The Stage: Both Before and Behind the Curtain: From "observations Taken on the Spot.", Volume 1R. 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 . I. RICHARD BENTLEY , NEW BURLINGTON STREET , Publisher ...
... 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 . I. RICHARD BENTLEY , NEW BURLINGTON STREET , Publisher ...
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... late esteemed and eminent friend , Charles Mathews , and I , have heard its defunct tenant , Mrs. Hornby , of garrulous memory , with a pair of bright blue eyes glistening under a flaxen front , positively aver , that a rusty rapier ...
... late esteemed and eminent friend , Charles Mathews , and I , have heard its defunct tenant , Mrs. Hornby , of garrulous memory , with a pair of bright blue eyes glistening under a flaxen front , positively aver , that a rusty rapier ...
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... late lamented friend , Mr. Henry Harris , who directed Covent Garden theatre from 1809 to 1822. He enlisted under his banners , during this period , the most eminent people in every department that have ever adorned a theatre , on ...
... late lamented friend , Mr. Henry Harris , who directed Covent Garden theatre from 1809 to 1822. He enlisted under his banners , during this period , the most eminent people in every department that have ever adorned a theatre , on ...
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... country , went to America with his daughter , amassed much money there , returned , took leave of the stage , and subsided into the Examiner of Plays . The late Mr. Elliston , for seven years lessee of 18 MR . C. KEMBLE .
... country , went to America with his daughter , amassed much money there , returned , took leave of the stage , and subsided into the Examiner of Plays . The late Mr. Elliston , for seven years lessee of 18 MR . C. KEMBLE .
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From "observations Taken on the Spot." Alfred Bunn. The late Mr. Elliston , for seven years lessee of Drury Lane theatre , knew as much of the stage , its capabilities , and its necessities , as any man that ever crossed it and though he ...
From "observations Taken on the Spot." Alfred Bunn. The late Mr. Elliston , for seven years lessee of Drury Lane theatre , knew as much of the stage , its capabilities , and its necessities , as any man that ever crossed it and though he ...
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