The Stage: Both Before and Behind the Curtain, from "observations Taken on the Spot", Volumes 1-3Richard Bentley, 1840 - Theater |
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... appear almost as incredible as they are unprecedented ; and which , from their rapid succession , would not only have deranged , but naturally have delayed the publication of the entire work , if alterations and emendations had taken ...
... appear almost as incredible as they are unprecedented ; and which , from their rapid succession , would not only have deranged , but naturally have delayed the publication of the entire work , if alterations and emendations had taken ...
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... appears to " have been anxious that they should obtain pub- licity , the editor subjoins in his own words : A great deal has been said about , and indeed against , " Mr. Bunn , since he has become a London Ma- " nager ; but I have had ...
... appears to " have been anxious that they should obtain pub- licity , the editor subjoins in his own words : A great deal has been said about , and indeed against , " Mr. Bunn , since he has become a London Ma- " nager ; but I have had ...
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... appears doubtful if the obser- vations of a practical person will be received with the attention they would otherwise be entitled to claim . The dramatic intelligence purveyed by observers on the one side , and the theoretical notions ...
... appears doubtful if the obser- vations of a practical person will be received with the attention they would otherwise be entitled to claim . The dramatic intelligence purveyed by observers on the one side , and the theoretical notions ...
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... appear as seeking to become my own advocate ; but such is not my aim . The fame of his brother professors was ever a great object of his care - he had the proper worship for true genius , the proper contempt for pseudo - genius , and he ...
... appear as seeking to become my own advocate ; but such is not my aim . The fame of his brother professors was ever a great object of his care - he had the proper worship for true genius , the proper contempt for pseudo - genius , and he ...
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... to the transatlantic stage , and are worth any reasonable sum that can be given for them . It may appear ridiculous , on the first men- tion of it , but the secession of such utilitarians as 28 MR . PRICE . John Cooper , * or 27.
... to the transatlantic stage , and are worth any reasonable sum that can be given for them . It may appear ridiculous , on the first men- tion of it , but the secession of such utilitarians as 28 MR . PRICE . John Cooper , * or 27.
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