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... performed . " O thou universal genius ! what pity it is that thy talents are so confined to tragedy alone . No age , nay , the Roman theatre - the stage at Constantinople - Nero himself never performed the scene of sadness , of grief ...
... performed . " O thou universal genius ! what pity it is that thy talents are so confined to tragedy alone . No age , nay , the Roman theatre - the stage at Constantinople - Nero himself never performed the scene of sadness , of grief ...
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... performed . One evening Shakspeare performed the part of a king ; the audience . knew of her majesty being in the house . She crossed the stage while Shakspeare was performing , and on receiving the accustomed greeting from the audience ...
... performed . One evening Shakspeare performed the part of a king ; the audience . knew of her majesty being in the house . She crossed the stage while Shakspeare was performing , and on receiving the accustomed greeting from the audience ...
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... performed their sacred plays on that spot , called Clerks - well . SHAKSPEARE AND BURBADGE . Wilkes , in his View of the Stage , gives the following anecdote of Shakspeare : -One evening , when Richard the Third was to be performed by ...
... performed their sacred plays on that spot , called Clerks - well . SHAKSPEARE AND BURBADGE . Wilkes , in his View of the Stage , gives the following anecdote of Shakspeare : -One evening , when Richard the Third was to be performed by ...
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A ComicSatiric Address in the Character | 1 |
The Devil | 8 |
Address on Closing a Theatre | 14 |
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