A View of the English Stage: Or, A Series of Dramatic CriticismsG. Bell & sons, 1906 - 358 pages |
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... seen in the follow- ing pages ) all along spoken freely of Mr. Kean's faults , or what I considered such , physical as well as intellectual ; but the balance inclines decidedly to the favourable side , though not more I think than his ...
... seen in the follow- ing pages ) all along spoken freely of Mr. Kean's faults , or what I considered such , physical as well as intellectual ; but the balance inclines decidedly to the favourable side , though not more I think than his ...
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Or, A Series of Dramatic Criticisms William Hazlitt W. Spencer Jackson. seen him in thîs part , and think little of it , I have nothing farther to say . It seems to me , as far as the mind alone is concerned , and leaving the body out of ...
Or, A Series of Dramatic Criticisms William Hazlitt W. Spencer Jackson. seen him in thîs part , and think little of it , I have nothing farther to say . It seems to me , as far as the mind alone is concerned , and leaving the body out of ...
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... seen actors more successful than Mr. Kean ; but in giving effect to the conflict of passions arising out of the contrasts of situation , in varied vehemence of declamation , in keenness of sarcasm , in the rapidity of his transitions ...
... seen actors more successful than Mr. Kean ; but in giving effect to the conflict of passions arising out of the contrasts of situation , in varied vehemence of declamation , in keenness of sarcasm , in the rapidity of his transitions ...
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... seen actors whom we should prefer to Mr. Kean in Shylock ; for brilliant and masterly execution , none . It is not saying too much of him , though it is saying a great deal , that he has all that Mr. Kemble3 wants of perfection . He ...
... seen actors whom we should prefer to Mr. Kean in Shylock ; for brilliant and masterly execution , none . It is not saying too much of him , though it is saying a great deal , that he has all that Mr. Kemble3 wants of perfection . He ...
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... seen surpassed . He is more refined than Cooke ; more bold , varied , and original than Kemble , in the same character . In some parts , however , we thought him deficient in dignity ; and particularly in the scenes of state business ...
... seen surpassed . He is more refined than Cooke ; more bold , varied , and original than Kemble , in the same character . In some parts , however , we thought him deficient in dignity ; and particularly in the scenes of state business ...
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