Words surrounded by _ are italicized.
Words surrounded by = are bold.
Small capitals are presented as all capitals in this e-text.
Obvious printer's errors have been repaired, other inconsistent
spellings have been kept.
In the original book, the advertisement titled "SPENCER'S UNIVERSAL
STAGE" were divided into two halves, the first half in the beginning
of the book (before the drama) and the second half at the end. In this
e-book, both halves have been kept together at the end.