The Story of My Life: Recollections and Reflections

Name: The Story of My Life: Recollections and Reflections
Author: Terry, Ellen

Terry, Ellen

Actresses -- Great Britain -- Biography; Terry, Ellen, Dame, 1847-1928

"If the Cap Fits," 26
Imperial Theatre, 352 _et sqq._
Ingelow, Miss Jean, 265
"Iolanthe," 191, 206
"Iris," 164
Irving, Sir Henry, 59;
  first appearance with Ellen Terry, 76;
  Miss Terry's first impressions of, 79 _et sqq._;
  in "The Taming of the Shrew," 80;
  in "Hunted Down," 81;
  his genius of will, 107;
  as King Philip, 134 _et sqq._, 145;
  as Hamlet in 1874, 136 _et sqq._;
  in "Louis XI." and "Richelieu," 136;
  what critics have said of him, 141;
  the infinite variety of his acting, 142;
  takes the Lyceum Theatre, 160;
  his Hamlet in 1878, 166 _et sqq._, 180 _et sqq._;
  his musical director, 168;
  his characteristics, 169 _et sqq._;
  in "Much Ado About Nothing," 178;
  in "The Merchant of Venice," 179, 350;
  his dog Fussie, 180, 305-6 _et sqq._;
  his childhood, 182 _et sqq._;
  as stage manager, 188 _et sqq._;
  his best parts, 190;
  as Claude Melnotte, 194;
  as Eugene Aram, 195;
  as Charles I., 197, 350;
  as Shylock, 203-4;
  in "The Corsican Brothers," 212;
  in "The Cup," 213 _et sqq._;
  in "The Bells," 217;
  and Edwin Booth, 221 _et sqq._;
  in "Othello," 221 _et sqq._;
  his Romeo, 224;
  in "The Two Roses," 227;
  and Terriss, 246 _et sqq._;
  his "Much Ado About Nothing," 244 _et sqq._;
  in "Twelfth Night," 254;
  in "Olivia," 256 _et sqq._;
  in "Faust," 260 _et sqq._, 344;
  his address on "Four Actors," 263;
  in "Macaire," 270;
  in "Werner," 270-1;
  touring in America, 273;
  American criticism of his accent, 296-7;
  his early appearances in America, 280, 298;
  his cat, 311;
  other tours in America, 325 _et seq_.;
  in "Godefroi and Yolande," 326;
  produces "Macbeth," 328 _et sqq._;
  painted by Sargent, 331;
  produces "The Dead Heart," 334;
  produces "Ravenswood," 337;
  in "Henry VIII.," 338 _et sqq._;
  at the Devonshire House fancy dress ball, 339;
  in "King Lear," "Becket," "King Arthur," "Cymbeline," "Madame
    Sans-Gne," "The Medicine Man," "Peter the Great," 343;
  in "Robespierre," 344;
  "Dante," 344, 350;
  his last illness, 360 _et sqq._;
  plays in "The Bells," for the last time, 365;
  plays in "Becket"; his death, 365;
  buried in Westminster Abbey, 366 _et sqq._;
  his death-mask, taken by Mr. Frampton, 371;
  his portraits, 371 _et sqq._;
  his portrait as Dubosc by Mr. Pryde, 375;
  at Mrs. Craigie's play, 391;
  and the Marionettes, 395
Irving, Laurence, 326, 337, 397
Irwin, May, 320

Jackson, Mrs., 58
Jefferson, Joe, 324-5
"John, King," 10, 29, 31
Johnson, Dr., 156
"Journeys End in Lovers' Meeting," 391

Kean, Charles, 10 _et sqq._, 21 _et sqq._, 136, 171, 211, 357
--Mrs. Charles, 11 _et sqq._, 20 _et sqq._, 29 _et sqq._, 203
--Edmund, 11-2, 33, 46, 192
Keeley, Mr. and Mrs., 23
--Louise, 56
Kelly, Charles (Mr. Wardell), 96, 150, 153, 164, 173, 176, 177, 211
Kembles, The, 6, 46
--Adelaide, 194
--Henry, 152, 176, 349
--Fanny, 192 _et sqq._
Kendal, W.H., 44, 114 _et sqq._, 165
--Mrs. _See_ Madge Robertson.
"King Arthur," 343, 377, 383
Knowles, Sir J., 212

