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their own coterie to be eternal principles of taste。  He was aware�察�

on the other hand�察�that rustic people dwelling in their own places�察�

follow ancient rules with fastidious precision�察�and are easily 

shocked and embarrassed by what ��if they used the word�� they would 

have to call the vulgarity of visitors from town。  And he�察�who was 

so cavalier with men of his own class�察�was sedulous to shield the 

more tender feelings of the peasant�察�he�察�who could be so trying in 

a drawing´room�察�was even punctilious in the cottage。  It was in all 

respects a happy virtue。  It renewed his life�察�during these 

holidays�察�in all particulars。  It often entertained him with the 

discovery of strange survivals�察�as when�察�by the orders of Murdoch�察�

Mrs。 Jenkin must publicly taste of every dish before it was set 

before her guests。  And thus to throw himself into a fresh life and 

a new school of manners was a grateful exercise of Fleeming's 

mimetic instinct�察�and to the pleasures of the open air�察�of 

hardships supported�察�of dexterities improved and displayed�察�and of 

plain and elegant society�察�added a spice of drama。





II。





Fleeming was all his life a lover of the play and all that belonged 

to it。  Dramatic literature he knew fully。  He was one of the not 

very numerous people who can read a play�此 �a knack�察�the fruit of 

much knowledge and some imagination�察�comparable to that of reading 

score。  Few men better understood the artificial principles on 

which a play is good or bad�察�few more unaffectedly enjoyed a piece 

of any merit of construction。  His own play was conceived with a 

double design�察�for he had long been filled with his theory of the 

true story of Griselda�察�used to gird at Father Chaucer for his 

misconception�察�and was�察�perhaps first of all�察�moved by the desire 

to do justice to the Marquis of Saluces�察�and perhaps only in the 

second place�察�by the wish to treat a story ��as he phrased it�� like 

a sum in arithmetic。  I do not think he quite succeeded�察�but I must 

own myself no fit judge。  Fleeming and I were teacher and taught as 

to the principles�察�disputatious rivals in the practice�察�of dramatic 

writing。



Acting had always�察�ever since Rachel and the Marseillaise�察�a 

particular power on him。  'If I do not cry at the play��' he used to 

say�察�'I want to have my money back。'  Even from a poor play with 

poor actors�察�he could draw pleasure。  'Giacometti's ELISABETTA��' I 

find him writing�察�'fetched the house vastly。  Poor Queen Elizabeth�  �

And yet it was a little good。'  And again�察�after a night of 

Salvini�此 �'I do not suppose any one with feelings could sit out 

OTHELLO�察�if Iago and Desdemona were acted。'  Salvini was�察�in his 

view�察�the greatest actor he had seen。  We were all indeed moved and 

bettered by the visit of that wonderful man。 ´ 'I declare I feel as 

if I could pray��' cried one of us�察�on the return from HAMLET。 ´ 

'That is prayer��' said Fleeming。  W。 B。 Hole and I�察�in a fine 

enthusiasm of gratitude�察�determined to draw up an address to 

Salvini�察�did so�察�and carried it to Fleeming�察�and I shall never 

forget with what coldness he heard and deleted the eloquence of our 

draft�察�nor with what spirit ��our vanities once properly mortified�� 

he threw himself into the business of collecting signatures。  It 

was his part�察�on the ground of his Italian�察�to see and arrange with 

the actor�察�it was mine to write in the ACADEMY a notice of the 

first performance of MACBETH。  Fleeming opened the paper�察�read so 

far�察�and flung it on the floor。  'No��' he cried�察�'that won't do。  

You were thinking of yourself�察�not of Salvini��'  The criticism was 

shrewd as usual�察�but it was unfair through ignorance�察�it was not of 

myself that I was thinking�察�but of the difficulties of my trade 

which I had not well mastered。  Another unalloyed dramatic pleasure 

which Fleeming and I shared the year of the Paris Exposition�察�was 

the MARQUIS DE VILLEMER�察�that blameless play�察�performed by 

Madeleine Brohan�察�Delaunay�察�Worms�察�and Broisat ´ an actress�察�in 

such parts at least�察�to whom I have never seen full justice 

rendered。  He had his fill of weeping on that occasion�察�and when 

the piece was at an end�察�in front of a cafe�察�in the mild�察�midnight 

air�察�we had our fill of talk about the art of acting。



But what gave the stage so strong a hold on Fleeming was an 

inheritance from Norwich�察�from Edward Barron�察�and from Enfield of 

the SPEAKER。  The theatre was one of Edward Barron's elegant 

hobbies�察�he read plays�察�as became Enfield's son´in´law�察�with a good 

discretion�察�he wrote plays for his family�察�in which Eliza Barron 

used to shine in the chief parts�察�and later in life�察�after the 

Norwich home was broken up�察�his little granddaughter would sit 

behind him in a great armchair�察�and be introduced�察�with his stately 

elocution�察�to the world of dramatic literature。  From this�察�in a 

direct line�察�we can deduce the charades at Claygate�察�and after 

