Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ...The Military Uniforms by Messrs. Cater A PREMIERE AUDIENCE 213 & Co., from designs supplied by the Fine Art Gallery, 61, Pall Mall. The Ancestors by Mdme Auguste, from de-signs by Wilhelm. The ladies' dresses by Mdme Auguste. The incidental dances by Mr. John D'Auban. Time.--Early in the Present Century The auditorium presented all the familiar features of a Savoy premiere: all the world of literature, science, art, politics, the law and Society, or as many of its representatives as could be crowded in, filled the stalls. Conspicuous in the centre were recognized Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill. The renowned statesman met with a mixed reception from the " gods" in recognition of the recent revolution in his political convictions. Close behind him sat Mr. Labouchere, who, during the interval, accompanied the Ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer to the smoking-room, where, over a cigarette, they engaged in debate on some subject even more serious than a Gilbert and Sullivan opera. Lord and Lady Onslow and Lord Dunraven were present, with other peers as plentiful if not as ornate as those who had assembled on the other side the footlights in the days of "Iolanthe." Legal luminaries included Sir Charles Russell, Mr. Montague Williams, Mr. Inderwick, Mr. W. J. Maclean, and Mr. (afterwards Sir George) Lewis. The Royal Academy was represented by Sir Frederick Leighton, Sir John Millais, Mr. Marcus Stone, Mr. Frank Holl, Mr. Whistler, Mr. Linley Sambourne, and a host of other artists who had come specially to review the Great Picture-gallery of Ruddigore Castle with Hawes Craven's wondrous portraits, so life-like as to come to actual life during the evening. Among the chieftains of the drama most notable were Mr. (now Sir Francis C.) Burnand and Mr....
