A View of the English Stage: Or, A Series of Dramatic CriticismsG. Bell & sons, 1906 - 358 pages |
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... success ) , that he was not " the very worst actor in the world . " His Othello is what appears to me his master - piece . To those who have 1 Allusion to Dryden's Absalom and Achitophel , i , 156-8 . 2 See the Fudge Family , edited by ...
... success ) , that he was not " the very worst actor in the world . " His Othello is what appears to me his master - piece . To those who have 1 Allusion to Dryden's Absalom and Achitophel , i , 156-8 . 2 See the Fudge Family , edited by ...
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... success of Mr. Kean in the part of Shylock , we question whether he will not become a greater favourite in other parts . There was a lightness and vigour in his tread , a buoyancy and elasticity of spirit , a fire and animation , which ...
... success of Mr. Kean in the part of Shylock , we question whether he will not become a greater favourite in other parts . There was a lightness and vigour in his tread , a buoyancy and elasticity of spirit , a fire and animation , which ...
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... success of Mr. Kean in the part of Shylock , we question whether he will not be- come a greater favourite in other parts . There was a light- ness and vigour in his tread , a buoyancy and elasticity of spirit , a fire and animation ...
... success of Mr. Kean in the part of Shylock , we question whether he will not be- come a greater favourite in other parts . There was a light- ness and vigour in his tread , a buoyancy and elasticity of spirit , a fire and animation ...
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... 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 from one tone and ...
... 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 from one tone and ...
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... success had smoothed the way before him . We remember Mr. Cooke's manner of representing this scene was more violent , hurried , and full of anxious uncertainty . This , though more natural in general , was , we think , less in ...
... success had smoothed the way before him . We remember Mr. Cooke's manner of representing this scene was more violent , hurried , and full of anxious uncertainty . This , though more natural in general , was , we think , less in ...
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