money came�察�in the Edinburgh days�察�that private theatre which took 

up so much of Fleeming's energy and thought。  The company ´ Mr。 and 

Mrs。 R。 O。 Carter of Colwall�察�W。 B。 Hole�察�Captain Charles Douglas�察�

Mr。 Kunz�察�Mr。 Burnett�察�Professor Lewis Campbell�察�Mr。 Charles 

Baxter�察�and many more ´ made a charming society for themselves and 

gave pleasure to their audience。  Mr。 Carter in Sir Toby Belch it 

would be hard to beat。  Mr。 Hole in broad farce�察�or as the herald 

in the TRACHINIAE�察�showed true stage talent。  As for Mrs。 Jenkin�察�

it was for her the rest of us existed and were forgiven�察�her powers 

were an endless spring of pride and pleasure to her husband�察�he 

spent hours hearing and schooling her in private�察�and when it came 

to the performance�察�though there was perhaps no one in the audience 

more critical�察�none was more moved than Fleeming。  The rest of us 

did not aspire so high。  There were always five performances and 

weeks of busy rehearsal�察�and whether we came to sit and stifle as 

the prompter�察�to be the dumb ��or rather the inarticulate�� 

recipients of Carter's dog whip in the TAMING OF THE SHREW�察�or 

having earned our spurs�察�to lose one more illusion in a leading 

part�察�we were always sure at least of a long and an exciting 

holiday in mirthful company。



In this laborious annual diversion�察�Fleeming's part was large。  I 

never thought him an actor�察�but he was something of a mimic�察�which 

stood him in stead。  Thus he had seen Got in Poirier�察�and his own 

Poirier�察�when he came to play it�察�breathed meritoriously of the 

model。  The last part I saw him play was Triplet�察�and at first I 

thought it promised well。  But alas� �the boys went for a holiday�察�

missed a train�察�and were not heard of at home till late at night。  

Poor Fleeming�察�the man who never hesitated to give his sons a 

chisel or a gun�察�or to send them abroad in a canoe or on a horse�察�

toiled all day at his rehearsal�察�growing hourly paler�察�Triplet 

growing hourly less meritorious。  And though the return of the 

children�察�none the worse for their little adventure�察�brought the 

colour back into his face�察�it could not restore him to his part。  I 

remember finding him seated on the stairs in some rare moment of 

quiet during the subsequent performances。  'Hullo�察�Jenkin��' said I�察�

'you look down in the mouth。' ´ 'My dear boy��' said he�察�'haven't 

you heard me�拭 �I have not one decent intonation from beginning to 

end。'



But indeed he never supposed himself an actor�察�took a part�察�when he 

took any�察�merely for convenience�察�as one takes a hand at whist�察�and 

found his true service and pleasure in the more congenial business 

of the manager。  Augier�察�Racine�察�Shakespeare�察�Aristophanes in 

Hookham Frere's translation�察�Sophocles and AEschylus in Lewis 

Campbell's�察�such were some of the authors whom he introduced to his 

public。  In putting these upon the stage�察�he found a thousand 

exercises for his ingenuity and taste�察�a thousand problems arising 

which he delighted to study�察�a thousand opportunities to make these 

infinitesimal improvements which are so much in art and for the 

artist。  Our first Greek play had been costumed by the professional 

costumer�察�with unforgetable results of comicality and indecorum�此 �

the second�察�the TRACHINIAE�察�of Sophocles�察�he took in hand himself�察�

and a delightful task he made of it。  His study was then in 

antiquarian books�察�where he found confusion�察�and on statues and 

bas´reliefs�察�where he at last found clearness�察�after an hour or so 

at the British Museum�察�he was able to master 'the chiton�察�sleeves 

and all'�察�and before the time was ripe�察�he had a theory of Greek 

tailoring at his fingers' ends�察�and had all the costumes made under 

his eye as a Greek tailor would have made them。  'The Greeks made 

the best plays and the best statues�察�and were the best architects�此 �

of course�察�they were the best tailors�察�too��' said he�察�and was never 

weary�察�when he could find a tolerant listener�察�of dwelling on the 

simplicity�察�the economy�察�the elegance both of means and effect�察�

which made their system so delightful。



But there is another side to the stage´manager's employment。  The 

discipline of acting is detestable�察�the failures and triumphs of 

that business appeal too directly to the vanity�察�and even in the 

course of a careful amateur performance such as ours�察�much of the 

smaller side of man will be displayed。  Fleeming�察�among conflicting 

vanities and levities�察�played his part to my admiration。  He had 

his own view�察�he might be wrong�察�but the performances ��he would 

remind us�� were after all his�察�and he must decide。  He was�察�in this 

as in all other things�察�an iron taskmaster�察�sparing not himself nor 

others。  If you were going to do it at all�察�he would see that it 

was done as well as you were able。  I have known him to keep two 

culprits ��and one of these his wife�� repeating the same action and 

the same two or three words for a whole weary afternoon。  And yet 

he gained and retained war

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