Ellen Terry and Her Sisters - T. Edgar Pemberton

INDEX

Actors, and first nights, [172];
fleeting fame of, [5];
generosity of, [159];
love to die in harness, [6];
nervousness of great, [39]
Adams, Mr. Davenport, criticism by, [177]
Alexander, George, at the Lyceum, [245]
Anderson, Mary (Madame de Navarro), letter of, about Ellen Terry, [307]
Archer, William, [290]
Bancrofts, the, as managers, [146]
Belford Benefit at the Lyceum, the, [232]
Bernhardt, Sarah, on Irving and Ellen Terry, [288]
Betterton, facts about, [23]
Blanchard, Edward Leman, criticism of Ellen Terry by, [76]
Booth, Edwin, at the Lyceum, [243]
Bristol Stock Company, famous members of the, [59], [61]
"Broken Hearts," the three Terry sisters in, [206]
Buckstone, J. B., and E. A. Sothern, [75]
Burbage, facts about, [23]
Burne-Jones, Sir Edward, designer of the scenery of "King Arthur," [281];
on the "Amber Heart," [259]
Byron, H. J., plays by, [154], [202], [212], [213]
Calmour, Alfred C., history of his play, "The Amber Heart," [259];
letter from Ellen Terry to, [265]
"Charles I.," the writing of the play, [227]
Chute, Mr. J. H., theatrical company under, [59]
"Cinderella," the origin of the tale of, [12]
Circuit players in the olden days, [20]
Clayton, John, in "A Household Fairy," [136]
Coghlan, Charles, as Claude Melnotte, [150];
as Shylock, [143]
Cole, John William, tribute by, [36]
Coleman, John, a memory by, [20]
Command performance of "The Bells," &c., [269]
Compton, Edward, experiences of, [59];
plays in his father's benefit, [159]
Compton, Henry, encourages Ellen Terry, [87];
benefit for, [153]
Conway, H. B., at the Court Theatre, [156]
Cook, Mr. Dutton, criticisms by, [32], [148], [161], [166], [220]
Coquelin, criticisms of the Lyceum "Madame Sans-Gêne" by, [291];
on Ellen Terry, [288], [290]
Craig, Gordon, [256], [270], [303]
Craig, Miss Ailsa, [256], [272]
De Rhona, Madame Albina, at the Royalty Theatre, [53]
Dickens, Charles, admiration of, for Fechter, [106];
letter of, to Macready, [120], [127]
Dramatists, hints to, [7];
what they have to aim at, [28]
Duse, Signora, and Ellen Terry, [302]
Farren, William, at the Haymarket, [87]
Fechter, Charles, as Hamlet, [105];
facts about, [102];
leading lady of, [103]
Filon, Augustin, criticism of Ellen Terry by, [286]
First nights at the Lyceum, [219]
Fitzgerald, Percy, criticisms by, [217], [225].
Garrick, David, idiosyncrasies of, [83]
Gordon, Walter, facts about, [87]
Hare, John, production of "Old Men and New Acres" by, [157];
production of "Olivia" by, [163];
production of "The House of Darnley" by, [163]
Howe, Henry, a memory of, [85];
in "King Lear," [276]
Irving, Laurence, plays by, [292]
Irving, Sir Henry, adverse criticisms of, [212];
as Charles I., [226];
as Napoleon, [291];
as Shylock, [147], [229];
attracts the notice of Charles Dickens, [213];
criticism of his first night at the Lyceum, [220];
criticism of his Hamlet, [223];
engages Ellen Terry as leading lady, [217];
his first appearance, [209];
his first night as King Lear, [273-276];
his first success, [3];
in his great rôles, [212];
in "Werner," [257];
modesty of, [217];
never forgets old friends, [210];
on his rôle of Doricourt, [241];
popularity of, [214];
Sarah Bernhardt on, [288];
the good taste of, [216];
twenty-five years ago, [208]
Kean, Charles, at the Princess's Theatre, [30], [40];
Ben Terry, assistant-manager to, [23];
early days of, [22];
latter days of, [48];
the mounting of his plays, [44];
three memories of, [46]
Kean, Edmund, facts about, [22];
last act of, [47];
his appearance as Shylock, [46];
the end of his career, 47
Kean, Mrs., as stage-mistress to Ellen Terry, [40], [41]
Kelly (Wardell), Charles, as an actor, [137];
as Benedick, [188];
death of, [256]
Kemble, John Philip, facts about, [23]
Kemble, Roger, facts about, [19]
Kemble, Sarah, marriage of, [22]
