TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE
Unusual and archaic spellings have been maintained, although some attempt has been made to standardize spelling of words throughout the book. The following printing errors or inconsistencies were fixed. They are also indicated in this ebook like this.
| Page xiv: | CHAPTER XIV ... Sudden recall to Town |
| originally: | CHAPTER XIV ... Sudden recal to Town |
| Page xvi: | Concluding Chapter |
| originally: | CHAPTER XXVI. ... Conclusion |
| Footnote 1 (Page 4): | The Drury Lane playbill, October 10, 1761, |
| originally: | The Drury Lane play-bill, October 10, 1761, |
| Footnote 4 (Page 7): | by Wright, Grimaldi, and Delpini |
| originally: | by Wright, Grimaldi, and Delphini |
| Page 7: | about Saddler's Wells, and Astley's, and |
| originally: | about Saddler's Wells, and Astleys, and |
| Footnote 18 (Page 25): | Mr. Lascelles Williamson, Ballet Master, |
| originally: | Mr. Lassells Williamson, Ballet Master, |
| Page 26: | occupying herself with needlework |
| originally: | occupying herself with needle-work |
| Page 28: | somewhat re-assured the lover, |
| originally: | somewhat reassured the lover, |
| Page 34: | Grimaldi with an old broadsword |
| originally: | Grimaldi with an old broad-sword |
| Page 42: | the parlour, and the bedroom, |
| originally: | the parlour, and the bed-room, |
| Footnote 21 (Page 49): | made their début in 1820 |
| originally: | made their debut in 1820 |
| Page 68: | astonished at their re-appearance, |
| originally: | astonished at their reappearance, |
| Page 85: | the latter theatre late overnight |
| originally: | the latter theatre late over-night |
| Page 103: | in the neighbourhood of the theatre |
| originally: | in the neighbourhoood of the theatre |
| Page 107: | and re-opened on the 4th of October; |
| originally: | and reopened on the 4th of October; |
| Page 107: | having been previously apprised |
| originally: | having been previously apprized |
| Page 113: | stand a rump-steak dinner |
| originally: | stand a rumpsteak dinner |
| Page 114: | re-opened, as usual, at Easter, 1805: |
| originally: | reopened, as usual, at Easter, 1805: |
| Page 114: | and re-opened again on the 21st of September, |
| originally: | and reopened again on the 21st of September, |
| Page 124: | proceeded to apprise him |
| originally: | proceeded to apprize him |
| Page 144: | Mr. Alley proposed offering a satisfactory |
| originally: | Mr. Alley proposed offering a satsifactory |
| Page 154: | unsuccessful melodrama, entitled "Bonifacio |
| originally: | unsuccessful melo-drama, entitled "Bonifacio |
| Page 156: | encored--"Tippitywitchet" three times, |
| originally: | encored--"Tippitywitchit" three times, |
| Footnote 51 (Page 161): | Melodramatic Romance of "The Wild Man: |
| originally: | Melo-dramatic Romance of "The Wild Man: |
| Footnote 53 (Page 175): | the Old Price Riots |
| originally: | the Old-Price Riots |
| Page 176: | and re-opened in October. |
| originally: | and reopened in October. |
| Page 179: | sang Tippitywitchet with great |
| originally: | sang Tippitywitchit with great |
| Page 187: | previous to the début, the pains |
| originally: | previous to the débût, the pains |
| Page 188: | entreating the postboys to drive |
| originally: | entreating the post-boys to drive |
| Footnote 67 (Page 194): | Joe made his début on the stage, |
| originally: | Joe made his débût on the stage, |
| Page 199: | it was situated up a stable yard, |
| originally: | it was situate up a stable yard, |
| Footnote 79 (Page 224): | the melodramatic romance of "Cherry and Fair Star; |
| originally: | the melo-dramatic romance of "Cherry and Fair Star; |
| Footnote 84 (Page 234): | melodrama, entitled, "The Caliph and the Cadi," |
| originally: | melo-drama, entitled, "The Caliph and the Cadi," |
| Footnote 88 (Page 242): | belief of his début "in Robinson Crusoe," |
| originally: | belief of his débût "in Robinson Crusoe," |
| Footnote 94 (Page 251): | made her début with him |
| originally: | made her débût with him |