Memoirs of a Manager: Or, Life's Stage with New Scenery, Volume 2W. Bragg, 1830 |
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... stands kicking his heels at his shop door , or gossipping away his time with his neighbours or inquisitive customers . This man thinks himself a useful member of society : This personage , if he has a good shop , -well glazed windows ...
... stands kicking his heels at his shop door , or gossipping away his time with his neighbours or inquisitive customers . This man thinks himself a useful member of society : This personage , if he has a good shop , -well glazed windows ...
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... stand in this , without good conduct and great industry . But to proceed : -In high life , my lady , perhaps , either offers a boon to the poor " player - man , " or indignantly says he should leave off playing and work for his bread ...
... stand in this , without good conduct and great industry . But to proceed : -In high life , my lady , perhaps , either offers a boon to the poor " player - man , " or indignantly says he should leave off playing and work for his bread ...
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... stand , you pay the parsons for marrying , and pay Parliament ( or their clerks ) for unmarrying . But the Jew method was much less ex- pensive : they had only to write a few words , and send the wife back again . This is like being at ...
... stand , you pay the parsons for marrying , and pay Parliament ( or their clerks ) for unmarrying . But the Jew method was much less ex- pensive : they had only to write a few words , and send the wife back again . This is like being at ...
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... standing with his back towards the green - room fire , he felt something trickling down his legs into his shoes : only imagine his surprise when he found it was melted tallow ! This was occa- sioned by the prudence of Mrs. Shatford ...
... standing with his back towards the green - room fire , he felt something trickling down his legs into his shoes : only imagine his surprise when he found it was melted tallow ! This was occa- sioned by the prudence of Mrs. Shatford ...
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... stand much chance of doing any good by his writings , and therefore he may as well throw his pen aside , and remain silent . I shall not at first be understood when I assert that every human being , ( even babies ) , all creatures that ...
... stand much chance of doing any good by his writings , and therefore he may as well throw his pen aside , and remain silent . I shall not at first be understood when I assert that every human being , ( even babies ) , all creatures that ...
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Memoirs of a Manager: Or, Life's Stage with New Scenery, Volume 2 Henry Lee Visualização completa - 1830 |
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Página 107 - Mr. Whiteley had the address to get the public to build theatres for him, and left them under his own direction. Now I have not been blessed with such powers of persuasion: I have all my life been so dull as to build theatres for myself; Mr. Whiteley's plan was much the...
Página 97 - King, are pretty sure of seeing something of Mr. King's manner, whenever they see Sir Peter Teazle on the stage : it is much the same with all other parts we see done. The authors draw the outlines, and form the leading characteristics ; but the peculiar, and personal qualities of the original performer go down to posterity, as a necessary and absolute portion of the said character.
Página 174 - A story told by Mr. Henry Lee about Incledon is worth recording. " I had engaged him for Barnstaple for the third time, and told him that I had discovered the house where Gay was born, and I had, or was about to have, the chair in which Gay sat when he wrote many of his works. One night, or rather morning, on going homeward, Charles wanted to again look at the house where ' Jacky Gay ' was born ; he sent a boy to fetch a chair, which he pretended was Gay's chair ; in it he sat, and sang several songs...
Página 54 - They soon began to be verj annoying to the most respectable ladies and gentlemen in the boxes and other parts of the house : when silenced by the plaudits bestowed on the actors, by those who came to be entertained with the play, they...
Página 133 - I oft found both : 1 urge this childhood proof, Because what follows is pure innocence. I owe you much ; and, like a wilful youth, That which I owe is lost: but if you please To shoot another arrow that self way...
Página 53 - But I will do him the justice to say that he never budged an inch. ' "Come and see how it was done," I said, and led the way back to the chancel rail.
Página 101 - French people have honored themselves by freely calling him forward as their legitimate, and most illustrious sovereign ! and it is to be hoped that the whole of Europe, will soon...