The lists of individuals at the end of the text are grouped by initial
letter of the person's last name. However, they are not necessarily
arranged in alphabetical order. This is preserved as printed.
Minor punctuation errors have been repaired. Hyphenation and accent
usage has been made consistent.
The following errors have been repaired:
Page 30--it amended to its--"... the Brooklyn Theatre and the
burned dead beneath its ruins."
Page 34--HITCHCOCK amended to MURDOCH--"HENRY S. MURDOCH,
..."
Page 35--caste amended to cast--"... was engaged in the cast
of the "Two Orphans" ..."
Page 36--caste amended to cast--"... he has been in the cast
of nearly every play since produced there."
Page 49--Daily amended to Daly--""Daly, this is my daughter,
Miss Nettie. ...""
Page 51--arived amended to arrived--"He arrived safely in
Brooklyn, ..."
Page 51--concidence amended to coincidence--"It was a
remarkable coincidence that Miss Nettie Morgan had accepted
..."
Page 51--instantly amended to Instantly--"Instantly all
interest in the play was lost."
Page 61--Berry amended to Berri--"Berri, Caroline, Smith
street."
Illustrations have been moved where necessary so that they did not
fall in the middle of a paragraph.