointment with the Prince. His promise to their late Majesties. His dinner to the Prince of Wales. Sunday cheese-hunting. Madame Catalani dancing in a kitchen at Bangor, to the music of an old blind harper. T. Cooke's musical dexterity. Dinner at Mr. Curran's. Irish anecdotes. Cumberland's "Jew of Mogadore." The Board of Management. Miss Pope and Superstition of Mr. Sheridan. His son Tom. Literary par- on that occasion. The Duke of Norfolk's owls. Tom Arrival at Paris. The elder Vestris, Joly, Madame Belmont, Miss Kelly shot at from the Pit of Drury Lane Theatre. Refutation of the reports that Mr. Sheridan was left des- titute in his latter moments. Sketch of the character of that great man, and numerous hitherto unpublished Anec- dotes concerning him. List of sixty-two dramatic Pieces, for which Kelly composed the Music. Commutation of his claim upon Drury Lane Theatre. Mr. Elliston's honour- able fulfilment of the contract of his predecessors with Kelly. Alacrity of the Performers of both Houses, in appearing for the Author's annual Benefit, at the King's Theatre. Gracious and munificent Patronage of the Author by King George the Fourth. His Majesty's condescension APPENDIX, containing a history of the King's Theatre, or ERRATA, VOL. I. Page 46, line 8, for " Artaxerxes," read "Xerxes." ib. for "defatto," read "disfatto." 87, line 14, for "himself," read "herself." 207, last line, 218, 17, 233, in the note, 240, line 10, "Camproni," read "Camparini." cancellina," read “Canceleria.” "Volpone," read "Corbachio." after "Mr. Warren," dele" an actor." "Bennici," read "Bennuci." 276, last word of Poetry, for "cuerta," read "cuccitta." 287, line 10, for "Andria," read "André.” REMINISCENCES OF MICHAEL KELLY. THE following Memoirs of an active life have been thrown together, somewhat in the manner of a journal; incidents are recorded as they occurred, scenes are retraced which have long since passed,—and characters recalled to literary life which have long quitted this sublunary stage. I aim at nothing but setting down facts as I remember them; and thus deprecating the severity of criticism by a candid avowal of my object, proceed, without further preface or apology, to my narrative. I was born in Dublin.-My father, Thomas Kelly, at the period of my birth, was Master of the Ceremonies at the Castle, and a wine. |