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CHAPTER TWENTY-NINTH--My first Humiliating Experience in Cincinnati is Followed by a Successful Appearance--I Make the Acquaintance of the Enthusiastic Navoni CHAPTER THIRTIETH--New York City is Suggested to Me by Mr. Worthington and Mr. Johnson--Mr. Ellsler's Mild Assistance--I Journey to New York, and Return to Cincinnati with Signed Contract from Mr. Daly CHAPTER THIRTY-FIRST--John Cockerill and our Eccentric Engagement--I Play a Summer Season at Halifax--Then to New York, and to House-Keeping at Last CHAPTER THIRTY-SECOND--I Recall Mr. John E. Owens, and How He "Settled my Hash" CHAPTER THIRTY-THIRD--From the "Wild West" I Enter the Eastern "Parlor of Home Comedy"--I Make my First Appearance in "Man and Wife" CHAPTER THIRTY-FOURTH--I Rehearse Endlessly--I Grow Sick with Dread--I Meet with Success in _Anne Sylvester_ CHAPTER THIRTY-FIFTH--I Am Accepted by the Company--I am Warned against Mr. Fisk--I Have an Odd Encounter with Mr. Gould CHAPTER THIRTY-SIXTH--A Search for Tears--I Am Punished in "Saratoga" for the Success of "Man and Wife"--I Win Mr. Daly's Confidence--We Become Friends CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVENTH--A Study of Stage-Management--I Am Tricked into Signing a New Contract CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHTH--I Go to the Sea-shore--The Search for a "Scar"--I Make a Study of Insanity, and Meet with Success in "L'Article 47" CHAPTER THIRTY-NINTH--I Am too Dull to Understand a Premonition--By Mr. Daly's Side I See the Destruction of the Fifth Avenue Theatre by Fire CHAPTER FORTIETH--We Become "Barn-stormers," and Return to Open the New Theatre--Our Astonishing Misunderstanding of "Alixe," which Proves a Great Triumph CHAPTER FORTY-FIRST--Trouble about Obnoxious Lines in "Madeline Morel"--Mr. Daly's Manipulation of Father X: In Spite of our Anxiety the Audience accepts the Situation and the Play--Mr. Daly gives me the smallest Dog in New York CHAPTER FORTY-SECOND--I am Engaged to Star part of the Season--Mr. Daly Breaks his Contract--I Leave him and under Threat of Injunction--I meet Mr. Palmer and make Contract and appear at the Union Square in the "Wicked World" CHAPTER FORTY-THIRD--We Give a Charity Performance of "Camille," and Are Struck with Amazement at our Success--Mr. Palmer Takes the Cue and Produces "Camille" for Me at the Union Square CHAPTER FORTY-FOURTH--"Miss Multon" Put in Rehearsal--Our Squabble over the Manner of her Death--Great Success of the Play--Mr. Palmer's Pride in it--My
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