Records of a Girlhood eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,000 pages of information about Records of a Girlhood.

Records of a Girlhood eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,000 pages of information about Records of a Girlhood.
  “Jove, Fanny, you are a lift!” 200;
  interest in Malibran, 203;
  acting as Mrs. Beverley in “The Gamester” in Manchester, 204;
  a strange scene between my father and Madame Malibran, 204
  a little advice from Malibran, 204;
  resemblance to Madame Malibran, 205;
  translate De Musset’s lament for Malibran, 206;
  restore the ending to “Romeo and Juliet,” 207;
  danger of falling in love with Lawrence, 209;
  sitting for portrait to Lawrence, 209;
  a sudden glimpse of Satan, 214;
  first copy of “Paradise Lost,” 215;
  a deplorable act of honesty, 217;
  preparing for debut, 218;
  ideas of beauty, 218;
  debut in “Romeo and Juliet,” 220;
  first watch, 221;
  impression of moral danger, 222;
  a disappointed “puffer,” 223;
  popularity in America, 224;
  incident of last public reading in America, 224;
  tenth edition of “Francis I.,” 225;
  income during first professional years, 226;
  first salary at Covent Garden, thirty guineas weekly, 226;
  acquaintances behind the scenes, 227;
  dancing with a queer clergyman, 229;
  a cold ride from Boston, 231;
  riding lessons, 232;
  portrait by Lawrence and sketches by Hayter, 234;
  likeness to Mrs. Sarah Siddons, 235;
  appearance in “Grecian Daughter,” 236;
  mourning for Lawrence, 237;
  dress as Euphrasia, 238;
  “Shetland pony,” 240;
  altering last scene of “Grecian Daughter,” 241;
  annoyance of being stared at, 242;
  a tumble in the “Grecian Daughter,” 243;
  a summer tour, 244;
  in “The Gamester,” 245;
  stage nervousness, 245;
  first appearance as Portia, 247;
  fright as Portia, 249;
  happiness of reading Shakespeare, 249;
  love for dancing, 252;
  delight in Portia’s costume, 252;
  acting Isabella at John Kemble’s benefit, 253;
  compared with Mrs. Siddons and Miss O’Neill, 234;
  farewell to London, 256;
  as Mrs. Haller, 254;
  impressions of Bath, 257;
  audiences not so friendly out of London, 258;
  fortnight at Edinburgh, 259;
  at Glasgow, ib.;
  criticism at Glasgow, 260;
  breakfasting with Sir Walter Scott, 260: 
  anecdote of Scottish regalia, 261;
  incident with Scott, 262;
  Scott’s mental triumph over outward circumstances, 263;
  visit to Abbotsford, 264;
  scenes and incidents at Abbotsford, 264;
  visiting Lochs Lomond and Long, 266;
  audiences at Glasgow, 267;
  new home at Great Russell street, 268;
  some portraits, ib.;
  dinner at Lady Morgan’s, 269;
  life at Bannisters, 271;
  at Ardgillan Castle, 273;
  about governesses, 275;
  about the French Revolution of 1830, 276;
  a good audience at Dublin, 276;
  a medley of visits, 278;
  experimental trip on Stephenson’s new railroad, 278;
  a ride with Stephenson, 279;
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