Recollections of the Life of John O'keeffe : Written By Himself
Recollections of the Life of John O'keeffe : Written By Himself
O'keefe John
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— List of Dramatic Pieces from the year 1766 to the present year 1826. In 1793, I produced a five-act comedy at Covent-Garden, ** The World in a Village." It was acted twenty nights the first season, and succeeded well ; but Lewis in Dr. Grigsby, not finding himself quite in shop, his head being disfigured with a medical wig, resigned the part Digitized by VjOOQIC 336 RECOLLECTIONS OF to Fawcett, at that time a veiy young man, who has since falfiDed his prcHnise of being an excel- lent actor. I... wrote a charactmstic song for Faw- cett in this comical M .D. whkh he sang ; but in my own mind songs in a comedy are best let alone. I had my three nights for ^ The World in a Village ;'' and Debrett, the bookseller, gave me 150/. for the copyright : Johnstone took it for his benefit. The King commanded this comedy. The next summer, 1794, I went with my daughter to Brighton, and by happy chance ar- rived there on the 12th of August. Our post- chaise set us down at our lodgings, near the West Cliff, amidst illuminations, joy-bells ring- ing, bands of music playing, flags flying, com- pany parading on the Steine, &c.
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