Literary and Graphical Illustrations of Shakspeare, and the British Drama: Comprising an Historical View of the Origin and Improvement of the English Stage, and a Series of Critical and Descriptive Notices of Upwards of One Hundred of the Most Celebrated Tragedies, Comedies, Operas, and Farces. Embellished with More Than Two Hundred Engravings on WoodMaurice and Company, and pub. by Hurst, Chance and E. Wilson, 1831 - 204 עמודים |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 32
עמוד 6
... February 20th , 1824 , it was again brought out at Drury - Lane as a Musical Play , by the addition of songs taken from the author's own works , with original and selected music by H. R. Bishop . The Merry Wives of Windsor . Mrs. Page ...
... February 20th , 1824 , it was again brought out at Drury - Lane as a Musical Play , by the addition of songs taken from the author's own works , with original and selected music by H. R. Bishop . The Merry Wives of Windsor . Mrs. Page ...
עמוד 12
... Nothing was re - produced on the modern stage , with al- terations by J. P. Kemble , at Drury - Lane Theatre , on February 2nd , 1799 . Much Ado about Nothing . Leonato . My lord , 12 Much Ado about Nothing 1600 1599 1599.
... Nothing was re - produced on the modern stage , with al- terations by J. P. Kemble , at Drury - Lane Theatre , on February 2nd , 1799 . Much Ado about Nothing . Leonato . My lord , 12 Much Ado about Nothing 1600 1599 1599.
עמוד 18
... February 14th , 1741 , with the most triumphant success ; though when he first announced his intention of performing Shylock seriously , he was assailed with raillery and entreaties to make him abandon it . - Since his time perhaps Kean ...
... February 14th , 1741 , with the most triumphant success ; though when he first announced his intention of performing Shylock seriously , he was assailed with raillery and entreaties to make him abandon it . - Since his time perhaps Kean ...
עמוד 32
... February 14th , 1400 . In 1681 , Nahum Tate's alteration of this play , afterwards called The Sicilian Usurper , appeared at Drury - Lane ; in 1720 , another version by Lewis Theobald , was performed at the Theatre in Lincoln's Inn ...
... February 14th , 1400 . In 1681 , Nahum Tate's alteration of this play , afterwards called The Sicilian Usurper , appeared at Drury - Lane ; in 1720 , another version by Lewis Theobald , was performed at the Theatre in Lincoln's Inn ...
עמוד 34
... February 25th , in the latter year , and five editions of it in quarto , were published in the author's life ; namely , in 1598 , 1599 , 1604 , 1608 , and 1613 . The scene is laid in various parts of England , and the action embraces ...
... February 25th , in the latter year , and five editions of it in quarto , were published in the author's life ; namely , in 1598 , 1599 , 1604 , 1608 , and 1613 . The scene is laid in various parts of England , and the action embraces ...
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acted at Drury-Lane action actors admired afterwards alteration appeared applause attributed Bannister Barry called celebrated character Charles Cibber Colman Comedy comic commences Coriolanus DAVID GARRICK death Dowton Drury-Lane Duke Duke's Theatre edition eminent England ENGLISH STAGE entered at Stationers entertainment Epilogue excellent exhibited Falstaff Fanny Kemble Farce February folio Garrick Haymarket Henry IV humour J. P. Kemble J. R. Planché Jane Shore King Henry Lady Lincoln's Inn Fields London Lord Macklin Malone Miss modern stage nights October old play Opera original performers originally produced Oroonoko perhaps plot Pope present drama present piece Prince principal printed probably produced at Covent-Garden produced at Drury-Lane Prologue published quarto Queen Rackett racter Red Bull Theatre revived scene is laid season Shakspeare's Siddons songs story success supposed talent thee Theophilus Cibber Thomas thou Tom Thumb Tragedy whilst William Davenant WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE written Young
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 33 - All murder'd : for within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal temples of a king Keeps Death his court, and there the antic sits, Scoffing his state and grinning at his pomp...
עמוד 63 - Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand ? Come, let me clutch thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still. Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible To feeling as to sight ? or art thou but A dagger of the mind, a false creation, Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain ? I see thee yet, in form as palpable As this which now I draw.
עמוד 45 - O God ! methinks it were a happy life To be no better than a homely swain : To sit upon a hill, as I do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point...
עמוד 21 - Tis but an hour ago since it was nine, And after one hour more 'twill be eleven ; And so, from hour to hour, we ripe and ripe, And then, from hour to hour, we rot and rot ; And thereby hangs a tale.
עמוד 69 - I will in Cassio's lodging lose this napkin, And let him find it. Trifles light as air, Are, to the jealous, confirmations strong As proofs of holy writ.
עמוד 31 - For heaven's sake, Hubert, let me not be bound ! Nay, hear me, Hubert ! — drive these men away, And I will sit as quiet as a lamb ; I will not stir, nor wince, nor speak a word, Nor look upon the iron angerly :5 Thrust but these men away, and I'll forgive you, Whatever torment you do put me to.
עמוד 154 - Be to her virtues very kind ; Be to her faults a little blind ; Let all her ways be unconfin'd ; And clap your padlock — on her mind.
עמוד 100 - Dr. Swift had been observing once to Mr. Gay, what an odd pretty sort of a thing a Newgate Pastoral might make. Gay was inclined to try at such a thing for some time; but afterwards thought it would be better to write a comedy on the same plan. This was what gave rise to The Beggar's Opera.
עמוד 64 - The younger sort take much delight in Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis ; but his Lucrece, and his tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke, have it in them to please the wiser sort, 1598.
עמוד 40 - How would it have joyed brave Talbot (the terror of the French) to think that after he had lain two hundred years in his tomb, he should triumph again on the stage, and have his bones new embalmed with the tears of ten thousand spectators at least (at several times) who in the tragedian that represents his person, imagine they behold him fresh bleeding...