Æt. 39. gentle actress, though Kitty | Lacy, had so spoken, and had Clive, in one of her letters,* ob- indiscreetly promised a conjects to her habit of "totering tinuance of friendship. This, "about to much, and flumping Garrick at once withdrew; 1767. "down to often"); and the agree- and exacting, as he had ments were signed before Gar- a perfect right to do, rick again wrote from Bath to Powell's bond of a thousand his brother. He was now un- pounds forfeited by the breach easy enough. "Powell is a of his engagement, he brought "scoundrel," he said, "and Col-over Barry and Mrs. Dancer to "man will repent his conjunction Drury-lane by a bribe of £1500 "in every vein. ... I hope to a year, and openly prepared for "God that my partner has not war. 66 "talked with Powell of an agree- From the Yateses, with whom "ment, or a friendly intercourse, he was well acquainted, Gold"between the houses; that would smith probably heard of all this "be ruin indeed! I cannot for- while in progress, and naturally "give Powell."** His partner, with some satisfaction. He made immediate overtures to Colman. * Penes me. Sir Joshua Reynolds related that when he and Garrick sat to- By midsummer, Powell being in gether in the orchestra on the first night Bristol and the other two partners of Jephson's Braganza, he saw Garrick suffused with tears at Mrs. Yates. James abroad, Colman was in the thick Harris (the author of Hermes) thus de- of his new duties; and, forscribes to Dr. Hoadly her benefit in the tunately for Goldsmith, being following Covent-garden season: "Never left to make his preparations "a fuller-pit and boxes thrown to"gether: she acted the part of Electra in alone, his first acts of manage"the Orestes of Voltaire, translated on ment (as he afterwards stated purpose for her. For tone, and just during his disputes with his fel"ness of elocution, for uninterrupted "attention, for everything that was low-patentees) were "the receiv66 nervous, various, elegant, and true in "ing a comedy of Doctor Gold66 attitudes and action, I never saw her. "smith, and making an engage"equal but in Garrick, and forgive me "for saying I cannot call him her superior "ment with Mr. Macklin," with".. Fame reports her to have had inter-out consulting Harris and Ruther"incomparable Madame Clairon. She is ford, as he knew not where to "soon to act Medea, for the benefit of direct to them. Very creditable, "her husband." Wooll's Biographical in all its circumstances, was this Memoirs of Joseph Warton, 342. manifestation of sympathy on ** Gar. Cor. I. 256. And see this great theatrical feud intelligently and fairly Colman's part to an untried brostated in the prefatory memoir to Garrick ther dramatist; and Goldsmith, Correspondence, I. XLIV-V. XLVII-VIII. See also Murphy's Life of Garrick, II. 48-9; and though so wearied already with Peake's Colman Family, 1. 192-8. Further his dramatic experience as to notices of the dispute, and much curious have resolved that his first matter in reference to the new theatrical should be his last comedy, might management, will be found in Foot's Life of Murphy, 346, &c. fairly think and rejoice, for others 3 "views this summer at Paris with the Oliver Goldsmith's Life and Times. II. if not for himself, that dramatic day among the papers of Colpoets were likely for the future man's successor at the Hayto have a protector who would market;* and of which I here decline taking advantage present a fac-simile to the reader. 767. of their dependent situa- A man's handwriting is part of Et. 39. tion, and scorn the im- himself, and helps to complete portance derivable from trifling his portraiture. with their anxieties. The words For this letter, found among the are in a letter he addressed to papers of the late Mr. Morris, the proColman, which now lies before prietor of the Haymarket Theatre, I am indebted to the kindness of his executor, me; which was found the other my friend Mr. George Raymond. both for your kind pars. kindpar tiality in my favour, and your tenderness in shortening to many know, but objections exper I well happy that it is in hands the most ca remov pable in the word of wer write last I Shall 1767. Æt. 39. for the future likeh, to have a 1767. Æt. 39. protector who de Clive taking advantage. their dependent Intuation, and fcorns that importance which be acquired by titthing may with their anxieties. 1767. Æt. 39. Having taken this decisive "SMITH." To this Garrick anstep, Goldsmith wrote on the swered by a letter, dated five following day to the now rival days later from Lichfield, in these manager, who had left town for terms: "Sir, I was at Lichfield; and, though his letter "Birmingham when your shows the coolness which had "letter came to this place, arisen between them, it is a 66 For I should have thanked you curious proof of his deference to "for it immediately. I was inthe sensitiveness of Garrick that "deed much hurt that your he should use only the name of "warmth at our last meeting misthe old Covent-garden patentee, "took my sincere and friendly and put forth what he had re- "attention to your play, for the cently done with his play under "remains of a former misundercover of his original intention in "standing which I had as much respect to it. His letter is dated “forgot as if it had never existed. London, July 20, 1767, and runs "What I said to you at my own thus: "Sir, A few days ago Mr. "house I now repeat, that I felt "Beard renewed his claim to the "more pain in giving my senti"piece which I had written for "ments than you possibly would "his stage, and had as a friend "in receiving them. It has been "submitted to your perusal. As "the business, and ambition, of "I found you had very great dif- "my life, to live upon the best "ficulties about that piece, I"terms with men of genius; and "complied with his desire; think-". as I know that Dr. Goldsmith "ing it wrong to take up the at-"will have no reason to change "tention of my friends with such "his present friendly disposition "petty concerns as mine, or to "towards me, I shall be glad of "load your good nature by a "any future opportunity to con"compliance rather with their "vince him how much I am his "requests than my merits. I am "obedient servant and well"extremely sorry that you should "wisher, D. GARRICK." "think me warm at our last Thus fairly launched was this "meeting; your judgment cer- great theatrical rivalry; which "tainly ought to be free, especi- received even additional zest "ally in a matter which must in from the spirit with which Foote some measure concern your was now beginning his first own credit and interest. Í as-regular campaign in the Hay"sure you, sir, I have no dis- market,* by right of the summer "position to differ with you on *He had pulled down the old theatre "this or any other account, but in the recess, and having rebuilt it as it "am with an high opinion of now stands, opened it in May 1767 with "your abilities and a very real "an occasional prelude." Bee's Life 'of "esteem, sir, your most obedient Foote, prefixed to the Works, I. CXXIV. The original theatre had been appro"humble servant, OLIVER GOLD-priated to the performance of French |