The Extravaganzas of J. R. Planche, Esq., Vol. 5 : Somerset Herald; 1825 1871 (Classic Reprint) by J R Planche
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There really appears no necessity for me to say a word about this Easter piece in the way of preface. Obviously the result of the great success of "Buckstone's Ascent of Mount Parnassus," the illusions in it to the Crimean War and the French alliance must be perfectly clear to all but the very youngest of my readers, and it is only some half dozen references to the popular dramas and exhibitions of that day that will require a foot-note in explanation. I have here, therefore, only to express my regret that this was the last extravaganza in which I had the pleasure and advantage of the support of Mrs. Fitzwilliam. She died on the nth September following. I have known few in the profession possessing such talent so free from all selfishness, petty jealousy, and other foibles which are deplorably prevalent in it, and are too often found intermingled with the greatest genius. For two seasons Mrs. Fitzwilliam directed the stage business of the Haymarket Theatre, and I have the most agreeable recollection of her genial, conciliatory manner, and the strict order which she maintained without the least fussy display of authority.
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