Macready's Reminiscences, and Selections from His Diaries and Letters, Opseg 1Macmillan and Company, 1875 |
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... Virginius ' -Sheridan Knowles— Dedication of ' Virginius ' to Macready - Hazlitt - Jackson - Ap- pearance in Macbeth - Refusal of pecuniary gifts on benefits . . 190 " CHAPTER XIV . 1820-1821-1822 . - Country engagements - Dublin ...
... Virginius ' -Sheridan Knowles— Dedication of ' Virginius ' to Macready - Hazlitt - Jackson - Ap- pearance in Macbeth - Refusal of pecuniary gifts on benefits . . 190 " CHAPTER XIV . 1820-1821-1822 . - Country engagements - Dublin ...
Stranica x
... Virginius at the Park Theatre , New York - Society in New York - Visits to public build- ings , & c . - The Falls of the Passaic - Moving houses - Conway acting in New York - Forrest - Boston - Baltimore - Charles Carroll - New Year ...
... Virginius at the Park Theatre , New York - Society in New York - Visits to public build- ings , & c . - The Falls of the Passaic - Moving houses - Conway acting in New York - Forrest - Boston - Baltimore - Charles Carroll - New Year ...
Stranica 190
... Virginius ' - Sheridan Knowles - Dedication of ' Vir- ginius ' to Macready - Hazlitt - Jackson - Appearance in Macbeth - Refusal of pecuniary gifts on benefits . My correspondence had been regularly maintained with my brother , which ...
... Virginius ' - Sheridan Knowles - Dedication of ' Vir- ginius ' to Macready - Hazlitt - Jackson - Appearance in Macbeth - Refusal of pecuniary gifts on benefits . My correspondence had been regularly maintained with my brother , which ...
Stranica 207
... Virginius . ' After some hesitation I thought it best to get the business over , to do at once what I had engaged to do , and I sat down determinedly to my work . The freshness and simplicity of the dialogue fixed my attention ; I read ...
... Virginius . ' After some hesitation I thought it best to get the business over , to do at once what I had engaged to do , and I sat down determinedly to my work . The freshness and simplicity of the dialogue fixed my attention ; I read ...
Stranica 208
... Your grateful humble Servant , J. S. KNOWLES . Make any alterations you like in any part of the play , and I shall be obliged to you . 1819-20 . PRODUCTION OF VIRGINIUS . 209 A letter more 208 CHAP . XIII . MACREADY'S REMINISCENCES .
... Your grateful humble Servant , J. S. KNOWLES . Make any alterations you like in any part of the play , and I shall be obliged to you . 1819-20 . PRODUCTION OF VIRGINIUS . 209 A letter more 208 CHAP . XIII . MACREADY'S REMINISCENCES .
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