I was much disappointed when I found my selection of Madame vestris and O'Connell did not altogether commend itself to Papa.
"Lady-John-Russell"
MacCarthy, Desmond
vestris, and "Old" Farren-he received a hundred pounds down, and was tided over his difficulties until the starting of Punch gave him permanent employment.
"The History of "Punch""
M. H. Spielmann
She was on her way from Paris, where her daughter had been learning character-dancing with the famous vestris.
"The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons"
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt