Leigh Hunt's Dramatic Criticism, 1808-1831, Volume 10Columbia University Press, 1949 - 347 pages |
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Page 38
... taste , with the exception of Sheridan who cares for no taste but that of port , that were it not for Mr. Kemble's exertions the tragedies of our glorious bard would almost be in danger of dismissal from the stage ; and it does him ...
... taste , with the exception of Sheridan who cares for no taste but that of port , that were it not for Mr. Kemble's exertions the tragedies of our glorious bard would almost be in danger of dismissal from the stage ; and it does him ...
Page 62
... taste , and who wants every assistance that a theatre can furnish him , loses five parts of himself when he is not acting ; and Mad- ame Catalani , who excels in giving what may be called a flow of spirits to a voice , does not appear ...
... taste , and who wants every assistance that a theatre can furnish him , loses five parts of himself when he is not acting ; and Mad- ame Catalani , who excels in giving what may be called a flow of spirits to a voice , does not appear ...
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... taste and respectability , complimented the court in a Mask entitled Coelum Britannicum , which , contrary to the usual corruptness of the author's taste , is in some parts worthy the dignity of Milton himself ; and among the variety of ...
... taste and respectability , complimented the court in a Mask entitled Coelum Britannicum , which , contrary to the usual corruptness of the author's taste , is in some parts worthy the dignity of Milton himself ; and among the variety of ...
Contents
CRITICISM ON SHAKSPEARES MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | 3 |
MR YOUNGS MERITS CONSIDERED | 21 |
THE CONSCIOUS LOVERS | 35 |
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