The Stage: Both Before and Behind the Curtain: From "observations Taken on the Spot.", Volume 1R. Bentley, 1840 - Theater |
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... King was of the same opinion , and added , " You do not think then , Doctor " Johnson , that there was much argument in the case ; " and when Johnson said he did not think there was , the King observed , WHEN ONCE IT COMES TO CALLING ...
... King was of the same opinion , and added , " You do not think then , Doctor " Johnson , that there was much argument in the case ; " and when Johnson said he did not think there was , the King observed , WHEN ONCE IT COMES TO CALLING ...
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... King George and King Robert - Break up of the old understanding between the two Theatres - and its consequences -Mr . Price and Mr. Bish - A bad actor a bad bargain - The American Stage the ruin of the English Stage - Advantages of ...
... King George and King Robert - Break up of the old understanding between the two Theatres - and its consequences -Mr . Price and Mr. Bish - A bad actor a bad bargain - The American Stage the ruin of the English Stage - Advantages of ...
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... " I have seen the king hiss'd , and then caress'd ; " But don't pretend to settle which was best ! " for it would puzzle a greater conjuror than even the B 5 AND MANAGERS . 9 I will treat of all as I have found them...
... " I have seen the king hiss'd , and then caress'd ; " But don't pretend to settle which was best ! " for it would puzzle a greater conjuror than even the B 5 AND MANAGERS . 9 I will treat of all as I have found them...
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... King John , and other plays of the great bard , were as much beyond the Macready mummeries so absurdly eulogised since , as one thing can be beyond another . It is a general impression that Mr. C. Kemble's management would have been ...
... King John , and other plays of the great bard , were as much beyond the Macready mummeries so absurdly eulogised since , as one thing can be beyond another . It is a general impression that Mr. C. Kemble's management would have been ...
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... King ( George the Fourth ) took a lively interest in the matter , and , considering that the leading people in both the patent theatres should be consulted , directed Sir Charles Long , Sir George Beaumont , and Sir Francis Freeling ...
... King ( George the Fourth ) took a lively interest in the matter , and , considering that the leading people in both the patent theatres should be consulted , directed Sir Charles Long , Sir George Beaumont , and Sir Francis Freeling ...
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