The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators: Comprehending a Life of the Poet, and an Enlarged History of the Stage, Volume 1AMS Press, 1966 - Theater |
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Page 14
... players , I think I ought in justice to remark , that the judgment , as well as condition of that class of people , was then far infe- rior to what it is in our days . As then the best play- houses were inns and taverns , ( the Globe ...
... players , I think I ought in justice to remark , that the judgment , as well as condition of that class of people , was then far infe- rior to what it is in our days . As then the best play- houses were inns and taverns , ( the Globe ...
Page 176
... players . In consequence of this belief , alterations have been proposed wherever a verse could be harmonized , an epithet exchanged for one more apposite , or a sentiment rendered less ... Players, 1623 Preface of the Players.
... players . In consequence of this belief , alterations have been proposed wherever a verse could be harmonized , an epithet exchanged for one more apposite , or a sentiment rendered less ... Players, 1623 Preface of the Players.
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... players did . I have known upon one of these festivals , but especially at Shrove - tide , where the players have been appointed , notwithstanding their bils to the contrary , to act what the major part of the company had a mind to ...
... players did . I have known upon one of these festivals , but especially at Shrove - tide , where the players have been appointed , notwithstanding their bils to the contrary , to act what the major part of the company had a mind to ...
Contents
ROMEO AND JULIET | 12 |
AS YOU LIKE | 83 |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | 121 |
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