Our Old Actors
Author | : Henry Barton Baker |
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Total Pages | : 410 |
Release | : 1878 |
Genre | : Actors |
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Author | : Henry Barton Baker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 410 |
Release | : 1878 |
Genre | : Actors |
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Author | : Henry Barton Baker |
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Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 1878 |
Genre | : Actors |
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Author | : Henry Barton Baker |
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Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 2015-07-08 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781330970676 |
Excerpt from Our Old Actors, Vol. 1 of 2 Although a portion of the material of these volumes has appeared in the pages of "Temple Bar," this work claims to be much more than a mere reprint. Detached Essays have been linked together so as to form a chronological history of actors and acting from Shakespeare to Macready. Some of the Essays which have appeared have been considerably expanded, others have been relieved of irrelevant matter, and a number of new sketches have been introduced. As it was necessary to draw the line somewhere, however arbitrarily, I have omitted, with very few exceptions, the names of all actors whose stage career extended beyond Macready's. Many admirable actors are thus unmentioned who well deserve a place in every history of their profession; but besides want of space I have no desire to enter the arena of contemporary criticism. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Henry Barton Baker |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 474 |
Release | : 2017-05-02 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780259541707 |
Excerpt from Our Old Actors Closing of the theatres by the Puritans - Persecution of the players. IN England, as in France, plays founded upon Scriptural stories or on the lives of the saints were the earliest forms of dramatic representation. These were generally performed in the churches by monks and parish clerks. About the time of Henry VI. A new sort of entertainment came into vogue called The Morality, ' an allegory of the passions, the principal personage of which, The Vice, ' a witty attendant of the Devil, was afterwards developed into that indispensable character of the Elizabethan drama, the clown. In consequence of the profanity and indecency of these exhibitions, Bishop Bonner in 1542 issued a mandate in which he forbade any ecclesiastic henceforth appearing upon the public stage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Henry Barton Baker |
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Total Pages | : 19 |
Release | : 1878 |
Genre | : Actors |
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Author | : Walter Moore Leman |
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Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 1886 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
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Walter Leman was a native of Boston, and began his career as a journeyman actor there, at the Tremont Theatre, aged 17. He appeared most frequently in his home town, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and post gold rush California. In this book he describes his youthful enthusiasm for theater, and the notables with whom he acted. As was typical of the time, he appeared in a wide range of contemporary and classic works. His memories are colorful, and his reminiscences of his colleagues are warm and complimentary. An engaging peek into the workings of the theatre and the professional actors milieu during the 19th century.
Author | : Henry Barton Baker |
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Release | : 1878 |
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Author | : E T. Gilbert |
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Total Pages | : 916 |
Release | : 1913 |
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Author | : Baker Henry Barton 1845-1906 |
Publisher | : Hardpress Publishing |
Total Pages | : 412 |
Release | : 2013-06 |
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ISBN | : 9781314297539 |
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
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Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 1922 |
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