The Life And Adventures of Peg Woffington: With Pictures of the Period in ...
The Life And Adventures of Peg Woffington: With Pictures of the Period in ...
J Fitzgerald Joseph Fitzgerald Molloy
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The manager refused to take the money. * Mr. Betterton/ says he, * you are a fellow actor ; walk in and see my company perform, and wel- come, sir.' The rustic who had never before been within a booth or playhouse, expressed himself vastly delighted by the humour of the puppets. ( Faith/ he says, 4 they are such jolly fellows, I will drink with them.' Betterton assured him they were but rags and sticks ; but this the rustic refused to believe till he was taken behind the scenes, and saw the onc...e merry company silent now, and laid pell-mell in a box. On that same night Betterton took him to the theatre, and placed him in front of the stage, by way of giving him a great treat, as he and Mrs. Barry were to play in * The Orphan ; ' for, thought Betterton, if the fellow was amazed by the performance of puppets, how much more will he delight in good actors. When the play was over Betterton met his friend. * Well/ says he, * how liked you the entertainment ? ' * I don't know/ replies Hodge ; * but 'twas well enough for rags and sticks.' " 124 P £G WOFFINGTON " Gad," said Garrick, " the opinion of the rustic and of the great Mr.
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