1870; Nell, Olympic Theatre, 19 November; Notre Dame, Adelphi Theatre, 10 April 1871; Rebecca, Drury Lane, 23 September; Hilda, Adelphi, 1 April 1872; The Lady of the Lake, Drury Lane, 21 September; and Heart's Delight, founded on Dickens Dombey and Son, Globe Theatre, 17 December 1873. After visiting Australia James Robertson Anderson appeared in 1874 at Drury Lane as Richard I in Halliday's adaption of Sir Walter Scott's novel The Talisman. He possessed a remarkable talent for bringing out the salient points of a novel, and his adaptations were successful where others failed. Charles Dickens warmly approved the construction of Little Em'ly. From 1873 Halliday suffered from softening of the brain. He died at 74 St. Augustine's Road, Camden Town, London, 10 April 1877, and was buried in Highgate cemetery on 14 April. Printed works His works include The Adventures of Mr. Wilderspin in his Journey through Life, 1860. Everyday Papers, 1864, 2 vols. Sunnyside Papers, 1866. Town and Country Sketches, 1866. The Great City, a novel, 1867. The Savage Club Papers, 1867 and 1868, edited by A. Halliday, 2 vols. Shakespeare's tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra, arranged by A. Halliday, 1873. In Lacy's Acting Edition of Plays, the following pieces were printed: in vol. xliii. Romeo and Juliet travestie, and in vol. lxxxv. Checkmate, a farce. The farces by William Brough and A. Halliday were: In vol. l. the Census, in vol. li. the Pretty Horsebreaker, in vol. lv. A Shilling Day at the Great Exhibition and the Colleen Bawn settled at last, in vol. lvii. A Valentine, in vol. lx. My Heart's in the Highlands, in vol. lxii. the Area Belle, in vol. lxiii. the Actor's Retreat, in vol. lxiv. Doing Banting, in vol. lxv. Going to the Dogs, in vol. lxvi. Upstairs and Downstairs, in vol. lxvii. Mudborough Election. Kenilworth, a comic extravaganza, by A. Halliday and F. Lawrence, and Checkmate, a comedy, were also printed. In a publication called Mixed Sweets, 1867, Halliday wrote About Pantomimes, pp. 43–54. Notes References Attribution: Further reading External links 1830 births 1877 deaths Alumni of the University of Aberdeen People from Huntly Scottish dramatists and playwrights Scottish journalists 19th-century British journalists British male journalists 19th-century Scottish writers 19th-century Scottish dramatists and playwrights British male dramatists and playwrights 19th-century British male writers