Men of Character (V.2)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 Excerpt: ...Why, Mr. Butter, adventurous managers, mark me--adventurous managers, I say---offer for first tragedy fifteen shillings a week: but, Sir, I should be wanting in duty to yow, myself, and to those gentlemen the managers, did 1 not without equivocation or mental reservation, assure you that such a sum is perfectly illusory--mark me, Sir, perfectly illusory. However, as you are determined to regale your nostrils with the lamps, I can put you in a company where you will have great practice. That, Mr. Goodfellow, said the tyro, is in course my great hobject. Great practice, Sir; you may do every thing, from Richard the Third to carrying on a table. Men of Character. II. 10 I'm hup in Richard, said Butter. And the other, observed the agent, may be compassed with a very little study. I should like the young tragedy and the eroes, said Mr. Butter. The patronage of boarding-schools follows as a matter of certainty, said Goodfellow. Your benefits, Sir, may be enormous, but--I deceive no man--they may be most contemptible. I'm not a bit afeard, said Butter; the thing isn't hall together new to me. I 've took lessons from Mr. Vimper; and give him seven shillings for a book of Amlet. Gracious heavens! exclaimed Shadowly, yon play Hamlet? Mr. Shadowly, permit me, observed Goodfellow, to request a taciturnity--a courteous taciturnity. Mr. Shadowly gracefully acknowledged the reproof. Seven shillings, Mr. Butter, for Hamlet! When that divine emanation of our glorious and transcendent bard--of that great creature, is given forth to the world, price sixpence? Yes, I kno...