The Stage: Both Before and Behind the Curtain: From "observations Taken on the Spot.", Volume 1R. Bentley, 1840 - Theater |
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... never " lost ; " and to that class of people I have invariably and truly replied , " I am dealing with the lives of other people , rather than with my own . " It has been as erroneously imagined , that , as I professed to tell " the ...
... never " lost ; " and to that class of people I have invariably and truly replied , " I am dealing with the lives of other people , rather than with my own . " It has been as erroneously imagined , that , as I professed to tell " the ...
Page x
... never have sanctioned a continuance of regulations , equally unwholesome and As a proof how rooted has been the determination to carry out the position which I laboured so long , but in vain , to maintain , it may be mentioned that when ...
... never have sanctioned a continuance of regulations , equally unwholesome and As a proof how rooted has been the determination to carry out the position which I laboured so long , but in vain , to maintain , it may be mentioned that when ...
Page xiv
... never would have seen ; and as that contri- bution arrived at so ticklish a period of the season as that of Lent , it must have been doubly acceptable . Heaven forbid that , as an old manager , I should grudge Madame Vestris such a ...
... never would have seen ; and as that contri- bution arrived at so ticklish a period of the season as that of Lent , it must have been doubly acceptable . Heaven forbid that , as an old manager , I should grudge Madame Vestris such a ...
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... never would have dreamt of . When the doors of the theatre were finally shut , the wretched shares which had been fluctuating between premium , par , and discount , turned sulky , and were heard no more of , until all of a sudden a ...
... never would have dreamt of . When the doors of the theatre were finally shut , the wretched shares which had been fluctuating between premium , par , and discount , turned sulky , and were heard no more of , until all of a sudden a ...
Page xxi
... never be able to gain you as much . " The community at large owe an expression of deep regret for the death of this venerable gentleman , had he done nothing more for the public good than the introduction of such a performer to their ...
... never be able to gain you as much . " The community at large owe an expression of deep regret for the death of this venerable gentleman , had he done nothing more for the public good than the introduction of such a performer to their ...
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