Fifty Years of London Life: Memoirs of a Man of the WorldHarper & brothers, 1885 - 444 páginas |
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... played by Charles Math- ews the elder , in which the great mimic introduced his celebrated imitations . To my father's surprise , Mathews appeared among the guests ; but nothing daunted , the young man sustained his impersonation , and ...
... played by Charles Math- ews the elder , in which the great mimic introduced his celebrated imitations . To my father's surprise , Mathews appeared among the guests ; but nothing daunted , the young man sustained his impersonation , and ...
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... father's histrionic powers . Notably of his versatility : he played no part badly , and he could play more parts and more diverse parts than most of his com- rades . He was the " stock " Iago of 4 FIFTY YEARS OF LONDON LIFE .
... father's histrionic powers . Notably of his versatility : he played no part badly , and he could play more parts and more diverse parts than most of his com- rades . He was the " stock " Iago of 4 FIFTY YEARS OF LONDON LIFE .
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... played Hotspur for the first time . Dickens , writing to me after seeing Henry Irving , in his early days , as Rawdon Scudamore , in " Hunted Down , " says : " He reminded me very much of your father . " Dickens also thought Fechter ...
... played Hotspur for the first time . Dickens , writing to me after seeing Henry Irving , in his early days , as Rawdon Scudamore , in " Hunted Down , " says : " He reminded me very much of your father . " Dickens also thought Fechter ...
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... Buckstone , with my was played at the Adelphi with very great success . you never were in India , you know not HODGSON'S ALE . " Indian Ale ” in the " Ballads of Bon Gaultier . " side - door , immediately inside the street - door.
... Buckstone , with my was played at the Adelphi with very great success . you never were in India , you know not HODGSON'S ALE . " Indian Ale ” in the " Ballads of Bon Gaultier . " side - door , immediately inside the street - door.
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... played by a female , it should be a very sharp girl of thirteen or fourteen , not more , or the character would be ... plays had been produced at the Adelphi , that I was highly amused on the publication of Mr. Forster's statement , and ...
... played by a female , it should be a very sharp girl of thirteen or fourteen , not more , or the character would be ... plays had been produced at the Adelphi , that I was highly amused on the publication of Mr. Forster's statement , and ...
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Fifty Years of London Life: Memoirs of a Man of the World ... Edmund Hodgson Yates Vista completa - 1881 |
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