[16] "The Falcon" was presented at St. James' Theatre, London, in December, 1879--Mr. Kendal playing the rôle of Count Federigo and Mrs. Kendal that of Lady Giovanna. [17] "The Promise of May" was performed at the Globe Theatre, London, (Nov. 11-Dec. 16, 1882), with Mrs. Bernard-Beere as Dora, Miss Emmeline Ormsby as Eva, Mr. Hermann Vezin as Edgar and Mr. Charles Kelly as Dobson. [18] "The Foresters" was produced at Daly's Theatre, New York, (Mar. 17-April 22, 1892),--Mr. John Drew in the rôle of Robin Hood and Miss Ada Rehan as Maid Marian. [19] Walter's _In Tennyson Land_, p. 62. [20] Appleton's _Cyclopedia_, vol. xv., p. 651. [21] Johnson's _Cyclopedia_, vol. vii., p. 755. [22] _Ibid._ [23] J. H. Ward, in _Atlantic Monthly_, Sept., 1879. [24] _Encyclopedia Americana_, vol. iv., p. 660. [25] J. A. Graham, in _Art Journal_, Feb., 1891. [26] Lodge's _Peerage_ (1888), p. 597. [27] _Art Journal_, Feb., 1891. [28] _Atlantic Monthly_, Sept., 1879. [29] A full transcript of the inscription on the rector's tomb is given in Church's _Laureate's Country_ (p. 27), a work that is simply invaluable to students of Tennyson. "Somersby and Bag Enderby are hamlets about one quarter of a mile apart," says Gatty, "and are held by one Rector, who now resides at the latter place."--_Key to "In Memoriam."_ Preface. "Not far from the south-eastern extremity of this Wold country is the little village of Somersby. The nearest town to it is Horncastle, which is six miles to the south-east.... Somersby is something less than fifteen miles from the sea."--Church's _Laureate's Country_. [30] C. J. Caswell, in _Notes and Queries_, March 14, 1891. Van Dyke's _Poetry of Tennyson_, p. 323. [31] Dawson's _Makers of Modern English_, p. 169. [32] _The Graphic_, (Chicago), Nov. 14, 1891. [33] _The Tribune_, (Chicago), March 26, 1892, p. 14. [34] Jenkins' _Handbook of British and American Literature_, p. 400. Emerson's _Parnassus_, p. xxxiii. Friswell's _Modern Men of Letters_, p. 152. Collier's _History of English Literature_, p. 472. Angus' _Handbook of English Literature_, p. 274. Fogh's _Nordish Con.-Lex._, vol. v., p. 665. Hoefer's _Nouvelle Biog. Gen._, vol. 44. Lorenz _Cat. Lib. Fran._, vol. vi., p. 607. Bleibtreu's _Geschichte Eng. Lit._, p. 364. Fischer's _Ausgewählte Gedichte v. A Tennyson_, p. 1. Waldmüller Duboc's _Freundes-Klage_, p. 6. Faccioli's _A. Tennyson--Idilli Liriche_, etc., p. ix. [35] _Poets and Problems_, p. 73. I am indebted to Mr. C. J. Caswell for his thorough investigations of Tennyson's boyhood. See _Pall Mall Gazette_, June 19, 1890. [36] Brockhaus' _Conversations-Lex._, vol. xv., p. 559. [37] _Lives of English Authors_ (1890), p. 308. [38] Johnson's _Cyclopedia_, vol. vii., p. 755. [39] Cook's _Poets and Problems_, p. 73. [40] Cassell's _Lib. Eng. Lit._, Shorter Poems, p. 465. [41] Church's _Laureate's Country_, p. 74. Van Dyke's _Poetry of Tennyson_, p. 323.