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“And so T ogot through it My sadary was

doubled, and Mr. Skev, President of St Bar- tholomew’s Hospital, who chanced to be in a stall that very evening, came round hehind the scenes and put my toc remaned my

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remember Charles Kean—-he was so charmig and lovable: Mrs. Kean was more alert and admirable. He was very fond of children. He had a rare way ol amusing us httle ones at the theatre. He had a tiny ballet skirt made. This he put round his hand, and placing his third and fourti fingers out and folding up the otherse 1t Tooked just Tike g lttde woman dancing. Oh'! how we o used toosercam with Tauzchter, and the louder we laughed the higher the lady kicked.”

loverybody saw in the child Nellv an actress : but this was strongly substantiated onc night in o remarkable wave Tt happened through a scrcam. She was plaving 1 a picce mnowhich she had to pur o snake round her neck and scercam. OF course, the snake was not real, but so mtense and

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heartrending was the seream, that it clectiiiied the audience.

After leaving the appearcd at the | Theatres. Already her work closelv followed by the critics. Then came the first playing with Mr. Trving. It was at the old Queen’s Theatre, in " The Taming of the Shrew.” Miss Terry said that it was such o fogey night that vou could scarcely see across the stage. The usual forebodings predicted by such a dark night, howcever, have not been realized, for surely no work could have been brighter or more brilliant than that which was subsequently — and is to-day associated with the names of M Terry and Mr. Trving,

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Last-niomed theatre, followed by engagements at the Prince of Wales’s and the Court. "T'hen came a memorable night: her first appear- ance with Mro Irving, at the Tyccum, as Opticlia, on December zoth, 1878 nearly fourteen vears ago. Smee then, as cffort succeeded cffort, ercation suceceded ercation, so has she advanced 1 the favour of the