Sybil: A Tragedy, in Five Acts (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Sybil: A Tragedy, in Five ActsMy Dear Friend -It is now eight years since "Sybil" was written, and six since it was put upon the stage. In committing it to the press I desire to dedicate it to you to mark my regard for you as a poet - though you will persist in keeping your light under a bushel - and my affection for you as the almost daily companion of over four years residence in Washington. On whom could I more becomingly inflict the dedication of the drama? You were the first to mention it in the public press, even before its production; and the sympathetic sharer in its earlier successes, when the newspapers brought us accounts of the enthusiasm created by the young and brilliant tragic actress - Miss Avonia Jones - then representing the heroine.I have never seen Miss Jones in the part, but can well imagine how greatly her powerful acting, superadded to her admirable presence, tended to kindle the public to a generous reception of the piece.It is needless now to recall in detail the too flattering recognition of a majority of the critics - inspired, doubtless, more by enthusiasm for the actress than any knowledge of the author - or the equally unmerited severity of a minor branch of the fraternity. Leaving the latter in the hands of the audiences, I offer sincere acknowledgments to the former.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.