Did ever you children hear of Ann Bracegirdle ?" "Bracegirdle!" said Mrs.Clive; "why, she has been dead this thirty years; at least I thought so." "Dead to the stage.

There is more heat in her ashes than in your fire, Kate Clive! Ah! here comes her messenger," continued he, as an ancient man appeared with a letter in his hand.

This letter Mrs.Woffington snatched and read, and at the same instant in bounced the call-boy.
"Epilogue called," said this urchin, in the tone of command which these small fry of Parnassus adopt; and, obedient to his high behest, Mrs.
Woffington moved to the door, with the Bracegirdle missive in her hand, but not before she had delivered its general contents: "The great actress will be here in a few minutes," said she, and she glided swiftly out of the room..