Excerpt from Memoirs of the Life of John Philip Kemble, Esq., Vol. 2 of 2: Including a History of the Stage, From the Time of Garrick to the Present Period To Henderson he had no introduction whatever, but a letter written with so much modesty and ta lent, that it procured for him the zealous friendship of that great and good man. He enquired into his studies; heard him recite; seemed at once to dis cover that he had formed an able pupil unknown to himself; and at length perceiving that the bent of his mind was decidedly theatrical, he only then thought of the best means of preparing him, pru dently, for his own profession. He recommended him to fence regularly with Angelo, and he ex tended his steps rather beyond the common limits Of dancing. Mr. Kemble, though a graceful figure, learned his perfect stage deportment under Le Picq. Henderson made him known, as a young man whom he esteemed, to Cumberland and to Hayley, to Mr. Whiteford and Mr. Steevens and Harley knew how to profit by such minds, and become agreeable to such men. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.