A View of the English Stage: Or, A Series of Dramatic CriticismsG. Bell & sons, 1906 - 358 pages |
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... Farce Writer The School for Scandal . Mrs. Alsop's Rosalind ( As You Like It ) The Will . The Beggar's Opera . D.L. , Sept. 12 , H. , " " 22 , 105 L. , 28 , 99 99 105 106 99 C.G. , 29 25 , ΙΙΟ 99 22 , III 99 " " D.L. , 26 , " " 113 99 ...
... Farce Writer The School for Scandal . Mrs. Alsop's Rosalind ( As You Like It ) The Will . The Beggar's Opera . D.L. , Sept. 12 , H. , " " 22 , 105 L. , 28 , 99 99 105 106 99 C.G. , 29 25 , ΙΙΟ 99 22 , III 99 " " D.L. , 26 , " " 113 99 ...
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... farce of The Apprentice revived , in which Mr. Bannister was eminently successful . 1 Miss Sarah Smith - who married Mr. Bartley August 21 , 1814 - was Portia . 2 The Apprentice , by Arthur Murphy ( 1756 ) . Mr. Bannister was Dick ( see ...
... farce of The Apprentice revived , in which Mr. Bannister was eminently successful . 1 Miss Sarah Smith - who married Mr. Bartley August 21 , 1814 - was Portia . 2 The Apprentice , by Arthur Murphy ( 1756 ) . Mr. Bannister was Dick ( see ...
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... farce , called Tricking's Fair in Love , 3 followed , 1 Richard Cœur de Lion by General Sir John Burgoyne from the French of M. J. Sedaine , music by Grétry . The song " O Richard , o mon Roi ! " was taken by Burgoyne from Blondel and ...
... farce , called Tricking's Fair in Love , 3 followed , 1 Richard Cœur de Lion by General Sir John Burgoyne from the French of M. J. Sedaine , music by Grétry . The song " O Richard , o mon Roi ! " was taken by Burgoyne from Blondel and ...
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... , 112 . 2 Ibid . , IV , iii , 43 . 3 Act V , sc . v , of Garrick's version , partly taken from Otway's Caius Marius . + Romeo , II , ii , 171 . Mr. Jones's1 Mercutio was lively farce . Of Mr. Conway's Miss O'Neill's Juliet . 35.
... , 112 . 2 Ibid . , IV , iii , 43 . 3 Act V , sc . v , of Garrick's version , partly taken from Otway's Caius Marius . + Romeo , II , ii , 171 . Mr. Jones's1 Mercutio was lively farce . Of Mr. Conway's Miss O'Neill's Juliet . 35.
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... farce . Of Mr. Conway's 2 Romeo , we cannot speak with patience . [ His acting is a nuisance to the stage . The tolerating such a performer in principal parts is a disgrace to the national character . We saw several foreigners laughing ...
... farce . Of Mr. Conway's 2 Romeo , we cannot speak with patience . [ His acting is a nuisance to the stage . The tolerating such a performer in principal parts is a disgrace to the national character . We saw several foreigners laughing ...
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