The Stage: Both Before and Behind the Curtain: From "observations Taken on the Spot.", Volume 2R. Bentley, 1840 - Theater |
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... given or taken in other play- " houses and places for the like plays , scenes , pre- " sentments , and entertainments ! " It may be argued , that though this is an authority for demanding high prices , it is not a prohibition against ...
... given or taken in other play- " houses and places for the like plays , scenes , pre- " sentments , and entertainments ! " It may be argued , that though this is an authority for demanding high prices , it is not a prohibition against ...
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... given entire , its incidental ballet superintended by a Parisian master , and the paraphernalia of the mise en scene prepared on gorgeous and characteristic scale . It had been begun before Covent Garden Theatre had a tenant , but tem ...
... given entire , its incidental ballet superintended by a Parisian master , and the paraphernalia of the mise en scene prepared on gorgeous and characteristic scale . It had been begun before Covent Garden Theatre had a tenant , but tem ...
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... given against me , my attorney paid the said amount of the expense upon it . Not only was it made completely in my favour , but the plaintiff was saddled with all costs . They amounted to something considerable , and having had a wanton ...
... given against me , my attorney paid the said amount of the expense upon it . Not only was it made completely in my favour , but the plaintiff was saddled with all costs . They amounted to something considerable , and having had a wanton ...
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... liberal encouragement given to the London performers , for their exertions to please , should not be looked upon as an encouragement to 20 THEATRICAL FUNDS the pecuniary demands they make for those WITHDRAWAL OF HENRIQUEZ . 19.
... liberal encouragement given to the London performers , for their exertions to please , should not be looked upon as an encouragement to 20 THEATRICAL FUNDS the pecuniary demands they make for those WITHDRAWAL OF HENRIQUEZ . 19.
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... given - certainly none was intended . I knew he was displeased at the circumstance of being announced to play in William Tell as a last piece ; but if a mana- ger were to attend either to the pleasure or displeasure of performers , in ...
... given - certainly none was intended . I knew he was displeased at the circumstance of being announced to play in William Tell as a last piece ; but if a mana- ger were to attend either to the pleasure or displeasure of performers , in ...
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