The Mapleson Memoirs, 1848-1888, vol I

CHAPTER VI.

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Production of Gounod's _Faust_--Apathy of the British Public--A Managerial Device--Damask Crumb Cloth and Chintz Hangings--Heroic Attitude of a Dying Tenor--Prayers to a Portmanteau pp. 66-80