Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi

CHAPTER XXII.

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1818 to 1823.

Profit and Loss--Appearance of his Son at Covent Garden--His last engagement at Sadler's Wells--Accommodation of the Giants in the Dublin Pavilion--Alarming state of his health--His engagement at the Coburg--The liberality of Mr. Harris--Rapid decay of Grimaldi's constitution, his great sufferings, and last performance at Covent Garden--He visits Cheltenham and Birmingham with great success--Colonel Berkeley, Mr. Charles Kemble, and Mr. Bunn 218