Uncorking Old Sherry: The Life and Times of Richard Brinsley SheridanTwayne Publishers, 1960 - 352 pages |
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Page 122
... performance as Don Felix in The Wonder . From floor to ceiling the theatre is crowded by admirers of all ranks , all nationalities . Never does he play with more fire and energy , more lightness and animation . When Mrs. Centlivre's wit ...
... performance as Don Felix in The Wonder . From floor to ceiling the theatre is crowded by admirers of all ranks , all nationalities . Never does he play with more fire and energy , more lightness and animation . When Mrs. Centlivre's wit ...
Page 279
... performance , he brings in the prodigious sum of £ 17,201 out of which he is paid at the rate of £ 100 a night for ... performances of precocious children and stage struck striplings . Sheridan alone keeps cool on the subject of the ...
... performance , he brings in the prodigious sum of £ 17,201 out of which he is paid at the rate of £ 100 a night for ... performances of precocious children and stage struck striplings . Sheridan alone keeps cool on the subject of the ...
Page 283
... performance of Shakespeare's Coriolanus , for example , while he and his sister are on the stage , some- one throws an apple at Mrs. Siddons ' head . John Kemble steps forward , in the midst of the general noise and con- fusion , and ...
... performance of Shakespeare's Coriolanus , for example , while he and his sister are on the stage , some- one throws an apple at Mrs. Siddons ' head . John Kemble steps forward , in the midst of the general noise and con- fusion , and ...
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Uncorking Old Sherry: The Life and Times of Richard Brinsley Sheridan Oscar Sherwin No preview available - 2012 |
Uncorking Old Sherry: The Life and Times of Richard Brinsley Sheridan Oscar Sherwin No preview available - 2012 |
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