Leigh Hunt's Dramatic Criticism, 1808-1831, Volume 10Columbia University Press, 1949 - 347 pages |
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Page 24
... expression to very great advantage . His prison scene was performed in a style worthy of the company in which he was acting , and upon the whole I think his Beverley superior to that of Mr. Kemble for one single reason , because it is ...
... expression to very great advantage . His prison scene was performed in a style worthy of the company in which he was acting , and upon the whole I think his Beverley superior to that of Mr. Kemble for one single reason , because it is ...
Page 212
... expression of her face , when serious , is somewhat tart and scowling . But it is by no means deficient in intelligence ; and her smile , though not handsome , lights it up altogether very pleasantly . She is also no mean performer ...
... expression of her face , when serious , is somewhat tart and scowling . But it is by no means deficient in intelligence ; and her smile , though not handsome , lights it up altogether very pleasantly . She is also no mean performer ...
Page 272
... expression than might be looked for . At first it seemed little better than a mask ; with a fastidious , dreary expression , as if inclined to despise his music and go to sleep . And such was his countenance for a great part of the ...
... expression than might be looked for . At first it seemed little better than a mask ; with a fastidious , dreary expression , as if inclined to despise his music and go to sleep . And such was his countenance for a great part of the ...
Contents
CRITICISM ON SHAKSPEARES MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | 3 |
MR YOUNGS MERITS CONSIDERED | 21 |
THE CONSCIOUS LOVERS | 35 |
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