“There is wit, and genial humor and philosophy, with occasional cynicism, in these jottings.”
| + | Dial. 42: 188. Mr. 16, ’07. 270w. |
“It is disappointing to read through this volume and to feel that the only result has been to learn a deal of scandal.”
| − | Ind. 63: 947. O. 17, ’07. 220w. |
“It is only fair to say that his book, as a rule, shows a praiseworthy desire for accuracy, a careful sifting of a great mass of contemporary evidence, and a quick eye for significant facts. Of course, he has nothing, or very little, that is new to tell, but he creates a certain impression of freshness by drawing liberally from sources of information not in common use.”
| + | Nation. 84: 112. Ja. 31, ’07. 900w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 12: 19. Ja. 12, ’07. 280w. |
“It is readable, but Mr. Fyvie is not to be commended for bringing to light in the twentieth century the old scandalous theatrical chronicles of the eighteenth.”
| + − | N. Y. Times. 12: 57. F. 2, ’07. 250w. |
“We might perhaps have been spared a little of the scandal, and one would prefer as a matter of proportion and taste, that there should have been less about these actresses’ private lives and more about their public careers and their manner of acting. The book will not rank with the recent memoirs of David Garrick by Mrs. Parsons.”
| − + | Outlook. 85: 237. Ja. 26, ’07. 130w. |