Abbot, Mr.,;14,;15Abbott, Mrs.,;97"A Chapter of Accidents, " song,;12Albany, N. Y.,;90,;101"All at Coventry, ";116American Theatre, Phila.,;20"Amilie; or, The Love Test, ";23"An Alarming Sacrifice, ";116"Animal Magnetism, ";112"Antigone, ";22"Antony's Orations, ";15"An Unwarrantable Intrusion, ";58"Apollo in New York, ";115Arch Street Theatre, Phila.,;9,;13,;26Astor Place Opera-House,;97"As You Like It, ";97,;113Atlanta, Ga.,;155"Bachelors' Torments, ";53Balls, Mr.,;15Baltimore, Md.,;26,;37"Banker's Daughter, " the,;132"Barbers at Court, ";116Barlow, S. L. M.,;179Barnett, Morris,;98,;156Barrett, Geo.,;38,;45;extended mention,;75,;76Barry, Thos.,;38"Beehive, " the,;115"Betsey Baker, ";116Biddle, Nicholas,;24Blake, W. R.,;38,;45,;51;extended mention,;51-55;mention,;68,;72,;78,;92,;111,;169,;175Bland, Humphrey,;45,;51;extended mention,;74,;97,;169"Blighted Being, " a,;73"Blue Devils, ";112,;140Booth, Edwin,;47,;101Boston, Mass.,;37,;102Boston Theatre,;102Boucicault, Dion,;47,;98,;101,;132"Box and Cox, ";114"Breach of Promise, " the,;94,;113,;163,;171Broadway Theatre,;38;;67, note"Broken Heart, " the,;114Brooklyn, N. Y.,;39Brougham, Jno.,;37,;45;extended mention,;55-64,;71,;92,;149Brougham's Lyceum,;60Brougham, Mrs.,;60Buckland, Mrs. Kate,;45Buckstone, J. B.,;36,;131Burton's Company in Chambers Street; extended review of particular players,;45-92"Burton's N. Y. Directory, ";114Burton's New Theatre,;88,;99,;100,;101,;102Burton, Robert,;158Burton's Theatre, Chambers Street,;27,;29,;34,;36,;39,;40,;42,;44,;47,;56,;63,;74,;85,;88,;93,;97,;99,;149,;168,;169,;172,;175Burton, Wm. Evans, subject of memoir, mention, preface;birth and parentage, education,;3;edits a monthly magazine, amateur acting,;4;adopts the profession, first appearance in London,;5;succeeds Listen at Haymarket, plays with E. Kean,;6;his play of "Ellen Wareham, ";7;progress and arrival in America,;8;first appearance in America,;9;portrait by Inman,;9;his success in Philadelphia,;9et seq.;his musical talent,;12;development and versatility,;13;popularity and benefits,;14;busy with pen,;16;starts "The Gentleman's Magazine, ";16;connection with E. A. Poe,;16,;17;letter to Poe,;18;literary ventures,;19,;20;President Martin Van Buren an auditor,;20;amusing experience at Napoleon,;20et seq.;speech for the author of "Antigone, ";22;first appearance in New York,;22;sundry appearances,;23;opens National Theatre, Phila.; produces "Naiad Queen"; at Providence; manager in New York,;24;loss by fire,;25;returns to Philadelphia,;26;survey of career in Phila.,;27et seq.;opens Chambers St. Theatre,;36;energy and perseverance,;37;charitable benefits,;38;popularity of theatre,;39;his power of attraction,;40,;41;encomium of Jos. N. Ireland,;42,;43;extended mention of members of company,;45-92;produces "Dombey and Son, ";56;pleasantries with Brougham,;58;stage incident,;59;surprised by Thompson,;84;amusing correspondence with Norton,;85, note;relations with Mrs. Hughes,;88;his attributes as manager,;95;Shakesperian revivals,;95,;96;plays for Dramatic Fund and Centenary Festival,;97,;98;plays at Niblo's,;99;closes Chambers St. and opens New Theatre,;99;progress,;100;playsDogberry, appears in Albany,;101;in Boston,;102;New Theatre closed, starring tour,;102;last appearance in New York,;103;engagement in Canada, and letter to his children,;103-110;last appearance on any stage, and death,;110;list ofparts acted,;111-117;personal appearance,;121;mental equipment,;122,;123;an expounder and representative of the humor of the drama,;124,;125;his comic power mentioned by Wemyss,;125;his performances in farce,;123:"The Mummy, ";134et seq.;Madame Vanderpants,;137et seq.;"The Wandering Minstrel, "Pillicoddy,;139.His specially famous parts:Paul Pry,;144et seq.;Captain Cuttle,;148et seq.;Ireland's tribute toCuttle;151, note;Aminadab Sleek,;152et seq.;stage incident of "Serious Family, ";153;ushered in with thunder,;155;Timothy Toodles,;156et seq.His performances in comedy,;158et seq.:Micawber,;160;Mr. Bumble,;161;Squeers,Sam Weller,;162;Bob Acres,;164;Tony Lumpkin,Chas. Goldfinch,;165;Dr. Ollapod,;166;Sir. Geo. Thunder,Job