Macready's Reminiscences, and Selections from His Diaries and Letters, Opseg 1Macmillan and Company, 1875 |
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... excitement of the audience , when the orchestra struck up the symphony of Arne's rattling bravura , ' The Soldier tired , ' in the opera of ' Artaxerxes . ' But one evening ( in giving me a sight of the man with whose fame all Europe ...
... excitement of the audience , when the orchestra struck up the symphony of Arne's rattling bravura , ' The Soldier tired , ' in the opera of ' Artaxerxes . ' But one evening ( in giving me a sight of the man with whose fame all Europe ...
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... form little judgment of the perform- ance , which excited universal enthusiasm , and in the tempest of which we were of course borne along . In subsequent engage- " ments with my father we became playfellows , and off.
... form little judgment of the perform- ance , which excited universal enthusiasm , and in the tempest of which we were of course borne along . In subsequent engage- " ments with my father we became playfellows , and off.
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... excited to the highest pitch by the appearance at Drury Lane of an actor of the name of Kean , my astonishment may easily be conceived on discovering that the little insignificant Alonzo the Brave was the grandly impassioned personator ...
... excited to the highest pitch by the appearance at Drury Lane of an actor of the name of Kean , my astonishment may easily be conceived on discovering that the little insignificant Alonzo the Brave was the grandly impassioned personator ...
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... excited curiosity , and was attractive ; received what were called " bespeaks " from Lord Grosvenor and Egerton , the member for the city opposed to him , which were crowded houses ; but when I had cleared off most of the claims upon ...
... excited curiosity , and was attractive ; received what were called " bespeaks " from Lord Grosvenor and Egerton , the member for the city opposed to him , which were crowded houses ; but when I had cleared off most of the claims upon ...
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... excited much interest , and , particularly at Newcastle , proved a great attraction for many nights ; but the two parts requiring great exertion on the same night was a trial of my strength . I could , however , then say with Edipe- " J ...
... excited much interest , and , particularly at Newcastle , proved a great attraction for many nights ; but the two parts requiring great exertion on the same night was a trial of my strength . I could , however , then say with Edipe- " J ...
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