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Page 76
... wigs , and a recruit once presented himself with an artificial palate . Mr. Marshall has known an attempt to conceal the loss of nearly all the teeth of the lower jaw , by the aid of a dentist . In the year 1825 , there were 4839 ...
... wigs , and a recruit once presented himself with an artificial palate . Mr. Marshall has known an attempt to conceal the loss of nearly all the teeth of the lower jaw , by the aid of a dentist . In the year 1825 , there were 4839 ...
Page 120
... ( wigs ) of silver of Damaske , * and pelyuns ( whatever they may be ) of scarlet , —a most mysterious apostolic costume , of which the perukes are by no means the least extraordinary portion ; a cardi- nal in his apparel ; two sergeants ...
... ( wigs ) of silver of Damaske , * and pelyuns ( whatever they may be ) of scarlet , —a most mysterious apostolic costume , of which the perukes are by no means the least extraordinary portion ; a cardi- nal in his apparel ; two sergeants ...
Page 123
... ( wigs ) of the children . In 1577 , Walter Fyshe , the yeoman keeper of the royal revel stuff , provided for certain masks and plays - woolverings for pedlars ' caps , bottles for pilgrims , a mariner's whistle , a scythe for Saturn ...
... ( wigs ) of the children . In 1577 , Walter Fyshe , the yeoman keeper of the royal revel stuff , provided for certain masks and plays - woolverings for pedlars ' caps , bottles for pilgrims , a mariner's whistle , a scythe for Saturn ...
Page 126
... wig , in order , it is supposed , to render the character more repulsive . of Fire , the implacable enemy and destroyer of all thea- trical property , from the days of Geoffrey the Norman to those of Mr. Samuel James Arnold , consumed ...
... wig , in order , it is supposed , to render the character more repulsive . of Fire , the implacable enemy and destroyer of all thea- trical property , from the days of Geoffrey the Norman to those of Mr. Samuel James Arnold , consumed ...
Page 127
... wigs , as was the penny - a - line man of one of our papers , who in describing the burning down of one of our London theatres ( we believe it was the “ Royalty , " ) turned a long sentence by saying , “ and the finest collection of ...
... wigs , as was the penny - a - line man of one of our papers , who in describing the burning down of one of our London theatres ( we believe it was the “ Royalty , " ) turned a long sentence by saying , “ and the finest collection of ...
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