pt. 2. Historical account of the English stage. Emendations and additions. Tempest. Two gentlemen of VeronaH. Baldwin, 1790 |
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... acted there before the duke of Ormond , in 1675 ; and it continued open , I believe , till the death of king Charles the Second . The difturbances which followed in Ireland put an end for a time to all theatrical entertainments ...
... acted there before the duke of Ormond , in 1675 ; and it continued open , I believe , till the death of king Charles the Second . The difturbances which followed in Ireland put an end for a time to all theatrical entertainments ...
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... acted at Chrift's College , Cambridge , in 1566 , is pointed out by the ingenious writer of the tract entitled Hiftoria Hiftrionica , as the first piece " that looks like a regular comedy ; " that is , the first play that was neither ...
... acted at Chrift's College , Cambridge , in 1566 , is pointed out by the ingenious writer of the tract entitled Hiftoria Hiftrionica , as the first piece " that looks like a regular comedy ; " that is , the first play that was neither ...
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... acted on a publick theatre , nor was there at that time any building in London conftructed folely for the purpose of reprefenting plays . Of the latter piece , which , as Mr. Warton has obferved , is perhaps the firft fpecimen in our ...
... acted on a publick theatre , nor was there at that time any building in London conftructed folely for the purpose of reprefenting plays . Of the latter piece , which , as Mr. Warton has obferved , is perhaps the firft fpecimen in our ...
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... acted on fundays and festivals , the churches were forfaken , and the playhoufes thronged . Great inns were used for this purpose , which had fecret chambers and places , as well as open stages and galleries . " Strype's Additions to ...
... acted on fundays and festivals , the churches were forfaken , and the playhoufes thronged . Great inns were used for this purpose , which had fecret chambers and places , as well as open stages and galleries . " Strype's Additions to ...
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... acted plays on profane fubjects in 3In playes either thofe thinges are fained that never were , as Cupid and Pfyche , played at Paules , [ the school - room of St. Paul's , ] and a great many comedies more at the Blackfriers , and in ...
... acted plays on profane fubjects in 3In playes either thofe thinges are fained that never were , as Cupid and Pfyche , played at Paules , [ the school - room of St. Paul's , ] and a great many comedies more at the Blackfriers , and in ...
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Página 57 - Some heavenly music, (which even now I do) To work mine end upon their senses, that This airy charm is for, I'll break my staff, Bury it certain fathoms in the earth, And, deeper than did ever plummet sound, I'll drown my book.
Página 56 - To hear the solemn curfew ; by whose aid (Weak masters though ye be) I have be-dimm'd The noontide sun , call'd forth the mutinous winds , And 'twixt the green sea and the azur'd vault Set roaring war: to the dread rattling thunder Have I given fire , and rifted Jove's stout oak With his own bolt...
Página 19 - Were I in England now, as once I was, and had but this fish painted, not a holiday fool there but would give a piece of silver. There would this monster make a man. Any strange beast there makes a man. When they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian.
Página 63 - O ! wonder ! How many goodly creatures are there here ! How beauteous mankind is ! O brave new world, That has such people in't ! Pro. Tis new to thee.
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Página 56 - True, representing some principal pieces of the reign of Henry the Eighth, which was set forth with many extraordinary circumstances of pomp and majesty, even to the matting of the stage ; the Knights of the order, with their Georges and Garter, the guards with their embroidered coats and the like; sufficient, in truth, within a while to make greatness very familiar, if not ridiculous.
Página 71 - There was a great engine at the lower end of the room, which had motion, and in it were the images of seahorses, with other terrible fishes, which were ridden by Moors. The indecorum was, that there was all fish and no water.
Página 68 - ... the player when he cometh in, must ever begin with telling where he is, or else the tale will not be conceived. Now ye shall have three ladies walk to gather flowers, and then we must believe the stage to be a garden. By and by we hear news of shipwreck in the same place, and then we are to blame if we accept it not for a rock.