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The Story of My Life: Recollections and Reflections

Terry, Ellen

Actresses -- Great Britain -- Biography; Terry, Ellen, Dame, 1847-1928

"If the Cap Fits," 26
Imperial Theatre, 352 _et sqq._
Ingelow, Miss Jean, 265
"Iolanthe," 191, 206
"Iris," 164
Irving, Sir Henry, 59;
  first appearance with Ellen Terry, 76;
  Miss Terry's first impressions of, 79 _et sqq._;
  in "The Taming of the Shrew," 80;
  in "Hunted Down," 81;
  his genius of will, 107;
  as King Philip, 134 _et sqq._, 145;
  as Hamlet in 1874, 136 _et sqq._;
  in "Louis XI." and "Richelieu," 136;
  what critics have said of him, 141;
  the infinite variety of his acting, 142;
  takes the Lyceum Theatre, 160;
  his Hamlet in 1878, 166 _et sqq._, 180 _et sqq._;
  his musical director, 168;
  his characteristics, 169 _et sqq._;
  in "Much Ado About Nothing," 178;
  in "The Merchant of Venice," 179, 350;
  his dog Fussie, 180, 305-6 _et sqq._;
  his childhood, 182 _et sqq._;
  as stage manager, 188 _et sqq._;
  his best parts, 190;
  as Claude Melnotte, 194;
  as Eugene Aram, 195;
  as Charles I., 197, 350;
  as Shylock, 203-4;
  in "The Corsican Brothers," 212;
  in "The Cup," 213 _et sqq._;
  in "The Bells," 217;
  and Edwin Booth, 221 _et sqq._;
  in "Othello," 221 _et sqq._;
  his Romeo, 224;
  in "The Two Roses," 227;
  and Terriss, 246 _et sqq._;
  his "Much Ado About Nothing," 244 _et sqq._;
  in "Twelfth Night," 254;
  in "Olivia," 256 _et sqq._;
  in "Faust," 260 _et sqq._, 344;
  his address on "Four Actors," 263;
  in "Macaire," 270;
  in "Werner," 270-1;
  touring in America, 273;
  American criticism of his accent, 296-7;
  his early appearances in America, 280, 298;
  his cat, 311;
  other tours in America, 325 _et seq_.;
  in "Godefroi and Yolande," 326;
  produces "Macbeth," 328 _et sqq._;
  painted by Sargent, 331;
  produces "The Dead Heart," 334;
  produces "Ravenswood," 337;
  in "Henry VIII.," 338 _et sqq._;
  at the Devonshire House fancy dress ball, 339;
  in "King Lear," "Becket," "King Arthur," "Cymbeline," "Madame
    Sans-Gne," "The Medicine Man," "Peter the Great," 343;
  in "Robespierre," 344;
  "Dante," 344, 350;
  his last illness, 360 _et sqq._;
  plays in "The Bells," for the last time, 365;
  plays in "Becket"; his death, 365;
  buried in Westminster Abbey, 366 _et sqq._;
  his death-mask, taken by Mr. Frampton, 371;
  his portraits, 371 _et sqq._;
  his portrait as Dubosc by Mr. Pryde, 375;
  at Mrs. Craigie's play, 391;
  and the Marionettes, 395
Irving, Laurence, 326, 337, 397
Irwin, May, 320

Jackson, Mrs., 58
Jefferson, Joe, 324-5
"John, King," 10, 29, 31
Johnson, Dr., 156
"Journeys End in Lovers' Meeting," 391

Kean, Charles, 10 _et sqq._, 21 _et sqq._, 136, 171, 211, 357
--Mrs. Charles, 11 _et sqq._, 20 _et sqq._, 29 _et sqq._, 203
--Edmund, 11-2, 33, 46, 192
Keeley, Mr. and Mrs., 23
--Louise, 56
Kelly, Charles (Mr. Wardell), 96, 150, 153, 164, 173, 176, 177, 211
Kembles, The, 6, 46
--Adelaide, 194
--Henry, 152, 176, 349
--Fanny, 192 _et sqq._
Kendal, W.H., 44, 114 _et sqq._, 165
--Mrs. _See_ Madge Robertson.
"King Arthur," 343, 377, 383
Knowles, Sir J., 212

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