Excerpt from Shadows of the Stage: Second Series Commemorative and historical. This vol ume, like its predecessor, is composed of essays of mine collected from The New York Tribune and other periodicals to which I have contributed during many years. The record of dramatic achievement on the American stage within the period of one generation could be largely extended. An effort has been made to include as much as possible within a brief compass. Many shining names and interesting subjects are omitted, for want of space. A few of my papers have, with consent, been reproduced from the private prints of the Dunlap So ciety and from those of my friend Augustin Daly. My essays on the Acting of Edwin Booth are reserved for a separate volume. 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.