This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III Visit to the theatre--Attack on Lord Wellesley for supposed inhospitality--St. Patrick's again--Terry Magrath--Donnybrook--Edward Maturin--The Bank--Trinity College--Major Sirr--Scott's impressions of Ireland--Letter to Miss Edgeworth--His opinion of Dublin--Lucan--Tour in County Wicklow--Judy of Roundwood--Glendalough--St. Kevin's Bed--Sir Philip Crampton--The Glendalough guide's opinion of Scott. "But the theatre in the evening," continues Lockhart, "completed the thing. I never heard such a row. The players might as well have had no tongues. Beatrice 1 (Miss Foote) twice left the stage; and at last Benedick (Abbot, who was the manager) came forward, cunning dog, and asked what was the cause of the tempest. A thousand voices shouted: 'Sir Walter Scott!' and the worthy lion, being thus bearded and poked, rose--after an hour's torture--and said, with such a kindness and grace of manners, these words: 'I am sure the Irish people--(a roar)--I am sure this respectable audience will not suppose that a stranger can be insensible to the kindness of their reception of him; and if I have been too long in saying this, I trust it will be attributed to the right cause--my unwillingness to take to myself honours so distinguished, and which I would not and cannot but feel to be unmerited.' I think these are the very words.2 The noise continued--a perfect cataract and thunder of roaring--but he would take no hints about going to the stage-box, and the evening closed decently enough." Lockhart also says, in one of his letters: "Roars of welcome, with waving of hats and handkerchiefs, accompanied this brief speech. The orchestra, at special moments, played 'Scots Wha Hae' and 'Auld Lang Syne.'" He adds, in a postscript: "The theatre here is...