Kendal, Mrs., on her profession, [27]
Kenney, Charles Lamb, benefit for, [161]
Knight, Joseph, criticisms by, [147], [168], [201], [223]
Lacy, Walter, in "If the Cap Fits," [43]
Leathes, Edmund, facts about, [140]
Litchfield, Mrs., as "The Captive," [239]
Lyceum Company sail for New York, [251]
Mackaye, Steele, as Hamlet, [194]
Macklin, Charles, on Shylock, [144]
M'Cullough, John, a meeting with, [84]
Marston, Dr. Westland, views of, on spectacular revivals, [44], [48]
Mathews, Frank, in "If the Cap Fits," [43]
Molière, the death of, [193]
Neville, Henry, as Farmer Allan, [114];
his company at the Olympic, [195];
supported by Kate Terry, [108]
Olympic Theatre, famous cast at the, [109]
Queen Victoria's acknowledgments to Irving and Ellen Terry, [270]
Queen's Theatre, Longacre, the past of, [133]
Reade, Charles, as a playwright, [134]
Rignold, William, as Lord Dundreary, [73]
Robertson, Forbes, as Lancelot, [283]
Robertson, T. W., story of, [28]
Rorke, Kate, Ellen Terry's opinion of, [265];
first appearance of, [170]
Royal entertainments, bills of, [122-126]
Ryder, John, as Hubert, [37]
Scott, Clement, address written by, [233];
criticisms by, [21], [78], [100], [105], [168], [235], [242], [248], [284]
Siddons, Henry, facts about, [22]
Siddons, Sarah, facts about, [22], [23]
Sothern, E. A., as Dundreary, [74];
in "The Crushed Tragedian," [203];
practical jokes of, [79-82];
story of, [39];
tribute to, [84]
St. James' Theatre, cast under the management of Mr. Alfred Wigan at, [98]
Stage, the, according to Mrs. Kendal, [27];
fascination of, [1-8];
our first enthusiasm for, [10]
Stoker, Bram, at the Lyceum, [224]
Success, definition of, [49]
Tawse, Mr. George, on Ellen Terry's first appearance, [32]
Taylor, Tom, letter from, to Mr. Ben Terry, [129]
Terriss, William, Ellen Terry and, [169]
Terry, Ben, at the Princess's Theatre, [23];
career of, [18];
family of, the, [21];
pen-portrait of, [20]
Terry, Daniel, a contemporary of Sir Walter Scott, [14], [15];
extracts from Scott's diary about, [16-18]
Terry, Ellen, a queen of actresses, [11];
and Harley, [41];
and her son in "The Dead Heart," [270];
and Kate Terry at the Royal Colosseum, Regent's Park, [50];
and Macready, [41];
and Miss Geneviève Ward in "Becket," [278];
and Mrs. Kendal, [61];
and Oscar Byrn, [41];
appears at the Haymarket, [76];
as a pantomime fairy, [40];
as Cordelia, [272];
as Gertrude in "The Little Treasure," [76];
as Irving's Ophelia, [222];
as Juliet, [246];
as Lady Macbeth, [267];
as Lady Teazle, [162];
as Letitia Hardy, [241];
as Madame Sans-Gêne, [290];
as Mamillius, [37];
as Margaret in "Faust," [256];
as Nance Oldfield, [279];
as Olivia, [166];
as Philippa Chester, [139];
as Portia at the old Prince of Wales', [142],
at the Lyceum, [229-231];
as Prince Arthur, [40];
as Puck, [39];
as Viola, [255];
as Volumnia, [293];
at six years old, [31];
at the Court Theatre, [156];
at the Queen's Theatre, [132];
at the Royalty, [54];
Augustin Filon's tribute to, [286];
billed for the opening night of the New Theatre Royal, Bath, [70];
birth of, [21];
Christmas Day, experiences of, [25];
Clement Scott on her Beatrice, [248-250];
compares the work and pay of past and present actors, [45];
comparison between her and Sarah Bernhardt, [289];
Coquelin's opinion of, [288];
criticism of her Imogen, by Clement Scott, [284-286];
criticism of her Olivia, [167];
criticism of her Portia, [147-148];
dates of her earliest performances, [32];
Davenport Adams on Ellen Terry as Beatrice, [177-190];
earliest impression of Irving, [136];
early criticism of, [37];
experiences of, in the Bristol Stock Company, [60];
extract from her "Stray Memories," [42];
first appearance of, [30],
at the Lyceum, [220];
first performance with Sir Henry Irving, [135];
her criticism of Mrs. Kendal, [301];
her criticism of Signora Duse, [302];
