[Illustration: AGE 8. _From a Photograph._]
[Illustration: AGE 14. _From a Photo. by Eugene Carpot._]
[Illustration: AGE 26. _From a Photo. by the London Stereo. Co._]
[Illustration: AGE 37. _As a Servant in "Cinder-Ellen," played by him on
November 25th, 1892, his last appearance before his death._]
[Illustration: AGE 37. _From a Photo by The London Stereo Co._]
After leaving Dr. Quine's school at Notting Hill, Mr. Leslie passed a
short probation in the provinces, and joined the Royalty Theatre in
1872, making his _debut_ on the London stage in the character of
_Colonel Hardy_ in "Paul Pry." He subsequently visited America to play
in "Madame Favart," at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. On his return to London
he created the character of the _Duke_ in "Olivette." Shortly after
this, in 1882, in the title role of "Rip Van Winkle" at the Comedy, he
came prominently into public notice. In this character he proved himself
a worthy disciple of Joseph Jefferson. Then came a second visit to
America, from which Mr. Leslie returned after a year to fill his old
part when "Rip Van Winkle" was again revived. Early in the spring of
1885 he moved to the Opera Comique, and in the December of that year
joined the Gaiety Company, in which his loss will be very severely felt.
As a dramatic author he wrote under the name of A. C. Torr, a derivation
from the word "Actor."