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" What was my astonishment, to see him, as the scene opened, standing in the centre of the stage, his arms crossed, and his whole attitude one of thoughtful solemnity. His dress was splendid ; and thunders of applause greeted him from all parts of the house.... "
The life of Edmund Kean [by B.W. Procter]. - Page 266
by Bryan Waller Procter - 1835
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"Their Majesties' Servants": Annals of the English Stage from Thomas ...

John Doran - 1865 - 486 pages
...a burst of joyous soliloquy. What was my astonishment, to see him, as the scene opened, standing in the centre of the stage, his arms crossed, and his...his incoherent words, and gave the notion of a man that had been half hanged and then dragged through a horse pond. My heart, I confess it, sank deep...
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"Their Majesties' Servants.": Annals of the English Stage, from ..., Volume 2

Dr. Doran (John) - Actors - 1865 - 442 pages
...thoughtful solemnity. His dress was splendid ; and thunders of applause greeted him from all pails of the house. To display the one, and give time for...his incoherent words, and gave the notion of a man that had been half hanged and then dragged through a horse pond. My heart, I confess it, sank deep...
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"Their Majesties' Servants": Annals of the English Stage, from ..., Volume 2

Dr. Doran (John) - Actors - 1865 - 448 pages
...a burst of joyous soliloquy. What was my astonishment, to see him as the scene opened, standing in the centre of the stage, his arms crossed, and his...his, was of two or three sentences, — but not six consecntive words of the text. His look, his manner, his tone, were to me quite appalling ; to any...
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"Their Majesties' Servants.": Annals of the English Stage, from ..., Volume 2

Dr. Doran (John) - Actors - 1865 - 446 pages
...objects for which he stood tixed for several minutes, and sacrificed the sense of the situation, lie spoke ; but what a speech ! The one I wrote, consisted...his incoherent words, and gave the notion of a man that had been half hanged and then dragged through a horse pond. My heart, I confess it, sjiiik deep...
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"Their Majesties' Servants.": Annals of the English Stage, from ..., Volume 2

Dr. Doran (John) - Actors - 1865 - 438 pages
...which he stood fixed for several minutes, and sacrificed the sense of the situation. He spoke ; hut what a speech ! The one I wrote, consisted of eight...or nine lines; his, was of two or three sentences, — hut not six consecutive words of the text. His look, his manner, his tone, were to me quite appalling...
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Lights of the Old English Stage

Actors - 1878 - 234 pages
...entrance, his splendid dress, and the thunders of applause that greeted him, he goes on to say : " He spoke, but what a speech! The one I wrote consisted of eight or nine lines; Jtis was of two or three sentences, but not six consecutive words of the text. His look, his manner,...
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Their Majesties' Servants: Annals of the English Stage, from ..., Volume 2

Dr. Doran (John) - Actors - 1880 - 440 pages
...scene opened, standing in tLe centre of the sta^c, his arms crossed, and his whole attitude one O * * of thoughtful solemnity. His dress was splendid ;...consisted of eight or nine lines; his, was of two or three sentences,—but not six consecutive words of the text. His look, his manner, his tone, were to me...
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