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A DRAMATIC CRITIC of her perfidy was so mixed of rage and shame as to seem strong even against the background of Salvini's tremendous per- formance. [ 158 ]
XVII Adelaide Neilson NO player in my time vied with Adelaide Neilson in respect of the keenness of the curiosity and the profuseness of the admiration of which she was the object. Both curiosity and admiration were justified. As a woman and as an artist she was difficult to ac- count for. I do not pretend to know the truth about those portions of her life which have a dubious aspect. After she came to the fullness of her power the voice of disparaging gossip grew faint, as if there could be but one verdict, and that of ap- proval, upon a personality which appeared so refined in every public manifestation. It is known that her baptismal name was Elizabeth Ann Brown; that she was born [ 159 ]
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XVII<br />
Adelaide Neilson<br />
NO player in my time vied with<br />
Adelaide Neilson in respect of<br />
the keenness of the curiosity and<br />
the profuseness of the admiration of which<br />
she was the object. Both curiosity and<br />
admiration were justified. As a woman<br />
and as an artist she was difficult to ac-<br />
count for. I do not pretend to know the<br />
truth about those portions of her life which<br />
have a dubious aspect. After she came<br />
to the fullness of her power the voice of<br />
disparaging gossip grew faint, as if there<br />
could be but one verdict, and that of ap-<br />
proval, upon a personality which appeared<br />
so refined in every public manifestation.<br />
It is known that her baptismal name was<br />
Elizabeth Ann Brown; that she was born<br />
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