Cumberland's British Theatre: With Remarks, Biographical and Critical, Volume 20 |
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To which are added , A DESCRIPTION OF THE COSTUME , -CAST OF THE CHARACTERS , ENTRANCES AND EXITS , -RELATIVE POSITION OF THE PER- FORMERS ON THE STAGE , AND THE ... EMBELLISHED WITH A PORTRAIT OF MISS LOVE , IN THE CHARACTER OF LILLA .
To which are added , A DESCRIPTION OF THE COSTUME , -CAST OF THE CHARACTERS , ENTRANCES AND EXITS , -RELATIVE POSITION OF THE PER- FORMERS ON THE STAGE , AND THE ... EMBELLISHED WITH A PORTRAIT OF MISS LOVE , IN THE CHARACTER OF LILLA .
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THE playwright discovers his ingenuity more when e works without a plot , than with one ; —when , without any strong attempt at character , or extraordinary dis- play of wit , he contrives to escape not only free from censure , but with ...
THE playwright discovers his ingenuity more when e works without a plot , than with one ; —when , without any strong attempt at character , or extraordinary dis- play of wit , he contrives to escape not only free from censure , but with ...
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The character is sketched with considerable quaintness and humour , and shows that the author could produce comic effects when he would . Yuseph is a perfect type of the renowned Vicar of Bray , having none of that fastidious delicacy ...
The character is sketched with considerable quaintness and humour , and shows that the author could produce comic effects when he would . Yuseph is a perfect type of the renowned Vicar of Bray , having none of that fastidious delicacy ...
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We can , however , pardon Braham's introduction of Shield's ex- quisite ballad " My Heart with Love is Beating , " in this opera , as it is perfectly relevant to the character and scene . His execution of it is highly tasteful and im- ...
We can , however , pardon Braham's introduction of Shield's ex- quisite ballad " My Heart with Love is Beating , " in this opera , as it is perfectly relevant to the character and scene . His execution of it is highly tasteful and im- ...
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An accidental circumstance , the indisposition of Miss M. Tree , brought Miss Love forward in a prominent character sooner than might have been expected - this was Marina , in the operatic entertainment of Cortez , which , at a very ...
An accidental circumstance , the indisposition of Miss M. Tree , brought Miss Love forward in a prominent character sooner than might have been expected - this was Marina , in the operatic entertainment of Cortez , which , at a very ...
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