'Had some reading with Harry & Dotty, Dotty went to sleep but Harry joined me in a Piece & listened to my reading another.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Castieau family Print: Book
'When we were tired of singing we went into the house & did some Shakespearian Readings. Harry & I read the Grave-diggers. Harry read the Gravediggers very well. Afterwards Polly & I did Pericles & Catherine in "The Taming of the Shrew" this amused us very well & brought on ten o'clock, then Polly & I had our toddy & then I got in real life a lesson of how absurd the Play was we had been reading & how false it was to nature for my Katherina gave me a lecture & shut me up in very quick time.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Castieau family Print: Book
'When we were tired of singing we went into the house & did some Shakespearian Readings. Harry & I read the Grave-diggers. Harry read the Gravediggers very well. Afterwards Polly & I did Pericles & Catherine in "The Taming of the Shrew" this amused us very well & brought on ten o'clock, then Polly & I had our toddy & then I got in real life a lesson of how absurd the Play was we had been reading & how false it was to nature for my Katherina gave me a lecture & shut me up in very quick time.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Castieau family Print: Book
'Mamma, Harry & myself read a scene or two from Shakspeare (sic). Harry was particularly delighted with the Witches Chorus in Macbeth & would insist upon his audience encoring him in it. To please him we duly went over it with him again. Polly, Harry & I then read the Trial Scene in Othello, Polly taking Desdemona & Harry Brabantio, leaving Othello for your humble servant.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Castieau family Print: Book
'Mamma, Harry & myself read a scene or two from Shakspeare (sic). Harry was particularly delighted with the Witches Chorus in Macbeth & would insist upon his audience encoring him in it. To please him we duly went over it with him again. Polly, Harry & I then read the Trial Scene in Othello, Polly taking Desdemona & Harry Brabantio, leaving Othello for your humble servant.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Castieau family Print: Book
'Spent the evening reading with Harry & Sissy, both of these youngsters have some idea of dramatic reading & like very much to show off their capabilities. Sissy & I read a scene from the School for Scandal. Harry & I soared higher for we tried several Shaksperian (sic) pieces.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Castieau family Print: Book
'Spent the evening reading with Harry & Sissy, both of these youngsters have some idea of dramatic reading & like very much to show off their capabilities. Sissy & I read a scene from the School for Scandal. Harry & I soared higher for we tried several Shaksperian (sic) pieces.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Castieau family Print: Book
'In the evening I read a good deal to myself & then read with Dotty & afterwards with Harry'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Castieau family Print: Book
