The Stage: Both Before and Behind the Curtain: From "observations Taken on the Spot.", Volume 2R. Bentley, 1840 - Theater |
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... LATE LESSEE OF THE THEATRES ROYAL DRURY LANE AND COVENT GARDEN . " I am ( NOT ) forbid To tell the secrets of my prison - house . " HAMLET , ACT 1. SC . V. IN THREE VOLUMES . VOL . II . RICHARD BENTLEY , NEW BURLINGTON STREET ...
... LATE LESSEE OF THE THEATRES ROYAL DRURY LANE AND COVENT GARDEN . " I am ( NOT ) forbid To tell the secrets of my prison - house . " HAMLET , ACT 1. SC . V. IN THREE VOLUMES . VOL . II . RICHARD BENTLEY , NEW BURLINGTON STREET ...
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... late and pre- sent lessee of Drury Lane - Elliston , and the late Mr. Calcraft M.P. - The worth of a patent , and the number of claimants upon it - A " feast of reason and a flow of soul " at the " Piazza -A speech , and an ...
... late and pre- sent lessee of Drury Lane - Elliston , and the late Mr. Calcraft M.P. - The worth of a patent , and the number of claimants upon it - A " feast of reason and a flow of soul " at the " Piazza -A speech , and an ...
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... late Majesty - Some doubt where Drury Lane is - Sir Herbert Taylor and the Baron Ompteda - Lord Foley and his Gentlemen- at - Arms - London and Windsor duties - Fulfilment of the latter put in practice - Expensive soliciting - Lying in ...
... late Majesty - Some doubt where Drury Lane is - Sir Herbert Taylor and the Baron Ompteda - Lord Foley and his Gentlemen- at - Arms - London and Windsor duties - Fulfilment of the latter put in practice - Expensive soliciting - Lying in ...
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... late Commander , " Permit me to offer you my best thanks for the kind note you " favoured me with last evening , and believe me it is with equal re- gret that you are prevented enlisting me under your banner in the ensuing campaign , in ...
... late Commander , " Permit me to offer you my best thanks for the kind note you " favoured me with last evening , and believe me it is with equal re- gret that you are prevented enlisting me under your banner in the ensuing campaign , in ...
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... in a different manner . Coriolanus was prepared with elaborate care ; but while thousands formerly flocked to see the late Mr. Kemble in that play , without such advantageous A preparation , very few hundreds came to see Mr. Macready.
... in a different manner . Coriolanus was prepared with elaborate care ; but while thousands formerly flocked to see the late Mr. Kemble in that play , without such advantageous A preparation , very few hundreds came to see Mr. Macready.
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