Echoes of the Playhouse: Reminiscences of Some Past Glories of the English StageG. P. Putnam's sons, 1895 - 331 oldal |
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... fashion creatures that come there for devotion . ” " Pray , Madam , what books do you read ? " " I read lew'd plays and winning romances . " ' * * From the English Lady's Catechism , first published in 1703 . This very truthful lady ...
... fashion creatures that come there for devotion . ” " Pray , Madam , what books do you read ? " " I read lew'd plays and winning romances . " ' * * From the English Lady's Catechism , first published in 1703 . This very truthful lady ...
179. oldal
... fashion of dealing with the average second- rate Shakesperian spouter . Yet for all that he was one of the great players of his time , even though Churchill did say of him : " In fancied scenes , as in life's real plan , He could not ...
... fashion of dealing with the average second- rate Shakesperian spouter . Yet for all that he was one of the great players of his time , even though Churchill did say of him : " In fancied scenes , as in life's real plan , He could not ...
205. oldal
... fashion , ac- customed , as they too often are , to presenting but one character night after night , perhaps for three or four seasons at a stretch , and thinking themselves in poor luck when called to take part in an occasional ...
... fashion , ac- customed , as they too often are , to presenting but one character night after night , perhaps for three or four seasons at a stretch , and thinking themselves in poor luck when called to take part in an occasional ...
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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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