ShakspereMacmillan, 1893 - 167 pages |
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... stage that measure which is the express voice in our poetry of dramatic feeling blank verse . ( See Mr. Brooke's Primer : English Literature , pp . 74-82 . ) - 3. Theatres and Actors . - The companies of actors sought protection and ...
... stage that measure which is the express voice in our poetry of dramatic feeling blank verse . ( See Mr. Brooke's Primer : English Literature , pp . 74-82 . ) - 3. Theatres and Actors . - The companies of actors sought protection and ...
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... stage , it was looked on with hostility by devout Puri- tans , and by the civic authorities , the Lord Mayor and Corporation of London . The gathering of crowds led to occasional brawls , in which the London apprentices did not fail to ...
... stage , it was looked on with hostility by devout Puri- tans , and by the civic authorities , the Lord Mayor and Corporation of London . The gathering of crowds led to occasional brawls , in which the London apprentices did not fail to ...
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... stage and the gallery being roofed , and admission to the open space , or yard , ' cost from one penny or twopence to sixpence , while as much as a shilling , two shillings , or half - a - crown was given to obtain a place in the best ...
... stage and the gallery being roofed , and admission to the open space , or yard , ' cost from one penny or twopence to sixpence , while as much as a shilling , two shillings , or half - a - crown was given to obtain a place in the best ...
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... stage furniture -a bed to signify a bed - chamber ; a table with pens upon it to signify a counting - house ; or , more simply , a board bearing in large letters the name of the place intended was brought upon the stage . Accordingly ...
... stage furniture -a bed to signify a bed - chamber ; a table with pens upon it to signify a counting - house ; or , more simply , a board bearing in large letters the name of the place intended was brought upon the stage . Accordingly ...
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... stage - perspective of time and space which , if examined without reference to the purposes of stage effect , seem mere blunders , just as in some great painting a needful piece of colour , if not looked at from the right point of view ...
... stage - perspective of time and space which , if examined without reference to the purposes of stage effect , seem mere blunders , just as in some great painting a needful piece of colour , if not looked at from the right point of view ...
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