Uncorking Old Sherry: The Life and Times of Richard Brinsley SheridanTwayne Publishers, 1960 - 352 pages |
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Page 262
... theatre jostle each other in Sheridan's thoughts . All the while the theatre tangle grows more and more complicated . After Garrick's retirement Drury Lane goes veering before the wind , without steady ballast , without plan , without ...
... theatre jostle each other in Sheridan's thoughts . All the while the theatre tangle grows more and more complicated . After Garrick's retirement Drury Lane goes veering before the wind , without steady ballast , without plan , without ...
Page 264
... theatre is going on to the astonish- ment of everybody . Very few of the actors are paid and all are vowing to withdraw themselves . Yet still we go on . Sheridan is certainly omnipotent . " Two years later she speaks in still greater ...
... theatre is going on to the astonish- ment of everybody . Very few of the actors are paid and all are vowing to withdraw themselves . Yet still we go on . Sheridan is certainly omnipotent . " Two years later she speaks in still greater ...
Page 267
... Theatre . The magic of his name is such that the sum of £ 150,000 is raised without difficulty for re- building Drury Lane Theatre and an enormous edifice is planned on the strength of it . But expenses exceed estimates , there are ...
... Theatre . The magic of his name is such that the sum of £ 150,000 is raised without difficulty for re- building Drury Lane Theatre and an enormous edifice is planned on the strength of it . But expenses exceed estimates , there are ...
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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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