Note 10 — Chapter IV · 1871. ‘THE BELLS’—WILLS’S ‘CHARLES I.’

I recall the manager’s complacent anticipation of the success of his coup. “Clayton,” he said, “was a clever, spirited fellow, and would assuredly make a hit in the part.” He certainly played respectably, and made up by earnestness what he lacked in other points. He was particularly proud of his own “make up.” But his inharmonious voice was against him, and it was impossible to “take him” seriously.