Macbeth and the PlayersThere is now considerable support for the view that a performance by an actor of genius can constitute a critical interpretation of a play and that only through such performance studies can a completely valid judgement about the play be made. In this paperback edition of a pioneering work, Dennis Bartholomeusz reconstructs from prompt copies, playbills and contemporary accounts, the major interpretations of the roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth on the English stage from 1611 to the 1960s and relates the outstanding peformances of Burbage and Olivier, Siddons and Thorndike to the overall production history of Macbeth. |
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... Macready 8 Macready 9 The years between Macready and Irving 10 Interpretations from 1875 to 1911 II Tradition and innovation ( 1912–55 ) 12 Stratford ( 1955 ) -The Mermaid ( 1964 ) Appendix I : List of performances mentioned in the text ...
... Macready 8 Macready 9 The years between Macready and Irving 10 Interpretations from 1875 to 1911 II Tradition and innovation ( 1912–55 ) 12 Stratford ( 1955 ) -The Mermaid ( 1964 ) Appendix I : List of performances mentioned in the text ...
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Contents
Interpretations from 1875 to 1911 | 196 |
Tradition and innovation 191255 | 225 |
Stratford 1955The Mermaid 1964 | 254 |
List of performances mentioned in the text 279 | 263 |
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