The history of the theatres of London and Dublin, from the year 1730 to the present time. To which is added, An annual register of all the plays, &c. performed at the theatres-royal in London, from the year 1712, Band 2G. Faulkner and J. Exshaw, 1761 |
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... brought to the Stage about the Year 1712 , Mr. Addison was a Man of too much Bafhfulness and Diffi- dence to affume the Author , and read his Play at their first Meeting , and therefore required € 3 required Mr. Cibber to fupply his ...
... brought to the Stage about the Year 1712 , Mr. Addison was a Man of too much Bafhfulness and Diffi- dence to affume the Author , and read his Play at their first Meeting , and therefore required € 3 required Mr. Cibber to fupply his ...
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... to any new Trials of my Capacity . " 66 But by an ill Ufe of this united Power of the Patentees , who had made a Mono- poly of the Stage , they brought about a Defertion Desertion of the beft Actors , ( Betterton having drawn [ 34 ]
... to any new Trials of my Capacity . " 66 But by an ill Ufe of this united Power of the Patentees , who had made a Mono- poly of the Stage , they brought about a Defertion Desertion of the beft Actors , ( Betterton having drawn [ 34 ]
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... brought him to try his For- tune in London ; his firft Part was Bajazet , and Booth was Tamerlane , a Character which requires the Skill of a great Actor to fupport . Booth was in Spirits , and at- tentive to exert all his Powers ...
... brought him to try his For- tune in London ; his firft Part was Bajazet , and Booth was Tamerlane , a Character which requires the Skill of a great Actor to fupport . Booth was in Spirits , and at- tentive to exert all his Powers ...
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... brought his Conftant Couple , or Trip to the Jubilce , on the Stage , Norris was fo univerfally admired in the Part of Dickey , that he retained the Name of Jubilee Dickey to his Death . As he lay bed - ridden fome Time , quite worn out ...
... brought his Conftant Couple , or Trip to the Jubilce , on the Stage , Norris was fo univerfally admired in the Part of Dickey , that he retained the Name of Jubilee Dickey to his Death . As he lay bed - ridden fome Time , quite worn out ...
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... brought into Vogue by Pantomimes ; by which Means this very extraordinary Actor was not generally known . WALKER fet out a young Man of great Promife . His firft Part of any Importance was Axalla in Tamerlane , at the Revival of that ...
... brought into Vogue by Pantomimes ; by which Means this very extraordinary Actor was not generally known . WALKER fet out a young Man of great Promife . His firft Part of any Importance was Axalla in Tamerlane , at the Revival of that ...
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Aaron Hill acted Actor againſt almoſt Anſwer Applauſe Audience Author Bajazet becauſe Beggar's Opera beſt Betterton Booth Caft celebrated Character Cibber COLLEY CIBBER Comedian Comedy Company Compariſon confefs conftant Coriolanus Covent-Garden decent Defign Diſtreſs Drury-Lane Dublin Dunciad eſtabliſhed excellent faid Farce Favour fays fecond fet to Mufic feveral fhall fhew fhould fince firft firſt fome foon Friend fuch fupport fure Garrick Genius Griffin Happineſs Highmore Hildebrand Jacob himſelf Houſe Humble Servant Humour Inftance James Moore Smyth juft juftly King laft laſt leaſt Lincoln's Inn Fields London Lord Lord Chamberlain LOVE Managers Maſter medy Merit moft moſt muft muſt myſelf Night Obfervation occafioned Othello Paffage Paffions Pantomime Perfon performed Philip Frowde Play Pleaſure prefent Quin raiſed Rehearſal Revived ſeemed ſeen ſhall Sir Richard Steele ſpeak Stage Succefs Tenderneſs Theatre Theatre-Royal thefe themſelves Theophilus Cibber theſe Thing thofe thoſe thouſand Tragedy univerfally uſed Voice Wilks wiſh wrote
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Seite 7 - Pity it is, that the momentary beauties flowing from an harmonious elocution, cannot, like those of poetry, be their own record ; that the animated graces of the player can live no longer than the instant breath and motion that presents them ; or at best can but faintly glimmer through the memory, or imperfect attestation, of a few surviving spectators.
Seite 12 - O curse of marriage, That we can call these delicate creatures ours, And not their appetites ! I had rather be a toad, And live upon the vapour of a dungeon, Than keep a corner in the thing I love For others
Seite 11 - I'd whittle her off and let her down the wind To prey at fortune. Haply, for I am black And have not thofe foft parts of...
Seite 40 - Dogget himself were not returned, or that they could not conceive what strange face it could be, that so nearly resembled him ; for I had laid the tint of forty years more than my real age, upon my features, and, to the most minute placing of an hair, was dressed exactly like him : when 1 spoke, the surprise was still greater, as if I had not only borrowed his clothes, but his voice, too.
Seite 9 - ... the blind might have seen him in his voice, and the deaf have heard him in his visage.
Seite 66 - Miller was a natural, spirited comedian. He was the famous Teague in the Committee, and in all the comedies where that character is introduced (meaning, I suppose, that he acted all the low Irishmen} : and though the gentlemen of Ireland would never admit that he had the true brogue, yet he substituted something in the room of it, that made his Teague very diverting to an English audience.
Seite 152 - Comedy, and was very sorry to find that the Audience did not take the Age, as well as the great Merit of this Author, into their Consideration, and quietly dismiss this last weak Effort to please them.
Seite 150 - The King, being informed of the whole affair, was highly offended, and ordered a guard to attend that theatre as well as the other; which is continued to this day...
Seite 74 - ... had contracted a stradling in his gait, of which no art or application could ever cure him — he was tall and erect with a manly countenance ; he was peculiarly happy in.
Seite 154 - ... on the first night of performance its fate was doubtful for some time. The first act was received with silent attention, not a hand moved ; at the end of which they rose, and every man seemed to compare notes with his neighbour, and the general opinion was in its favour.