Frontmatter -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- A NOTE ON THE TEXT -- PREFACE -- I. RECOLLECTIONS OF CHILDHOOD -- II. BOYHOOD -- III. BARN-STORMING AND MEXICAN EPISODE -- IV. EARLY DAYS IN PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK -- V. STOCK, STAR, AND STAGE MANAGEMENT -- VI. FIRST VISIT TO EUROPE -- VII. WITH LAURA KEENE -- VIII. AT THE WINTER GARDEN; AND "RIP VAN WINKLE" -- IX. IN AUSTRALIA, VAN DIEMEN'S LAND, AND NEW ZEALAND -- X. IN SOUTH AMERICA -- XI. IN LONDON -- XII. EAST AND WEST -- XIII. SCENES AND THOUGHTS ABROAD -- XIV. AT HOME AGAIN -- XV. SOME OLD FRIENDS -- XVI. REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF ACTING -- XVII. IN LOUISIANA -- INDEX -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- Backmatter