05;
"The Jew of Aragon" and "Griselda," 306;
failure of "The Jew of Aragon," 307;
consenting to go with Tom Taylor and Charles Reade to see "The King's
Wager" for first time, 308;
thoughts of publishing the plays and verses, 309;
the editor of the _Age_ thrashed, 310;
on drawing and painting, 311;
about managing children, 312;
the _Age_ newspaper, 314;
playing "The Provoked Husband," 315;
failure of "The Fair Penitent," 318;
working on and getting published "The Star of Seville," 319;
dinner at Mr. Cartwright's, 321;
Christmas-eve at Mrs. Siddons', 322;
public opinion about acting with her father, 323;
_Bianca_ in "Fazio," 323;
_Juliet_, _Calista_, _Mrs. Haller_, and _Lady Townley_, 323;
a run around Brighton, 328;
advantage of Mrs. Siddons and Miss O'Neill in their tragic
partners, 336;
the Chancery case again, 331;
a few words about Byron, 331;
about children's letters, 332;
more about Byron, 333;
"Cenci," 334;
"Fazio," _Mrs. Beverley_ and _Belvidera_, 334;
Burns, 335;
acting _Belvidera_, 336;
learning the part of _Beatrice_ in one hour, 336;
Goethe, 338;
discussion as to destiny of human soul, 337;
reading Channing's Essay on Milton, 337;
Goethe's love for Madame Kestner, 337;
the journal, 340;
"Francis I.," 341;
a pleasant party, 342;
a little sculpture, 343;
the Reform Bill, 344;
the Kemble jawbone, 345;
production of "Francis I." an annoyance, 350;
the "White Devil," 353;
benefit at Covent Garden, 356;
playing _Lady Macbeth_, 357;
playing _Belvidera_, 357;
_Constance_, for a benefit, 359;
success in _Constance_, 360;
portrait by Mr. Pickersgill, 362;
"Chiedo sostegno," 365;
Pickersgill, Lawrence, and Turnerelli, 365;
about _Portia_ and _Camiola_, 369;
in want of a chapter on, 371;
first friendship with Earl and Countess of Ellesmere, 374;
about management, 373;
on gestures, 373;
a new friendship begun at Bridgewater House, 374;
opinions as to success of "The Hunchback," 376;
in _Mariana_, 377;
opinion of "The Hunchback," 378;
contrasting Shakespeare's _Juliet_ with Knowles' _Julia_, 379;
all about Lady Cork, 379;
about "Old Plays," 385;
Mrs. Charles Kemble's help in leading parts, 386;
developing a gift for comedy, 386;
embarrassing situations when acting with Mr. Kemble, 387;
Massinger's plays compared with some others, 389;
Destiny, _ib._;
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