Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Antoinette Sterling AND OTHER CELEBRITIES BY M. S. MACKINLAY, M.A. _In demy 8vo, cloth gilt and gilt top, with =16= Illustrations and interesting facsimiles in text, =16s.= net._ _Some Press Opinions_ "Mr Sterling MacKinlay has written a charming account of the great contralto. He has written his book in a light and interesting vein, and has so much to tell, so many good stories to repeat, that it is sure of a large reading public."--_Daily Chronicle._ "Told with sympathy and moderation, enlivened by anecdote and humour."--_Tribune._ "A delightful book of reminiscences."--_Daily Mail._ "Written with refreshing candour, well worth reading."--_Spectator._ "A delightful book. It is brightened with anecdotes of all kinds, while the record of its principal subject is as impressive as it is interesting."--_Truth._ "Interesting reading of the kind so entertaining, illustrated with good portraits: brightly written: will doubtless find a wide circle of admirers."--_Standard._ "The easy, chatty style of the book, the descriptive touches, the fund of anecdote, the artless and spontaneous narrations of the great singer herself, all contribute to make the volume attractive. Nowhere is there anything heavy or dull."--_Birmingham Post._ "Exceedingly interesting, and lightened up by many a lively anecdote. It is impossible to give anything like an adequate list of the notable names that crop up; they include most of the great artists, actors, singers, writers, and scientists of the present day."--_Glasgow Herald._ London: HUTCHINSON & CO., Paternoster Row Garcia the Centenarian And His Times [Illustration: THE CENTENARY PORTRAIT OF MANUEL GARCIA BY JOHN S. SARGENT. SIGNED BY THE MAESTRO SIX WEEKS BEFORE HIS HUNDRED-AND-FIRST BIRTHDAY. _Copyright, 1905 by Photographische Gesellschaft._ handwritten signatures of subject & artist included as well] Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science BY M. STERLING MACKINLAY M. A. OXON. AUTHOR OF 'ANTOINETTE STERLING AND OTHER CELEBRITIES' _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS_ WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS EDINBURGH AND LONDON MCMVIII [Illustration: THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN OF SPAIN. (FROM A PHOTOGRAPH SPECIALLY FORWARDED TO THE AUTHOR BY HIS MAJESTY.) _Franzen, Madrid._] Dedicated _TO_ _H. M. THE KING OF SPAIN_ _BY GRACIOUS PERMISSION_ PREFACE.