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BEHIND THE FOOTLIGHTS
BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
MEXICO AS I SAW IT. Third Edition.
THROUGH FINLAND IN CARTS. Third Edition.
A WINTER JAUNT TO NORWAY. Second Edition.
THE OBERAMMERGAU PASSION PLAY. Out of print.
DANISH VERSUS ENGLISH BUTTER MAKING. Reprint from “Fortnightly.”
WILTON, Q.C. Second Edition.
A GIRL’S RIDE IN ICELAND. Third Edition.
GEORGE HARLEY, F.R.S.; or, the Life of a London Physician. SecondEdition.
From a Sketch by Percy Anderson.
MISS CONSTANCE COLLIER AS PALLAS ATHENE IN “ULYSSES.”
Frontispiece.]
Behind the
Footlights
BY
MRS. ALEC-TWEEDIE
AUTHOR OF
“MEXICO AS I SAW IT,” “GEORGE HARLEY, F.R.S.,” ETC.
WITH TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS
NEW YORK
DODD MEAD AND COMPANY
1904
PRINTED BY
HAZELL, WATSON AND VINEY, LD.,
LONDON AND AYLESBURY,
ENGLAND.
| CHAPTER I | |
| THE GLAMOUR OF THE STAGE | |
| PAGE | |
|---|---|
Girlish Dreams of Success—Golden Glitter—Overcrowding—FewSuccessful—Weedon Grossmith—Beerbohm Tree—HowMrs. Tree made Thousands for the War Fund—The StageDoor Reached—Glamour Fades—The Divorce Court and theTheatre—Childish Enthusiasm—Old Scotch Body’s Horror—LoveLetters—Temptations—Emotions—How Women beganto Act under Charles I.—Influence of the Theatre for Goodor Ill | 1 |
| CHAPTER II | |
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