The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: pt. 2. Historical account of the English stage. Emendations and additions. Tempest. Two gentlemen of VeronaH. Baldwin, 1790 |
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... common refort of idle goffips in Lent : " 4 " Lundonia pro fpectaculis theatralibus , pro ludis fcenicis , ludos habit fanctiores , repræfentationes miraculorum quæ fancti con- feffores operati funt , feu repræfentationes paffionum ...
... common refort of idle goffips in Lent : " 4 " Lundonia pro fpectaculis theatralibus , pro ludis fcenicis , ludos habit fanctiores , repræfentationes miraculorum quæ fancti con- feffores operati funt , feu repræfentationes paffionum ...
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... common in Europe , originated at Conftantinople . They were in- ftituted , although perhaps under other names , in the Greek Church , about the year 990 , by Theophylact , patriarch of Conftantinople , probably with a better defign than ...
... common in Europe , originated at Conftantinople . They were in- ftituted , although perhaps under other names , in the Greek Church , about the year 990 , by Theophylact , patriarch of Conftantinople , probably with a better defign than ...
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... common rubrick in a miffal . That is , because they were performed in a church where the choir affifted . There is a curious paffage in Lambarde's Topographi- cal Dictionary ' , written about the year 1570 , much to our purpose , which ...
... common rubrick in a miffal . That is , because they were performed in a church where the choir affifted . There is a curious paffage in Lambarde's Topographi- cal Dictionary ' , written about the year 1570 , much to our purpose , which ...
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... common poetry of the times , efpecially among the French , began to deal much in allegory , at length plays were formed entirely confifting of fuch perfonifications . These were called MORALITIES . The Miracle - plays or MYSTERIES were ...
... common poetry of the times , efpecially among the French , began to deal much in allegory , at length plays were formed entirely confifting of fuch perfonifications . These were called MORALITIES . The Miracle - plays or MYSTERIES were ...
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... Common- Counfell of the city ; and that is called the Mayors play : where every one that will , comes in without money , the Mayor giving the players a reward as hee thinks fit to fhew refpect unto them . At fuch a play , my father ...
... Common- Counfell of the city ; and that is called the Mayors play : where every one that will , comes in without money , the Mayor giving the players a reward as hee thinks fit to fhew refpect unto them . At fuch a play , my father ...
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acted actor alfo appears becauſe Blackfriars Caius called comedy D'Avenant defire Duke Enter Evans Exeunt exhibited faid Falstaff fame fays fcenes fecond feems feen fenfe fent fervants fhall fhew fhould fignifies fince firft folio fome fometimes Ford fpeak ftage ftand ftill fubject fuch fuppofe George Buc hath Henry Chettle Henry Herbert himſelf Hoft houfe houſe Item John John Heminge JOHNSON king's company lady laft Launce lord mafter MALONE Michael Drayton miftrefs moft muſt night obferved occafion old copy paffage perfons performed play players playes playhouſe poet prefent Protheus quarto queen quoth reafon reprefented Richard Hathwaye ſcene Shakspeare Shakspeare's ſhall Silvia Sir Henry Herbert Slen ſpeak Speed ſtage STEEVENS theatre thee thefe theſe thofe Thomas Thomas Dekker thoſe thou Thurio tragedy unto uſed Valentine Wentworth Smith whofe wife William D'Avenant William Haughton word