The Wandering Patentee: Or, A History of the Yorkshire Theatres, from 1770 to the Present Time: Interspersed with Anecdotes Respecting Most of the Performers in the Three Kingdoms, from 1765 to 1795, Томи 1 – 2Scolar Press, 1795 - 578 стор. Discusses Yorkshire theatre in the late eighteenth century with personal anecdotes of famous actors. |
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... poor Anna dropped like an unfortunate young lady's pad . As to my frivolous self , I can only fay to the reader as the murderer does to Macbeth , " I am a man . " - The reader like Macbeth replies , Ay , in the catalogue you go for man ...
... poor Anna dropped like an unfortunate young lady's pad . As to my frivolous self , I can only fay to the reader as the murderer does to Macbeth , " I am a man . " - The reader like Macbeth replies , Ay , in the catalogue you go for man ...
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... poor manager of a theatre . And as this is a furprising - fine day , and that I am in health and spirits , I beg the reader will attend to me like a tale from the Arabian Nights ' En- tertainments , or allow me the idea of the being ...
... poor manager of a theatre . And as this is a furprising - fine day , and that I am in health and spirits , I beg the reader will attend to me like a tale from the Arabian Nights ' En- tertainments , or allow me the idea of the being ...
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... it chides or loves ; An octave higher always than the rest ; Sweet harmony ne'er touch'd that callous breaft , A wooden poor Automaton at best : With toes turn'd in , thumbs cock'd , and bellman's THE WANDERING PATENTEE . 29.
... it chides or loves ; An octave higher always than the rest ; Sweet harmony ne'er touch'd that callous breaft , A wooden poor Automaton at best : With toes turn'd in , thumbs cock'd , and bellman's THE WANDERING PATENTEE . 29.
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... poor man ! And the quieting draught was a dram . Which practice affected her brain to fuch a de- gree , that she was obliged to be under fome little confinement at Bramham : She , however , ( not- withstanding every care ) fell into ...
... poor man ! And the quieting draught was a dram . Which practice affected her brain to fuch a de- gree , that she was obliged to be under fome little confinement at Bramham : She , however , ( not- withstanding every care ) fell into ...
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... poor actor fumbled alfo , but with no more fuccefs than his lady , not a fix- pence or even a penny was to be found in any ragged or difconfolate corner ; the lad infifted on the letter or pay , for fear of his master . Powell would not ...
... poor actor fumbled alfo , but with no more fuccefs than his lady , not a fix- pence or even a penny was to be found in any ragged or difconfolate corner ; the lad infifted on the letter or pay , for fear of his master . Powell would not ...
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The Wandering Patentee: Or, A History of the Yorkshire ..., Томи 1 – 2 Tate Wilkinson Перегляд фрагмента - 1973 |
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Сторінка 16 - And thus still doing, thus he pass'd along. Duch. Alas ! poor Richard ! where rides he the while ? York. As in a theatre, the eyes of men, After a well-graced actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him that enters next, Thinking his prattle to be tedious : Even so, or with much more contempt, men's eyes Did scowl on Richard ; no man cried, God save him...
Сторінка 36 - Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot...
Сторінка 110 - T' endure the frosts of danger, nay, of death, To be thought worthy the triumphal wreath By glorious undertakings, may deserve Reward, or favour from the commonwealth; Actors may put in for as large a share As all the sects of the philosophers: They with cold precepts...
Сторінка 239 - I know no more why I came, than you do why you called me. But here I am, and if you don't mean to provide for me, I desire you would leave me as you found me. SIR SAMP.
Сторінка 111 - ... tedious to him ; if there be, Among the auditors, one whose conscience tells him He is of the same mould, — WE CANNOT HELP IT. Or, bringing on the stage a loose...
Сторінка 109 - The whole world being one, This place is not exempted : and I am So confident in the justice of our cause, That I could wish Caesar, in whose great name All kings are comprehended, sat as judge, To hear our plea, and then determine of us. If to express a man sold to his lusts, Wasting the treasure of his time and fortunes In wanton dalliance, and to what sad end A wretch...
Сторінка 3 - The Wandering Patentee; or, a History of the Yorkshire Theatres from 1770 to the present time; interspersed with Anecdotes respecting most of the performers in the three Kingdoms from 1765 to 1795.
Сторінка 110 - Carthage : if done to the life, As if they saw their dangers, and their glories, And did partake with them in their rewards, All that have any spark of Roman in them, The slothful arts laid by, contend to be Like those they see presented.
Сторінка 239 - Did not I beget you? And might not I have chosen whether I would have begot you or no? 'Oons, who are you? Whence came you? What brought you into the world? How came you here, sir?
Сторінка 47 - He has a singular talent of exhibiting character.' JOHNSON. 'Sir, it is not a talent; it is a vice; it is what others abstain from. It is not comedy, which exhibits the character of a species, as that of a miser gathered from many misers: it is farce, which exhibits individuals.