Cumberland's British Theatre: With Remarks, Biographical and Critical, Volume 16George Daniel, John Cumberland J. Cumberland, 1827 - English drama |
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... true story . But whether true or false , it is insufferably entertaining , aud mischievously comical . The author has shewn consi- derable tact in dramatizing the original , -he has grafted on it a very interesting tale , and from a ...
... true story . But whether true or false , it is insufferably entertaining , aud mischievously comical . The author has shewn consi- derable tact in dramatizing the original , -he has grafted on it a very interesting tale , and from a ...
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... true to every emotion . As a performance , it is , in every sense , unique of its kind . The author of " Monsieur Tonson , " Mr. Moncrieff , is well known as one of the most prolific dramatists of the present day . He can write a Farce ...
... true to every emotion . As a performance , it is , in every sense , unique of its kind . The author of " Monsieur Tonson , " Mr. Moncrieff , is well known as one of the most prolific dramatists of the present day . He can write a Farce ...
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... true excellence ; but art without nature , is an automaton --a wax - work figure ; the semblance of life , not the reality . It is recorded that Garrick " But in a fiction , in a dream of passion , Could force his soul so to his own ...
... true excellence ; but art without nature , is an automaton --a wax - work figure ; the semblance of life , not the reality . It is recorded that Garrick " But in a fiction , in a dream of passion , Could force his soul so to his own ...
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... true comic fidelity . His imitative talent occa- sionally indulged in the pleasant mischief of taking off his brother actors . He might sit for Incledon's portrait , and the artist himself be deceived . If he be not the identical Dicky ...
... true comic fidelity . His imitative talent occa- sionally indulged in the pleasant mischief of taking off his brother actors . He might sit for Incledon's portrait , and the artist himself be deceived . If he be not the identical Dicky ...
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... True , true . Ah ! I should never have left Eng- land , only I knew living was much cheaper in France and as I had but a very small fortune , I didn't wish to go beyond it ; that brought on all my misfortunes . Rus . Serve you right ...
... True , true . Ah ! I should never have left Eng- land , only I knew living was much cheaper in France and as I had but a very small fortune , I didn't wish to go beyond it ; that brought on all my misfortunes . Rus . Serve you right ...
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