Thornberry(see;59and;68),;167;Sir Oliver Surface,;167;Mr. Graves,Mock Duke,Adam Brock,Van Dunder,;168;"Nature's Nobleman, ";168;John Smith,;170;Mr. Sudden,Thomas Trot,Don Whiskerandos,Triplet,;171.His performances in Shakespeare:"A Midsummer-Night's Dream, ";171;Bottom,;172et seq.;Sir Toby Belch,;174;Caliban,Autolycus,Falstaff,;175;one of theCarriersin "Henry IV., ";176.His residence and library; story of the painter, Elliot,;179;description of library,;181et seq.Burton, Wm. Geo., father of subject,;3,;4"Busybody, " the,;117Campbell, Thos.,;142Carey & Hart,;20"Caste, ";132Castle Garden,;98"Catspaw, " the,;114Chambers Street Theatre (see Burton's Theatre, Chambers St.)Chapman, Caroline,;45;extended mention,;60,;61Chapman, Mr.,;97"Charles II., ";94,;116"Charles XII., ";94,;116,;163,;168Chatham Garden Theatre,;53Chatham Theatre,;97Chestnut Street Theatre,;13,;15,;26Chippendale, Mr.,;97"Cinderella, ";113Clapp, W. W., preface.Clarke, C. W.,;45"Cockney, " the,;116Cole, John O.,;90Collins, John,;101Colman, Geo. (the Younger),;9,;131,;167"Comedy of Errors, ";111"Comfortable Lodgings, ";116Cooke's Circus Building, Phila.,;24Cooke, Geo. Fred.,;126"Cork Leg, " the, song,;12Covent Garden Theatre,;166"Crimson Crimes, ";116"Critic, " the,;113,;163"Cupid, ";14"Cure for the Heartache, " a,;69,;114Curwen, Henry,;17, noteCushman, Charlotte,;24,;91,;97Cushman, Susan,;24Daly, Augustin,;132Daly's Theatre,;38Dance, Chas.,;65"Dan Keyser de Bassoon, ";36"David Copperfield, ";61,;62,;74,;88,;93,;113,;160Davidge, Wm.,;20,;21Dawson, Mr.,;38"Deaf as a Post, ";11,;14,;116"Delicate Ground, ";65Devlin, Mary,;45,;46,;47Dickens, Charles,;62,;63,;73,;122,;149,;152,;161,;162"Dombey and Son, " extended mention,;56,;60,;62,;63,;88,;93,;112,;149,;152,;160Don, Sir Wm.,;98Doran, Dr.,;7, note"Duel in the Dark, " a,;116"Dutch Governor, " the,;112,;163,;168Dyott, Jno.,;45,;71;extended mention,;76,;77,;167,;169Edinburgh, Scotland,;127"Education, ";115"Ellen Wareham, ";7,;8,;115Elliot, C. L., painter, incident,;179,;180Elliston, R. W.,;3,;11Elphinstone, Miss,;10Emerson, R. W.,;69"Every Man in His Humor, ";75,;115"Evil Genius, ";112"False Pretences, ";115"Family Jars, ";94,;115Farren, Wm.,;85,;159"Fascination, ";115"First Night, " the,;49Fisher, Chas.,;45,;55,;70,;76;extended mention,;78-82,;171Florence, Mrs. W. J.,;45,;46,;47Florence, W. J.,;92Ford's Theatre, Boston,;37Forrest, Edwin,;38,;51, note"Forty Winks, ";23,;111"Fox Hunt, " the,;98,;115Francis, Jno. W.,;126"French Spy, " the,;114"Friend Waggles, ";114Front Street Theatre, Baltimore,;26"Genevieve, ";115George IV. (king),;5Gilbert, Mrs.,;38,;97Gilbert, John,;55"Giralda, ";117Glen Gove, L. I.,;179Glover, Mrs.,;7, note"Good Night's Rest, " a,;113"Great Tragic Revival, " a,;115"Gretna Green, ";114"Guy Mannering, ";113Hackett, James,;175Hamblin, Thos.,;97Hamilton, Canada,;43,;88,;103"Hamlet, ";117"Hamlet Travestie, ";116"Happiest Day of my Life, " the,;94,;113,;140"Haunted Man, " the,;114Haymarket Theatre, London,;6,;10"Hazel Kirke, ";132Hazlitt, Wm.,;125,;164"Heart of Gold, ";115"Heir-at-Law, ";13,;82,;87,;112"Helping Hands, ";115"Henry IV., ";175"High Life Below Stairs, ";113Hoey, Mrs. (see Mrs. Russell)Hoey, John,;46Holland, Geo.,;45,;49,;85Holland House,;129Holman, Geo.,;45,;71,;85Holmes, O. W.,;93"Home, ";132"Honeymoon, " the,;74,;113,;163Hood, Thos.,;41,;130Hough, Mrs.,;45"How to Die for Love, ";15"How to Make Home Happy, ";94,;117Hughes, Hon. Chas.,;88Hughes, Mrs.,;45,;51;extended mention,;87,;90,;102,;103,;139,;160,;162,;167,;169"Hunchback, " the,;74Hunt, H.,;38Hunt, Mrs.,;20Hutton, Lawrence, preface;mention,;35,;36,;62"Hypocrite, " the,;13,;116"Ill Playing with Edged Tools, " 'Tis,;115"Innkeeper's Daughter, " the,;112Inman, Henry, painter,;9"Invisible Prince, " the,;116Ireland, Jos. N., preface;mention,;28,;37,;39,;42,;101,;102,;103,;111,;151, note"Irish Dragoon, " the,;36"Janet Pride, ";116Jefferson, Jos. (1st),;11Jefferson, Jos. (3d),;92,;101,;132,;142,;164"John Bull, ";59,;69,;77,;112,;163"John Jones, ";12,;14,;22,;110,;117"John of Paris, ";15Johnston, T. B.,;45;