rotesque, and the quality of his voice wassuch as naturally to repel those whom his individu-ality did not powerfully attract. But it was in virtueof that individuality, and by reason of those veryattributes that barred his progress on the thresholdof his career, that he at last reached the goal.… … HKNRY IRVING IN THE CHARACTER OF BECKETFrom a photograph by H. H. CAMERON. Tojacc page 237. MEN OF THE THEATRE 237 a fierce encounter between the message that was inhim to convey and the restricted means that naturehad placed at his disposal. His individualitybetrayed at the first, and indelibly…
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