THE NIGHT BEFORE THE PLAY.

The Vividness of First Impressions—New York Hotels—On the Elevated

Road with “Charlie”—Trotting Horses—Audiences on both Sides of

the Atlantic—“A Man knows best what he can do”—“Americanisms,” so

called—A Satirical Sketch, entitled “Bitten by a Dog “—Louis and the

Duke of Stratford-on-Avon—Macready and the Forrest Riots.

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