Echoes of the Playhouse: Reminiscences of Some Past Glories of the English StageG. P. Putnam's sons, 1895 - 331 Seiten |
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... Betterton , that " which prepared Mr. Betterton and his fellow - prentice * for the stage was , that his master Rhodes having formerly been Wardrobe - keeper to the King's company of comedians in the Blackfriars , on General Monck's ...
... Betterton , that " which prepared Mr. Betterton and his fellow - prentice * for the stage was , that his master Rhodes having formerly been Wardrobe - keeper to the King's company of comedians in the Blackfriars , on General Monck's ...
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... Betterton as the melancholy hero . " To the Opera , " writes Pepys , " and there saw Ham- let , Prince of Denmark done with scenes , very well ; but above all , Betterton did the Prince's part beyond imagination . " It was a performance ...
... Betterton as the melancholy hero . " To the Opera , " writes Pepys , " and there saw Ham- let , Prince of Denmark done with scenes , very well ; but above all , Betterton did the Prince's part beyond imagination . " It was a performance ...
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... Betterton's parts as Alexander , Jaffier , etc. , but lost his credit ; as in Alexander , he maintained not the dignity of a King , but out - Heroded Herod ; and in his poisoned mad scene , out - raved all probability ; while Betterton ...
... Betterton's parts as Alexander , Jaffier , etc. , but lost his credit ; as in Alexander , he maintained not the dignity of a King , but out - Heroded Herod ; and in his poisoned mad scene , out - raved all probability ; while Betterton ...
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CHAPTER PAGE I BY WAY OF PROLOGUE I | 1 |
LE ROI SAMUSE | 22 |
THE ENGLISH ROSCIUS | 42 |
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