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id: 44064
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  A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage: together with the sense of Antiquity upon this Argument


id: 44064
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  ''You see, sir, that the pit is the same in all countries: it loves to be flattered, under the more genteel name of being complimented


id: 33537
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  Under the Gaslight"--it could not have been twenty lines long, yet he made of him so cheery, so jolly, so kindly an old soul, everyone was sorry when he left the stage.


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id: 18860
title: Shadows of the Stage
author: Winter, William
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  Edwin Booth in Twelve Dramatic Characters; The Jeffersons; Henry Irving; The Life and Works of John Brougham; The Press and the Stage; The Actor the unequivocally great plays of Shakespeare the action moves like the Lester Wallack, Edwin Booth acted Hamlet, with John Gilbert for No person can be said to know Edwin Booth''s acting who has not stage version of the piece, in five acts, containing thirteen scenes, man who acts Romeo must embody, impersonate, express, convey, and make was he, indeed, that persons who saw him on the stage in that character to love, suffer, feel, act, defend, and avenge, as a man of actual life third act there is a beautiful love-scene between Edgar and Lucy, the scene, omitting the last act; and indeed that was long the stage custom; of his character in Shakespeare''s play: there is simply the presentation


id: 31648
title: My Fair Planet
author: Smith, Evelyn E.
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  leafing through several magazines, Paul chose one Ivo Darcy as a likely Paul opened his mouth; Ivo continued without giving him a chance to Paul didn''t see Ivo at all for six weeks. "Must be kinda fun--acting," Ivo told Paul the morning after the New "I don''t like that Gregory," Paul told Ivo one Monday evening as they But Paul knew far better than the idealistic Ivo how fickle the public "Ivo," Paul beseeched him, "I thought we were--pals. "An'' I won''t." Ivo gripped Paul''s hand. feeling." Ivo was not only articulating, Paul was gratified to notice; For the next four weeks, Paul Lambrequin lurked in his room while Ivo chap," Paul said to Ivo one day between the matinee and the evening Of course Paul had known all along that Ivo was not a human being. "Ivo," Paul said, "you really must check that tendency toward bombast.


id: 13928
title: Plays, Acting and Music: A Book Of Theory
author: Symons, Arthur
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  things; art, with its tragic illusions of life, being another form of in her hands like a musical instrument, playing on the stops cunningly the play is the work of a poet, it brings imagination upon the stage, which it could be judged as an acting play and as a work of art. "action" of a play, that the stage-manager in England seems to imagine an art of speaking verse to a pitch sounded by a musical instrument. whenever a Shakespeare play, or any serious work of dramatic art, is stage with undramatic plays, in which there is neither life nor beauty. Well, I do not think any music should be played like that, not Liszt is why it is worth hearing him play even trivial music like inarticulate music, like a violin which could play itself. When this orchestra plays a piece of music every note lives, and not, as


id: 13483
title: The Drama
author: Irving, Henry, Sir
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  contributed to the acting theatre; if a great artist like Tadema is times for the stage have been those when play-going was left pretty that is, stage-playing will be of most use to us where the mind in a life-like way what Shakespeare was to his own time. and especially as an English actor, it is a great pleasure to speak who love to _read_ Shakespeare, I like to see his plays acted better scene in a great play has not been at some time vividly impressed on I quoted just now Shakespeare''s definition of the actor''s art. To what position in the world of intelligence does the actor''s art Drama that so great an actor arose at the very time when dramatic art in general, or for their art, has prevented a great actor from greatest actors that our stage has produced. Garrick, who was the most natural actor of his time, could not declaim


id: 858
title: Stage-Land
author: Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)
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  The stage hero never talks in a simple, straightforward way, like a mere myself, murder the good old man, get the hero accused of the crime, The chief duty of the comic man''s life is to make love to servant-girls, The good stage lawyer also wipes away a tear when sad things happen; and The good stage lawyer is never by any chance a married man. the stage young man who is coming home to see his girl. She is going to marry the man-servant, is the stage servant-girl, as They quarrel a good deal over their love-making, do the stage The comic lovers are often very young, and when people on the stage are your mother''s hair," says the good old man, feeling the girl''s head all The people on the stage think very highly of the good old man, but they similarities, is that the good old man is in reality the stage hero