her first success with Charles Kean, [22];
her rôles at the Court Theatre, [156];
her rôles at the Haymarket, [88];
her touring rôles in 1878, [175];
impression created by, in America, [303-307];
impressions of her earliest childhood, [24];
in "Charles I.," [226];
in "Cymbeline," [283];
in "Eugene Aram," [226];
in "A Household Fairy," [136];
in "Godefroi and Yolande," [292];
in "Henry VIII.," [271];
in "If the Cap Fits," [43];
in "Iolanthe," [234];
in "King Arthur," [281];
in "Masks and Faces," [153];
in "Money," [153];
in "Our American Cousin," [77-79];
in "Ours," [153];
in "Peter the Great," [292];
in "Ravenswood," [271];
in "Robespierre," [292];
in "Still Waters Run Deep," [145];
in "The Amber Heart," [261-263];
in the Bristol Stock Company, [57];
in "The Cup," [235];
in "The Lady of Lyons," [151];
Joseph Knight's tribute to, [147];
letter to Mr. Wills, [164];
life-long devotion to her art, [299];
lovableness of, [42];
marriage of, to Mr. Charles Wardell (Charles Kelly), [137];
marvellous powers as a child, [34-36];
Miss Geneviève Ward's tribute, [42];
on nervousness of, on first nights, [38];
audiences, [173];
on her rôle as Portia, [155];
on her Shakespearean triumphs, [190];
personal impressions made by, [296-303];
plays to Claude Melnotte, [150];
preparing for Lady Macbeth, [264];
programme of, in 1860, [51];
reappears in "The Wandering Heir," [138];
reminiscences by, [24]. [299-303];
reminiscences of, by an actor in the Bristol Company, [61-69];
rendering of "The Captive" by, [239];
returns to star at Bristol, [73];
Sarah Bernhardt on, [288];
Shakespearean record of, [153];
still with us, [310];
time-honoured theatrical name, a, [13];
touring with her husband, [171];
tribute of, to Charles Reade, [140]
Terry, Florence, as Little Nell, [193];
brief stage career of, [205-206];
death of, [206];
in "The Robust Invalid," [193]
Terry, Fred, as Sebastian, [255]
Terry, Kate, as Dora, [112];
as Fechter's leading lady, [103];
as Ophelia, [106];
at the Adelphi, [111];
at the St. James's, [98];
bids farewell to the stage as Juliet, [115];
demonstration provoked by, [116-118];
early criticism of, [37];
farewell speech on her retirement, [117];
first appearance of, [31];
in "Friends or Foes," [99];
in "Home for the Holidays," [52];
in "Hunted Down," [110];
in the Bristol Stock Company, [60];
marvellous powers as a child, [34-36];
play-bill with her name, under Charles Kean's management, [92-98];
plays with Henry Neville, [109];
reminiscences of, [66];
rôles played by her at the Olympic, [109];
the idol of playgoers, [101]
Terry, Marion, as Gretchen, [201];
Clement Scott on, [195];
criticism of her Gretchen, [202];
first appearance of, in 1873, [194];
her rôles at the Olympic, [195];
in "Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith," [196];
in "Engaged," [197-200];
with Forbes Robertson, [205];
with George Alexander, [205];
with the Bancrofts, [204]
Terry-Lewis, Miss Mabel, in "Ours," [119-120]
"The Amber Heart," cast of, [261]
Theatrical stock companies, [57]
Toole, John L., in "Robert Macaire," [250]
Tree, Beerbohm, in "The Amber Heart," [261]
"Twelfth Night" at the Lyceum, [252]
Vernon, W. H., on the Terry sisters, [73]
Vezin, Hermann, as the Vicar of Wakefield, [164]
Ward, Miss Geneviève, at the Lyceum, [278], [282];
tribute of, to Ellen Terry, [42]
Willard, E. S., in "The Amber Heart," [261]
Wills, W. G., as a playwright, [162];
Ellen Terry's affection for his plays, [164]
Winter, William, letter of, about Ellen Terry, [303]
Wyndham, Charles, acts with Ellen Terry at the Queen's Theatre, [134];
acts with Kate Terry at Manchester, [121]
Wyndham, Robert, criticism of Henry Irving by, [211]
Yates, Edmund, farce by, [43]

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T. EDGAR PEMBERTON

AUTHOR OF
"THE LIFE OF SOTHERN," "JOHN HARE," ETC.