His armour was composed of pasteboard, neatly painted.

The Frenchman had intelligence of what we were about, and to our great surprise and mortification, made one of our audience.
The Ghost in its first appearance is dumb to Horatio.

While these scenes past, the Frenchman only muttered between his teeth, and we were in hopes his passion would subside; but when our Ghost began his first speech to Hamlet, 'Mark me,' he replied, 'Begar, me vil marke you presently!' and, without saying any more, beat our poor Ghost off the stage through the street, while every stroke on the pasteboard armour grieved the auditors (because they did not pay for their seats), insomuch that three or four ran after the Ghost, and brought him back in triumph, with the avenging Frenchman at his heels, who would not be appeas'd till our Ghost promised him never to commit the offence of acting again.

A promise made, like many others, never to be kept." * * * * * Elrington ultimately became a favourite player with Dublin audiences, and then contested with Booth in the latter's own ground of London.

He never equalled the classic Barton, yet made a success in tragedy, and was once asked (1728-9) to join the forces of Drury Lane for a term of years.