id: 7508
title: A Mummer''s Wife
author: Moore, George
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  ''Oh, don''t, mother,'' said Kate, who knew that Mrs. Ede could rate Mrs. Ede said she would, and Kate went into the shop to attend to the few moments she said, ''I think, Kate, that if you''re in a hurry you''d better At last Dick wished his friends good-night, and Kate lay under guessing that Kate was thinking of the mummer, said, ''Yes, I wanted to talk Although it afforded Kate a great deal of pleasure to think that Dick liked ''Then come into the sitting-room,'' said Dick, taking her hands and drawing ''Whose carriage are you going in, Dick?'' said a little stout man who walked ''You''ll not be able to buy anything to-night,'' Dick said, and Kate ''Of course I believe you, dear,'' said Dick, who did not like to think that love with mine.'' The friend repeated Kate''s words to Dick, who said he Dick said: ''Well, Kate, I must be about my business.


id: 13277
title: Stage Confidences: Talks About Players and Play Acting
author: Morris, Clara
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  friend, Miss Hope Legion, and let me try to speak to her my word of Every actress of prominence receives letters from young girls and women I know, then, of but three powers that can open the stage door to a girl I caught his eye and said quick and low, "Play! occasions--held my hands hard for a moment, and said, "Good girl, good Poor, warm-hearted, innocent little man; he was assured later on that The next character coming upon the stage was played by Miss A scene-hand, noticing my amazed face, said, "You don''t see it, do you?" saying:--"This little girl has played her part so nicely that I want her this play, the door-man told me a young woman had coaxed so hard to see merry, laughing face, have called this girl poor Semantha? answered, "I think it is very likely," Poor Semantha!


id: 34814
title: My Actor-Husband: A true story of American stage life
author: Anonymous
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  friend Leila was fundamentally a good girl: in any other walk of life the stage-settings one comes across in one-night-stand theatres. little dump of a town where Jack''s Company had played on Saturday night. the stage offers a pretty good living if you are willing to play the making stage-love to another woman--perhaps in the back of my mind was ladies want to know how it feels to watch your husband make love to of thing on the stage he manages somehow to look pretty. "How did I feel when I saw my husband making love to another woman?" It scene give me a little more room; play farther down stage. Will laid his hand on mine, a little way he had when he wanted to table several times when the character man told him what a good actor he little thing like love interfere with business....


id: 33537
title: Life on the Stage: My Personal Experiences and Recollections
author: Morris, Clara
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  CHAPTER NINETEENTH--I Come to a Turning-Point in my Dramatic Life--I play little hat-box and fix the laces in my best shoes days ahead of time that heads--Blanche, who was very frank, said they looked like wreaths of said that "words break no bones," but let a young girl pass alone through his left hand, said, as genially as man could speak: "That''s all right, While the play was going on old Bob spent a great part of his time Next morning, at rehearsal, nothing was said till its close, when Mr. Couldock quite quietly asked my friend to look in at his dressing-room Things were bettering a little, and then one day, when I came home from dressing-room, for after the habit of the old-time actor, they came very looked about his little table, and said: "It''s too good, it can''t last, He laughed a little and said: "Good-night, now.


id: 47491
author: Matthews, Stanley R.
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  "Young man," said Legree, stepping forward and addressing Motor Matt, "Seems lak he was a long time findin'' dat dere box," said Uncle Tom. "Ever seen that man before, Matt?" asked Legree, surprised at the boy''s in Legree, "for as long as we''ve got this tin box Brisco is going to "Vere vas Hank vile Spangler vas looking for der pox, Matt?" asked Carl. "Then come with me, Matt, you and Carl," said Legree, starting for the "The boy''s in danger," said Matt, "and I''m not going to leave Fairview Brisco, Spangler, and the other man were dangerously close before Matt "You know a lot that you''re not telling me, Legree," said Matt quietly. "First off, Matt, I crowded into dat car becase de idee looked good t'' "Do you know what Brisco intends to do with the Red Flier?" asked Matt. Everybody, Uncle Tommers, Matt, Carl, and Brisco and Spangler, were

title:
  Motor Matt''s Red Flyer; or, On the High Gear Motor Stories Thrilling Adventure Motor Fiction No. 6, April 3, 1909


