smitten with Lotta--appears with amateur actors’ association in S. F. (1871) and is commended by local newspaper--meets J. McCullough, 28; advantage of McC.’s friendship--early friendship with W. H. Sedley-Smith, 29; Sedley-Smith’s influence on--same employs, at Calif. Th. and advice of same to, 33; his actual adoption of stage--acts with J. Murphy, in “Help,” 34; actors with whom associated in “Help”--date of his association with Chapman Sisters, 35; at the Metropolitan Th. in ’73, 36; his parts in various performances at the Metro.--makes “a hit” as _Prince Saucilita_, in “The Gold Demon,” 37; earning extra pay, 38; early acquaintances of--theatrical vagabondage of--and describes same, 39, _et seq._; early parts played by, 41; eking out a living--early admiration, etc., of Walter Montgomery, 42, _et seq._; chief recitations by--appearances of, at Platt’s Hall, about 1870--first meeting with future wife--impression of, 44; serious injury to--near death--marriage of, 45; travels with Chapman Sisters--returns to S. F.--employed by J. H. Le Roy--suggests “The New Magdalen” for B. Pateman, 46; his recollections of first performance of that play--and of Miss Pateman--engaged at Shiels’ O. H., 48; another engagement with Murphy--acts with L. Alberta--with F. Cathcart and G. Darrell--various parts played by, 49; acts for bft. J. Dunbar--goes to Virginia City, Nev., under management J. Piper, 50; varied experience in Virginia City, 51; associated there with Mrs. D. P. Bowers--and regard for same--meeting with Dion Boucicault--confusion about--and facts considered--profound influence on, of Boucicault--B.’s reminiscence of same, 52, _et seq._; author’s opinion _re_ Boucicault’s employment of, in Virginia City--opinion of, about Boucicault--first S. F. appearance of, again mentioned, 57; not in Virginia City before 1873--disappears from S. F. records--and goes to Virginia C., 60; concerning, and Boucicault, in Virginia C.--number of engagements there filled by--period of his career, 1873-1876, 61; actors associated with, in Virginia C. enumerated--and painful experience of, with demented woman, 62; freed from control of Piper--returns to S. F.--appears with A. Neilson during her first S. F. engagement--sees the Lingards in “La Tentation,” 63; sees Raymond in “Led Astray”--consulted _re_ “The Gilded Age”--his recollection of same and J. T. Raymond, 64; employed by Lingard--and by Barton Hill--plays and actors associated with, summer of 1874, 68; his admiration for S. W. Piercy, 69; “barnstorming” ventures by--employed by Mile. Zoe--and appears with--secretary to T. Maguire--appears with J. A. Herne, etc., 70; the same--and sees Mayo in “Griffith Gaunt”--makes a version of same--again works with J.