The Town: Its Memorable Characters and EventsOxford University Press, 1907 - 527 pages |
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Page 285
... actor's imitation . He had a piercing eye , and , in characters of heroic life , a quick imperious vivacity in his tone of voice , that painted the tyrant truly terrible . There were two plays of Dryden in which he shone with uncommon ...
... actor's imitation . He had a piercing eye , and , in characters of heroic life , a quick imperious vivacity in his tone of voice , that painted the tyrant truly terrible . There were two plays of Dryden in which he shone with uncommon ...
Page 349
... actor , and a wayward man , but highly impressive in what he could do . His artful villains have been found fault with for looking too artful and villainous ; but men of that stamp are apt to look so . The art of hiding is a ...
... actor , and a wayward man , but highly impressive in what he could do . His artful villains have been found fault with for looking too artful and villainous ; but men of that stamp are apt to look so . The art of hiding is a ...
Page 352
... actor who really took himself ' for Richard III , deserved to be hanged ; and it is easy enough to agree with him ; except that an actor who did so would be out of his senses . Too great a sensibility seems almost as hurtful to acting ...
... actor who really took himself ' for Richard III , deserved to be hanged ; and it is easy enough to agree with him ; except that an actor who did so would be out of his senses . Too great a sensibility seems almost as hurtful to acting ...
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