The Life of David Garrick, Esq, Volume 1J. Wright, 1801 - 389 pages |
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... Lear , & c . & c . An epidemic fever in Dublin - On account of the crowded audiences at the theatre , it was called the Garrick fever - The name of Roscius given to him there , in a copy of verses .. Page 34 CHAP . V. Garrick engages ...
... Lear , & c . & c . An epidemic fever in Dublin - On account of the crowded audiences at the theatre , it was called the Garrick fever - The name of Roscius given to him there , in a copy of verses .. Page 34 CHAP . V. Garrick engages ...
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... Lear . He was transformed into a feeble old man , still retaining an air of royalty . Quin , at the time , was ... Lear's madness that Garrick's genius was remarkably distinguished . He had no sudden starts , no violent gesticulation ...
... Lear . He was transformed into a feeble old man , still retaining an air of royalty . Quin , at the time , was ... Lear's madness that Garrick's genius was remarkably distinguished . He had no sudden starts , no violent gesticulation ...
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... Lear's madness . This writer has often seen him rise in company to give a representation of this unfortunate father . He leaned on the back of a chair , seeming with parental fondness to play with a child , and , after expressing the ...
... Lear's madness . This writer has often seen him rise in company to give a representation of this unfortunate father . He leaned on the back of a chair , seeming with parental fondness to play with a child , and , after expressing the ...
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... LEAR , & c . & c . - An Epidemic Fever in Dublin - On Account of the Crowded Audiences at the Theatre , it was called the Garrick Fever - The Name of Roscius given to him in Dub- lin , in a Copy of Verses . HIS fame was not confined to ...
... LEAR , & c . & c . - An Epidemic Fever in Dublin - On Account of the Crowded Audiences at the Theatre , it was called the Garrick Fever - The Name of Roscius given to him in Dub- lin , in a Copy of Verses . HIS fame was not confined to ...
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... Lear were seen with de- light and astonishment . When on the fol- lowing night he descended to the tobacco - boy , the public were convinced that there was no- thing in human life that such a genius was not able to represent in the most ...
... Lear were seen with de- light and astonishment . When on the fol- lowing night he descended to the tobacco - boy , the public were convinced that there was no- thing in human life that such a genius was not able to represent in the most ...
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