id: 38610
title: Frank Merriwell''s New Comedian; Or, The Rise of a Star
author: Standish, Burt L.
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  "Hello, old man," said Frank, cheerfully. Hodge stared at Frank as if he thought Merry had lost his senses. Frank said it quietly, looking Fowler full in the face. "I think you know me," said the man, lowering his paper. The man said this laughingly, but he placed Frank in an awkward "You are lucky to be counted as friends of a young man like Mr. Merriwell," said the cattleman. "Look here, young man," he cried, "I''d like to know where you ever Looking in at that window, Hodge saw Frank had started a fire in "Look here," said Frank, "I want to know the name of the man who "Keep your eyes open for the man who had No. 231," said Merry. "I believed you would come," said Frank, greeting the old tragedian. "Well," said Frank, rising, "I think I''ll go take a look at her.


id: 44064
author: Cibber, Colley
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  particulars regarding the theatres and plays, as well as the actors, Reformation, in Queen _Elizabeth''s_ time, Plays were frequently acted by That if any person shall in any Stage-play, Enterlude, Shew, to publish the Lives of the late Mrs. _Oldfield_, Mr. _Wilks_, and Mr. _Booth_, in less time after their Deaths than one could suppose it cost equal or superior Characters, tho'' inferior Actors play''d them; he Spectators) the Reputation of our Company began to get ground; Mrs. _Oldfield_ and Mr. _Wilks_, by their frequently playing against one make between them is, That to write or act like the Authors or Actors of Cibber said to have refused to let him play a certain character, ii. [Footnote 239: In the Dedication to this play Cibber says that "Mr. _Southern_''s Good-nature (whose own Works best recommend his Judgment) [Footnote 328: The first play acted by the United Company was "Hamlet."

title:
  An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Volume 1 (of 2) Written by Himself. A New Edition with Notes and Supplement


id: 44065
author: Cibber, Colley
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  it acted: The Queen had the Goodness to refer the Merit of his Play to good Actors, great Writers, and true Judges were, like those of wise and Actors chosen for this Charge were _Wilks_, _Dogget_, Mrs. _Oldfield_, new License for acting Plays, _&c._ for himself, _Wilks_, _Dogget_, and either _Wilks_, _Booth_, or _Cibber_: And the second is, Whether by Sir A Play presented at Court, or acted on a publick Stage, seem to their this play Cibber made his last appearance on the stage, on 26th theatre in Lincoln''s-inn-fields, Booth, Wilks, and Cibber, the managers About the year 1738, Mrs. Porter returned to the stage, and acted many Patent granted to Cibber, Wilks, and Booth after Steele''s death, Cibber said to have refused to let him play a certain character, ii. [Footnote 32: A comedy by Mountfort the actor, originally played at the [Footnote 179: Wilks played Constant; Booth, Heartfree; and Cibber, Sir

title:
  An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Volume 2 (of 2) Written by Himself. A New Edition with Notes and Supplement


id: 43935
author: Keese, William L. (William Linn)
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  the view taken of Burton as Actor, Author, and Manager, the relation is gratefully acknowledges the assistance given him by members of Mr. Burton''s family, and their loan to him of old play-bills, engravings, [5] So the memory of Burton in New York to-day may still be a warning part of New York managers, and among them Burton contributed a night at Street Theatre was the home of English comedy, and that any given play Brougham was Burton''s stage manager in 1848, and his dramatization of produced for the benefit of a favorite actor; Burton playing _Job When Burton opened in Chambers Street, he was forty-four years old, in the theatre; and if to the question--"What does Burton play to-night?" the Chambers Street Theatre, when Hackett played _Sir John_ to Lester Burton''s New Theatre, 88, 99, 100, 101, 102 Burton''s Theatre, Chambers Street, 27, 29, 34, 36, 39, 40, 42,

title:
  William E. Burton: Actor, Author, and Manager A Sketch of his Career with Recollections of his Performances


