Identifier: literaryhistoryo00brer (find matches)
Title: The literary history of the Adelphi and its neighbourhood
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Brereton, Austin, 1862-1922
Subjects: Literary landmarks -- England London English literature -- England London London (England) -- Intellectual life
Publisher: New York : Duffield
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ring the impertinences and libertine proposalsof Brouncker, a crowd of blackguard boys, not con-tented with collecting round their coach, had madea violent attack on their orange baskets. Thecoachman had taken the part of his fare; and, inconsequence of his gallantly resisting the attemptsof the depredators, a fight had ensued and thestreet was in an uproar. The fruit, of course, wasonly too gladly relinquished to the mob, fromwhom, notwithstanding, the presumed orange-girlsreceived a volley of abuse and ridicule. Finally,though with some difficulty, they contrived tore-enter their coach, and at last arrived, completelyfrightened and dispirited, at St Jamess.1 It was to the Duchess of Tyrconnel, as she thenwas, that James II. had to relate the melancholystory of his defeat at the battle of the Boyne: Soon after sunset, James, escorted by two hundredcavalry, rode into the Castle (Dublin). At thethreshold he was met by the wife of Tyrconnel, 1 Jesse, vol. iii., pp. 233-236.56 ^f^^f -^M$
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I. S. 5 GARRICKS HOUSE, 5 ADELPH) TERRACE. I To face p. 56. DOUGLAS JERROLD once the gay and beautiful Fanny Jennings, theloveliest coquette in the brilliant Whitehall of theRestoration. To her the vanquished King had torelate the ruin of her fortunes and of his own.lJesse regards the connection of the Duchess ofTyrconnel with the New Exchange as apocry-phal. But we have the authority of Walpoleand Pennant for the anecdote, and I see no reasonto doubt its accuracy. The romance of the White Milliner of theAdelphi afforded Douglas Jerrold material for atwo-act comedy, which Madame Vestris producedat Covent Garden on February 9, 1841. Theauthor of Black-eyed Susan was apparently suffer-ing from some slight at the hands of the critics,for he takes them to task soundly in his Preface toThe White Milliner, as his play was called. Havingrelated the incident which gave rise to the piece,he goes on to say: In our day, the dramatist whokeeps aloof from a small faction—which almostavowedly ado

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