| George Raymond - 1844 - 496 pagina’s
...keep the people waiting — light up — light up — let 'em in — let 'em in — ha ! ha ! fast asleep. — Play well to-night, Elliston ! Great favourite...saying, " Fast asleep, eh, Elliston ! — fast asleep !" CHAPTER VI. Covent Garden Theatre — " The Glorious Eight" — Subscription Room at Windsor —... | |
| esq. George Raymond - 1857 - 466 pagina’s
...keep the people waiting — light up — light up — let 'em in — let 'em in — ha ! ha ! fast asleep. — Play well to-night, Elliston ! Great favourite...saying, "Fast asleep, eh, Elliston ! — fast asleep !" Elliston was fond of billiards, and played a good game, but had as little chance with the first-rate... | |
| George Raymond - 1857 - 458 pagina’s
...favourite with the Queen. Let 'em in—let 'em in." The house was presently illuminated—messengers were sent off to the royal party, which, in a short...saying, " Fast asleep, eh, Elliston !—fast asleep !" Elliston was fond of billiards, and played a good game, but had as little chance with the first-rate... | |
| Paul Hamilton Payne - 1857 - 614 pagina’s
...——messengers were sent off to the royal party, which in a short time reached the tbentre. Eiliston then quitted the side of his most affable monarch, and dressing himself in five minutes fur his part in the drama, went through his business •with hounding spirit, nor waa his glee ut all... | |
| Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald - 1881 - 458 pagina’s
...Don't keep the people waiting — light up — light up — let 'em in — let 'em in — ha! ha! fast asleep. Play well to-night, Elliston. Great favourite...saying : ' Fast asleep, eh, Elliston ! — fast asleep ! ' " It would indeed be hard to give an idea of the extent to which private theatricals were indulged... | |
| Percy Fitzgerald - 1881 - 946 pagina’s
...illuminated; messengers were sent off to the royal party, which, in a short lapse of lime, readied the theatre. Elliston then quitted the side of his...and, dressing himself in five minutes for his part ia the drama, went through his business with bounding spirit; nor was his glee at all diminished when,... | |
| Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald - 1882 - 486 pagina’s
...keep the people waiting — light up — light up — let 'em in — let ''em in — ha ! ha ! fast asleep. Play well to-night, Elliston. Great favourite...saying : " Fast asleep, eh, Elliston ! — fast asleep ? " His good-humoured enjoyment of even what was supposed to be, though erroneous, a gatire against... | |
| Percy Fitzgerald - 1882 - 484 pagina’s
...keep the people waiting — light up — light up — let 'em in — let 'em in — ha ! ha ! fast asleep. Play well to-night, Elliston. Great favourite...the royal visitors to their carriage, the King once moi-e nodded his head, saying : " Fast asleep, eh, Elliston ! — fast asleep ? " His good-humoured... | |
| Brander Matthews, Laurence Hutton - 1885 - 344 pagina’s
...'em in — let 'em in — ha ! ha ! fast asleep. — Play well to-night, Elliston ! Great favorite with the Queen. Let 'em in — let 'em in." The house...saying, " Fast asleep, eh, Elliston ! — fast asleep." Ibid., period i., chap. i. On another night, he acted the 'Liar,' and literally played, or rather spoke,... | |
| Brander Matthews, Laurence Hutton - 1900 - 384 pagina’s
...'em in — let 'em in — ha ! ha ! fast asleep. — Play well to-night, Elliston ! Great favorite with the Queen. Let 'em in — let 'em in." The house...saying, "Fast asleep, eh, Elliston ! — fast asleep." Ibid., period i., chap. i. On another night, he acted the 'Liar,' and literally played, or rather spoke,... | |
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