The Actor's Budget; Consisting of Monologues, Prologues, Epilogues, and Tales, Serious and Comic ...: Together with ... a Rare and Genuine Collection of Theatrical Anecdotes and Comic Songs ...Hildyard, 1811 - Theater |
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... COMEDIANS . " I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers , and have brought little more of my own than the Band which ties them . " maan LONDON : Printed by W. Hildyard , Poppin's Court , AND PUBLISHED BY W. OXBERRY , 11 ...
... COMEDIANS . " I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers , and have brought little more of my own than the Band which ties them . " maan LONDON : Printed by W. Hildyard , Poppin's Court , AND PUBLISHED BY W. OXBERRY , 11 ...
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... comedian , was es- teemed the brightest genius of the age in which he lived ; and therefore we may be sure he had all the choice spirits in his retinue . In his latter days , he was confined to a milk diet ; but when he was at his ...
... comedian , was es- teemed the brightest genius of the age in which he lived ; and therefore we may be sure he had all the choice spirits in his retinue . In his latter days , he was confined to a milk diet ; but when he was at his ...
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... comedians , of which Moliere was the head , proposed a very pompous funeral for him ; but the archbishop of Paris would not allow him so much as christian burial . Moliere's widow , willing to make some amends by her respect to his ...
... comedians , of which Moliere was the head , proposed a very pompous funeral for him ; but the archbishop of Paris would not allow him so much as christian burial . Moliere's widow , willing to make some amends by her respect to his ...
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... comedians at Coventry , having played a stupid farce , called the Stage Coach , one of the audience , after the curtain dropped , called out for the manager , and on his stepping forward , asked when the Stage Coach would be performed ...
... comedians at Coventry , having played a stupid farce , called the Stage Coach , one of the audience , after the curtain dropped , called out for the manager , and on his stepping forward , asked when the Stage Coach would be performed ...
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... comedians , took up his quarters at the Cannon , a little public - house . The civilities of his Welsh host and hostess , who were wonderfully fond of the marvellous , and in which they were plentifully supplied by their guest , made ...
... comedians , took up his quarters at the Cannon , a little public - house . The civilities of his Welsh host and hostess , who were wonderfully fond of the marvellous , and in which they were plentifully supplied by their guest , made ...
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