The Plays of William Shakespeare, Volume 1F. C. and J. Rivington, 1823 - Theater |
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Page xviii
... probably first acquired as an actor , although Mr. Rowe was not able to discover any character in which he appeared to more advantage than that of the ghost in Hamlet . The instructions given xviii LIFE OF SHAKSPEARE .
... probably first acquired as an actor , although Mr. Rowe was not able to discover any character in which he appeared to more advantage than that of the ghost in Hamlet . The instructions given xviii LIFE OF SHAKSPEARE .
Page xix
... acting as much as in writing . Mr. Malone , however , does not believe that he played parts of the first rate ... actor combined . Before his time , it does not appear that any actor could avail him- self of the wretched pieces ...
... acting as much as in writing . Mr. Malone , however , does not believe that he played parts of the first rate ... actor combined . Before his time , it does not appear that any actor could avail him- self of the wretched pieces ...
Page xxxi
... actor , reserved them in manuscript when himself a manager , and when he disposed of his property in the theatre , they were still preserved in manuscript to prevent their being acted by the rival houses . Copies of some of them appear ...
... actor , reserved them in manuscript when himself a manager , and when he disposed of his property in the theatre , they were still preserved in manuscript to prevent their being acted by the rival houses . Copies of some of them appear ...
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... actors , the grex , chorus , & c . to remove the prejudices , and inform the judgment of his hearers . Till then , our authors had no thoughts of writing on the model of the ancients : their tragedies were only histories in dialogue ...
... actors , the grex , chorus , & c . to remove the prejudices , and inform the judgment of his hearers . Till then , our authors had no thoughts of writing on the model of the ancients : their tragedies were only histories in dialogue ...
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... actors , and as his editors . When the nature and kinds of these are enumerated and considered , I dare to say that not Shak- speare only , but Aristotle or Cicero , had their works undergone the same fate , might have appeared to want ...
... actors , and as his editors . When the nature and kinds of these are enumerated and considered , I dare to say that not Shak- speare only , but Aristotle or Cicero , had their works undergone the same fate , might have appeared to want ...
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