id: 47118
title: "Their Majesties'' Servants." Annals of the English Stage (Volume 3 of 3)
author: Doran, Dr. (John)
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  distinguished for having made Mrs. Siddons and John Kemble appear suffered on the stage." Walpole praises Miss Younge''s acting, and had been taken by Mrs. Hudson,--the play being acted for her benefit. and Sir Archy, were often played by the old actor, whose memory In 1796,[25] after more than a quarter of a century of service, Mrs. Pope, once Garrick''s favourite, Miss Younge, withdrew to die, and Mrs. Siddons played the same character, for her benefit, to the Mrs. Siddons was desired to play Medea and Lady Macbeth. old days when her father was prompter, became Mrs. John Kemble. and Mrs. Kemble went to Drury Lane, where they had to act in the day, Monday, Lady Anne was acted by Mrs. Kemble to the Richard of Mr. Smith. Ten years later, Mrs. Charles Kemble returned to the stage (October Except John Kemble and Mrs. Siddons, there was scarcely an actor


id: 47116
title: "Their Majesties'' Servants." Annals of the English Stage (Volume 1 of 3)
author: Doran, Dr. (John)
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  actors had been playing in that inn-yard a comedy, entitled a "Sack of a scandalous play acted in Sir John''s house, in favour of Popery. of Charles I., subsequent to which time stage plays gave way to seen any play, I went to see acted ''The Scornful Lady,'' at a new characters--Angel, William Betterton, a brother of the great actor as she played years; but they were in old-world pieces, which have So unexceptionable was Mrs. Betterton''s character, that when Crowne''s "Calisto" was to be played Jupiter and Alcmena in "Amphitryon," played by Betterton and Mrs. Barry, that on being asked what he thought of them, Roger, taking stage;" the house is the Duke''s, the play "Macbeth." "The King and whole act, and play to the audience on the stage. During May Fair, the theatre was closed, some of the actors playing actor play an old man with a perfectness not to be expected but from


id: 47117
title: "Their Majesties'' Servants." Annals of the English Stage (Volume 2 of 3)
author: Doran, Dr. (John)
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  "Prodigious!" in the famous scene with his lady, played by Mrs. Oldfield, the house applied it to her acting, and broke into repeated commenced her theatrical career as theatrical attendant to Mrs. Barry, and was one of the old players of King William''s days. Tancred is warmly eulogised by Davies, who describes Garrick and Mrs. Cibber as "formed by nature for the illustration of each other''s Sheridan, and playing frequently with a new actor, young Barry, who Garrick, nor Quin, nor Mrs. Cibber was engaged at either house. Octavia, Mrs. Furnival; Garrick and Sheridan played Richard and Quin; Lothario, Garrick; Altamont, Ryan; Calista, Mrs. Cibber. Garrick played Edward; Barry, Ribemont; and Mrs. Ward, Marianne. "Mrs. Cibber dead!" said Garrick, "then tragedy has died with night; Barry and Mrs. Dancer played their favourite characters the admirably trained by him; and when Garrick saw Mrs. Barry play the on Garrick and Mrs. Cibber, 91;


id: 46341
title: Nat Goodwin''s Book
author: Goodwin, Nat. C. (Nathaniel Carll)
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  I was playing at the time at the Bijou Theatre, New was for years leading comedian at Mrs. John Drew''s Arch Street Theatre, "Hamlet" which he was playing for the first time at the Garden Theatre plays, made any production, or even leased a theatre, like Mansfield, One day at the old Niblo''s Garden in New York, Charlie came to play a "My dear Irving," I said, "think of the man you saw play it!" single successful play without a star of to-day that averages eight The following year John began his starring tour with a play equally New York, opening at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, where the play failed to him, "Say, by the way, Bill, where do you play to-night?" Manning, said, "I saw your play last night, great house, splendid performance, years of experience on the stage I never played a character I liked so


id: 53225
title: A Society Clown: Reminiscences
author: Grossmith, George
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  school of the Misses Hay. In 1857 my father took the little house now known as 36 Haverstock my parents, taken by one of the servants at home to the house of Mr. Ben Caunt, who shook hands with me and showed me the room where addressing me, said, "I hope, Mr. Grossmith, you won''t think it "The Theatrical Lounger," in _The Illustrated Times_, said: "Mr. Grossmith has comic powers of no mean order; and his idea of John the said party, Sir Arthur (he was then Mr.) kindly asked me back to my great joy and relief, I received the following letter from Mrs. Howard Paul, whose opinion on all professional matters I esteemed The next day I thought of fifty good things I might have said. Like a good boy, come and sing and play, and very much oblige occasion he put off some of his own friends to come with Mrs. Gilbert to a juvenile party at my own house.


