Pattie's Modern Stage: A Collection of the Most Approved and Popular Dramas. With Remarks Biographical and Critical. Vol. I-IV.1838 |
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... feel called upon , however , to apologise to their numerous Subscribers , for the imperfections and inaccuracies which may have been discovered in it , for which they would crave their charity ; confiding that such defects will not be ...
... feel called upon , however , to apologise to their numerous Subscribers , for the imperfections and inaccuracies which may have been discovered in it , for which they would crave their charity ; confiding that such defects will not be ...
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... feel all the better for your friendly breakfast . [ Knock heard . - Trudge opens door , L. H. D. Enter DRUDGE , with umbrella , L. D. Trudge . Well , Drudge . Fudge . What , my Drudge ! " come to my arms , and be as dear as ever ...
... feel all the better for your friendly breakfast . [ Knock heard . - Trudge opens door , L. H. D. Enter DRUDGE , with umbrella , L. D. Trudge . Well , Drudge . Fudge . What , my Drudge ! " come to my arms , and be as dear as ever ...
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... feel justified in again employing him , as a test of his conduct , I will . Trudge . Shall we tell him what you say , Sir ? Grudge . No , leave it to me . Trudge . Very well , Sir . [ Exit Grudge . Drudge . [ Impatient . ] Come along ...
... feel justified in again employing him , as a test of his conduct , I will . Trudge . Shall we tell him what you say , Sir ? Grudge . No , leave it to me . Trudge . Very well , Sir . [ Exit Grudge . Drudge . [ Impatient . ] Come along ...
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... feel fatigued , and will accept your offer -there is the cloak , -of course , I must not mention this affair to Mrs. Trudge . Trudge . Oh , yes - if you please - you will laugh when I relate the circumstance to you ; in ten minutes I ...
... feel fatigued , and will accept your offer -there is the cloak , -of course , I must not mention this affair to Mrs. Trudge . Trudge . Oh , yes - if you please - you will laugh when I relate the circumstance to you ; in ten minutes I ...
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... feeling towards me , has changed me . I have been a sad dog , Sir , but this good fortune- Grudge . When I am assured of your reform , then you shall reap the benefit . Fudge . You shall find in me a radical reform . Grudge : You shall ...
... feeling towards me , has changed me . I have been a sad dog , Sir , but this good fortune- Grudge . When I am assured of your reform , then you shall reap the benefit . Fudge . You shall find in me a radical reform . Grudge : You shall ...
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Arbaces ARTABANES Artax Artaxerxes Ashfield Beeswing Billy CARABO Centre Cham Charles Dumont child cloak coat COVENT GARDEN Daph dear devil Door in Flat dress Drill drink Drudge Duch Duchess Dwyer Enter Exeunt Exit Fanny father fellow Fran Fred FREELOVE Fudge gentleman give Grudge hand happy Harris hear heart heaven husband Hush James Johnny L. C. Left Lady E laugh leave Left Door look Lord Lord Rivers Lucy Luttrell Madam Madam Vestris Mandane Marie master Midas Miss murder Mysis Naomie never night Nysa O'Slash poor Princess R. C. Right Re-enter SCENE Slashem Snipe Snooks soger soldier sure tell Theatre thee there's thing thou Tom Harris Trudge Villa Villafana Waiter Warner wife Wild WILDFIRE young
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Page 4 - R. means Right; L. Left; C. Centre; RC Right of Centre; LC Left of Centre ; DF Door in the Flat, or Scene running across the back of the Stage; CDF Centre Door in the Flat.
Page 14 - OLD King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three.
Page 22 - Angels and ministers of grace defend us! Be thou a spirit of health or goblin damn'd, Bring with thee airs from heaven or blasts from hell, Be thy intents wicked or charitable, Thou com'st in such a questionable shape, That I will speak to thee: I'll call thee Hamlet, King, father, royal Dane, O, answer me!
Page 9 - twill. Odsbobs ! — I'll force her. Dam. The halter ! Mid. As for madam, I'll divorce her ! Some favoured lout incog our bliss opposes.
Page 11 - O Pan! the devil to pay, both my sluts frantic ! Both in their tantrums, for yon cap'ring antic. But I'll go seek 'em all — and if I find 'em, I'll drive 'em — as if old Nick were behind 'em. [Going.
Page 5 - What worse can Bacchus teach men, His roaring bucks, when drunk, Than break the lamps, beat watchmen, And stagger to some punk ? JUP. You saucy scoundrel — there, sir — come Disorder, Down Phoebus, down to earth, we'll hear no farther.
Page 5 - A lucky thought. — In this disguise, Apollo No more, but Pol the swain, some flock I'll follow. Nor doubt I, with my voice, guitar, and person, Among the nymphs to kick up some diversion.
Page 9 - In infancy our hopes and fears were to each other known ; " and I have ever known Phil, to be a man of great humour and friendship, with the best heart in the world, and a dash of laudable vanity, which prompts him to give excellent dinners, and display a handsome service of plate. We eat and drink here amazingly, without plate. Your new gamekeeper at Ludgershall...
Page 5 - Pol. An orphan lad, sir. Pol is my name — a shepherd once my dad, sir. I' th' upper parts, here — though not born to serving, I'll now lake on, for, faith, I'm almost starving. SU, You've drawn a prize i' th' lottery — so have I too ; Why, I'm the master you could best apply to.