The Stage: Both Before and Behind the Curtain: From "observations Taken on the Spot.", Volume 1R. Bentley, 1840 - Theater |
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Page xiv
... talent and beauty as she personally subscribes to her present peril- ous undertaking ; but I cannot help adding , that it is an instance of such extraordinary and timely " luck acceptable as it would always have been , as never fell to ...
... talent and beauty as she personally subscribes to her present peril- ous undertaking ; but I cannot help adding , that it is an instance of such extraordinary and timely " luck acceptable as it would always have been , as never fell to ...
Page xv
... they were condemned in me . When , after years of severe trial and severe loss , after the introduc- tion of all attainable talent , foreign and native , after the representation of some of the most popular pieces ever PREFACE . XV.
... they were condemned in me . When , after years of severe trial and severe loss , after the introduc- tion of all attainable talent , foreign and native , after the representation of some of the most popular pieces ever PREFACE . XV.
Page xxvii
... talent , pretension , and expectation . It would have been an almost endless task to anatomize many puny , yet at the same time , mischievous efforts of the secondary class of the histrionic community ; notwith- standing , while sailing ...
... talent , pretension , and expectation . It would have been an almost endless task to anatomize many puny , yet at the same time , mischievous efforts of the secondary class of the histrionic community ; notwith- standing , while sailing ...
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... talents , any artiste em- 66 6 66 6 ployed by him . I beg it may be understood that " in this remark I do not allude in any way to my- " self ; I speak from what I know of his conduct " with regard to others ; and if ever his industry ...
... talents , any artiste em- 66 6 66 6 ployed by him . I beg it may be understood that " in this remark I do not allude in any way to my- " self ; I speak from what I know of his conduct " with regard to others ; and if ever his industry ...
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... talent . These entertainments were " applauded to " the very echo , " and were the means of Mr. Harris's treasury realising that season a receipt of upwards of £ .100,000 ! When the community at large thus uphold MR . HARRIS . 15.
... talent . These entertainments were " applauded to " the very echo , " and were the means of Mr. Harris's treasury realising that season a receipt of upwards of £ .100,000 ! When the community at large thus uphold MR . HARRIS . 15.
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