The Stage: Both Before and Behind the Curtain: From "observations Taken on the Spot.", Volume 1R. Bentley, 1840 - Theater |
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Page 12
... salary . Whit- " bread wants us to assess the pit another sixpence- a d —————— d insidious proposition - which will end in an O.P. combustion . To crown all , Robins * , the " auctioneer , has the impudence to be displeased , " because ...
... salary . Whit- " bread wants us to assess the pit another sixpence- a d —————— d insidious proposition - which will end in an O.P. combustion . To crown all , Robins * , the " auctioneer , has the impudence to be displeased , " because ...
Page 14
... salaries which , compared to the outrageous ones of the present day , were literally humble . Mr. Harris possessed the necesssary qualifi- cations for his enterprise ; he was endowed with a sound understanding , an acute observation , a ...
... salaries which , compared to the outrageous ones of the present day , were literally humble . Mr. Harris possessed the necesssary qualifi- cations for his enterprise ; he was endowed with a sound understanding , an acute observation , a ...
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... salary of 177. , with an additional 77. for his wife , and in a fit of discontent he sought from the proprietors a slight addition . Mr. Elliston having ascertained there was some hesitation in their ac- cording this addition , stepped ...
... salary of 177. , with an additional 77. for his wife , and in a fit of discontent he sought from the proprietors a slight addition . Mr. Elliston having ascertained there was some hesitation in their ac- cording this addition , stepped ...
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... salaries of the present day have risen to the laughable pitch hereafter detailed - not only as much beyond precedent ... salary ever meted in these theatres , vis . 125l . per night , to the late Madame Malibran ; a particular reference ...
... salaries of the present day have risen to the laughable pitch hereafter detailed - not only as much beyond precedent ... salary ever meted in these theatres , vis . 125l . per night , to the late Madame Malibran ; a particular reference ...
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... salary of 201. per night . Finding how- ever , that he did not individually attract as many shil- lings , that the plays in which he was compelled to intro- duce him possessed no magnetic qualities , except in the hands of such a genius ...
... salary of 201. per night . Finding how- ever , that he did not individually attract as many shil- lings , that the plays in which he was compelled to intro- duce him possessed no magnetic qualities , except in the hands of such a genius ...
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