Miss Barsanti was an honest woman who, on becoming Mrs. Lisley, wished to assume her husband's name, but that gentleman's family forbade what they had no right to prohibit. Her second husband's family was less particular, and in theatrical biographies, she is the Mrs. Daly, the wife of the active Irish manager, of that name; who is for ever memorable as being the _only_ Irish manager who ever realised a fortune, and took it with him into retirement. There remain to be noticed, before we pass to the Siddons period, several actresses, of higher importance than the above ladies, as well as actors, whose claims are only second to those of Macklin. [Illustration: Mr. Foote as the Devil upon Two Sticks.] FOOTNOTES: [9] It is quite apocryphal that Macklin was two months old when his father was killed at the Battle of the Boyne. When he was in full possession of his faculties he said he was born in November 1699. As he died in 1797 he had accomplished ninety-seven years, the age stated on his coffin-lid, and was in his ninety-eighth year.--_Doran MS._ Dr. Doran no doubt means that Macklin's father was not killed at the Battle of the Boyne. [10] 14th of February (2d edition). [11] Macklin does not seem to have been at Covent Garden in 1754. He had a farewell benefit at Drury Lane, 20th December 1753, after which he opened his tavern. [12] Miss Macklin made her first appearance, as a woman, on 10th April 1751, on the occasion of her father's benefit. [13] Cooke, whose account of this matter is very full, says 3s. a head. [14] Macklin was at Drury Lane, 1759-60; Covent Garden, 1760-61; and was in Dublin, at Crow Street, in 1761-62. [15] Sheridan was not manager after 1759. Macklin acted under the management of Dawson also. [16] 1781. The "Man of the World" was produced 10th May 1781. [17] Should be 1781. [18] Her English playing ended in 1777, after which year she acted only in Ireland. [Illustration: MR. SMITH AND MRS. YATES IN THE "PROVOKED HUSBAND."] CHAPTER IV. A BEVY OF LADIES;--BUT CHIEFLY, MRS. BELLAMY, MISS FARREN, MRS. ABINGTON, AND "PERDITA."