The Last Essays of EliaDent, 1900 - 254 pages |
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Page 36
... actor in a perpetual sub - insinuation to us , the spectators , even in the extremity of the shaking fit , that he was not half such a coward as we took him for ? We saw all the common symptoms of the malady upon him ; the quivering lip ...
... actor in a perpetual sub - insinuation to us , the spectators , even in the extremity of the shaking fit , that he was not half such a coward as we took him for ? We saw all the common symptoms of the malady upon him ; the quivering lip ...
Page 38
... actor holding himself aloof from all participation or concern with those who are come to be diverted by him . Macbeth must see the dagger , and no ear but his own be told of it ; but an old fool in farce may think he sees some- thing ...
... actor holding himself aloof from all participation or concern with those who are come to be diverted by him . Macbeth must see the dagger , and no ear but his own be told of it ; but an old fool in farce may think he sees some- thing ...
Page 39
... actor ( in most of his parts ) seems to have fallen into an error of this sort in his playing with Mr. Wrench in the farce of " Free and Easy . " Many instances would be tedious ; these may suffice to show that comic acting at least ...
... actor ( in most of his parts ) seems to have fallen into an error of this sort in his playing with Mr. Wrench in the farce of " Free and Easy . " Many instances would be tedious ; these may suffice to show that comic acting at least ...
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