ShakspereMacmillan, 1893 - 167 pages |
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... acting one upon another ; in multitudes , swayed hither and thither by their leaders . 2. Pre - Shaksperian Drama . - The drama had been at first connected with the Church . It repre- sented , both to instruct and to amuse the people ...
... acting one upon another ; in multitudes , swayed hither and thither by their leaders . 2. Pre - Shaksperian Drama . - The drama had been at first connected with the Church . It repre- sented , both to instruct and to amuse the people ...
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... Actors . - The companies of actors sought protection and patronage from the Queen , or from some great noble , and accordingly styled themselves by such names as " the Queen's servants , " " the Earl of Leicester's servants , " the ( 6 ...
... Actors . - The companies of actors sought protection and patronage from the Queen , or from some great noble , and accordingly styled themselves by such names as " the Queen's servants , " " the Earl of Leicester's servants , " the ( 6 ...
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... actor Richard Burbage , who took the chief part in several of Shakspere's plays ) , in the year 1576. It was erected " in the fields , " in the parish of Shoreditch , and was named " The Theatre . " Almost at the same time , and in the ...
... actor Richard Burbage , who took the chief part in several of Shakspere's plays ) , in the year 1576. It was erected " in the fields , " in the parish of Shoreditch , and was named " The Theatre . " Almost at the same time , and in the ...
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... actors were discovered . They appeared in costumes which were often costly , but which made slight pretension to historical propriety . Of movable scenery there was none . The stage was hung with arras , and overhead a blue canopy ...
... actors were discovered . They appeared in costumes which were often costly , but which made slight pretension to historical propriety . Of movable scenery there was none . The stage was hung with arras , and overhead a blue canopy ...
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... actors knelt and offered up a prayer for the Queen . It is important to note that the female parts were played by boys or young men . The parts of Desde- mona and Imogen , of Cleopatra and Lady Macbeth could not be entrusted to a great ...
... actors knelt and offered up a prayer for the Queen . It is important to note that the female parts were played by boys or young men . The parts of Desde- mona and Imogen , of Cleopatra and Lady Macbeth could not be entrusted to a great ...
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