Carey & Hart's Catalog (1852)

Transcriber's Notes: Originally Published in Pencil Sketches: Or Outlines of Character and Manners by Miss Leslie.

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THEATRICAL APPRENTICESHIP AND Anecdotal Recollections OF SOL. SMITH, Esq. COMEDIAN, LAWYER, ETC. ETC.
WITH EIGHT ORIGINAL DESIGNS.
CONTENTS.
Early Scenes—Wanderings In the West—Cincinnati in Early Life— One Man in his Time plays many Parts —Expedient to gain a Livelihood—Early Days of Edwin Forrest—The Manager in Distress—Pittsburgh Theatricals—Philadelphia Gardens in 1824—The Old Chatham Theatre—Star-gazing in New York—Concerts in New Jersey—Getting thro' a Winter—Strolling in Canada—The Murderous Alleghanians—Dawning of the Drama in Lewistown—Floating down the Stream—Theatricals in Kentucky—Anecdotal Recollections since 1827—A Theatrical Dentist—The Rival Vocalists—Pettifogging in St. Louis—A Friendly Game of Poker—Tom the Curtain Man—The Manager and Planter, Signor Matthieu—Letter to Rev. A. Ballard—My First and Last Sermon—Tennessee Door-keeper—The Player and the Phrenologist—Interview with an Editor, &c. &c.
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MAJOR JONES' SKETCHES OF TRAVEL. COMPRISING THE SCENES, INCIDENTS AND ADVENTURES IN HIS TOUR FROM GEORGIA TO CANADA . With Eight Original Engravings, from Designs by Darley. THIRD EDITION.
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