"THEIR MAJESTIES' SERVANTS,"

OR

ANNALS

OF

THE ENGLISH STAGE,

FROM

THOMAS BETTERTON TO EDMUND KEAN.

ACTORS-AUTHORS-AUDIENCES.

BY

DR. DORAN, F.S.A.,

AUTHOR OF "TABLE TRAITS," "HISTORY OF COURT FOOLS," "QUEENS OF ENGLAND OF
THE HOUSE OF HANOVER," ETC.

SECOND EDITION.

(Revised, corrected, and enlarged.)

LONDON:

WM. H. ALLEN & CO., 13, WATERLOO PLACE, S.W.

1865.

(The right of Translation and Reproduction is reserved.)

210. f. 58.

Edward

ΤΟ

Mard, R...

IN MEMORY OF PLEASANT OLD CONVERSE

ON

PLAYS, PLAYERS, AND PLAY-GOING TIMES,

THIS "PEOPLE'S EDITION" OF

THEIR MAJESTIES' SERVANTS,"

IS INSCRIBED,

Mark of homage to the Artist and esteem for the Friend,

WITH THE BEST WISHES OF

THE AUTHOR.