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BETTERTON, BOOTH, WILKS, CIBBER, GARRICK, BARRY, MOSSOP, SHERIDAN, FOOTE,

QUIN, AND MOST OF HIS CONTEMPORARIES;

Together with his

Valuable Observations on the Drama, on the Science of Acting,

and on various other Subjects:

THE WHOLE FORMING

A COMPREHENSIVE BUT SUCCINCT

HISTORY OF THE STAGE;

Which includes a Period of One Hundred Years.

BY JAMES THOMAS KIRKΜΑΝ,

OF THE HONOURABLE SOCIETY OF LINCOLN'S INN.

ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE,

AND ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN MERELY PLAYERS;
THEY HAVE THEIR EXITS AND THEIR ENTRANCES,
AND ONE MAN IN HIS TIME PLAYS MANY PARTS-

HIS ACTS BEING SEVEN AGES.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

Shakespeare.

PRINTED FOR LACKINGTON, ALLEN, AND CO. TEMPLE OF THE MUSES,

FINSBURY SQUARE.

1799.

Intered at Stationers' Hall.

1002

OF THE

SECOND VOLUME.

CHAP. I

MR. MACKLIN comes from Dublin to London

engages at Covent-Garden-brings out his True-
Born Irishman, under a new title its reception-Mr.
Macklin addresses the audience-an account of the
disputes between the patentees of Covent-Garden-
the praise-worthy conduct of Mr. Harris-Mifs

Macklin refuses to play Afpafia-Mr. Colman's beha-

viour copy of a letter from Mr. Macklin to Mr.

Colman-feveral curious extracts from Mr. Macklin's

papers, relating to Miss Macklin, and to the con-

duct of Mr. Colman, as manager-Mr. Macklin's

character of his daughter-he withdraws himself

from Covent-Garden theatre does not play-Mrs.

Pritchard dies-Mr. O'Brien leaves the stage-

Mr. Macklin's opinion of him-Mrs. Clive retires

from the stage-her character. Page 1.

CHAP. II.

MR. MACKLIN does not play, except for his

daughter's benefit his mother dies in the 99th year of

her age her character-Mr. Powell dies his cha

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racter-Mr. Charles Holland dies-his character

celebration of a jubilee in honor of Shakespeare-Mr.

Macklin writes to Tate Wilkinson respecting Love-a

la-Mode-writes to his folicitor concerning the inva-

sion of his property-describes the constitution of a

strolling company-goes to Leicester-writes a letter

to the master of a company of itinerant comedians,

relative to Love-a-la-Mode-receives a fatisfactory an-

swer-and returns to London. P. 30.

CHAP. III.

MR. MACKLIN resolves to perform at Leeds and

Liverpool-goes to Dublin-plays at Capel-Street the-

atre-becomes manager of Crow-Street theatre-lofes

a valuable library off the coast of Ireland brings out

his True-born Scotchman-Miss Young plays Lady

Rodolpha with applause-Mr. Macklin writes to Tate

Wilkinson respecting Love-a-la-Mode-the handsome

terms in which the latter gentleman speaks of Mr.

Macklin-Miss Leefon, a pupil of Mr. Macklin-he

goes to Cork and Limerick-returns to Dublin-copy

of a letter from Mr. Macklin, to Gorges Edmond

Howard, respecting his opinion of The Siege of Tamor.

P. 45.

CHAP. IV.

MR. MACKLIN writes to Mr. Colman respect-
ing an engagement at Covent-Garden theatre-men-