The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events. St. Paul's to St. James's, Volume 1Smith, Elder, and Company, 1848 |
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... stage - plays . In the time of Richard the Second , these Boy - Actors petitioned the king to prohibit certain ignorant and " in- expert people from presenting the History of the Old Testament . " They began with sacred plays , but ...
... stage - plays . In the time of Richard the Second , these Boy - Actors petitioned the king to prohibit certain ignorant and " in- expert people from presenting the History of the Old Testament . " They began with sacred plays , but ...
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... stage for a wood , a rock , or a garden , as it happened , were to suppose a boy on the stage to pretend to be himself . One of the strangest of the old ceremonies , in which the clergy of the cathedral used to figure , was that ...
... stage for a wood , a rock , or a garden , as it happened , were to suppose a boy on the stage to pretend to be himself . One of the strangest of the old ceremonies , in which the clergy of the cathedral used to figure , was that ...
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... Stage , has an in- genious parallel between these inn - theatres and the construction of the modern ones . " Many of our ancient dramatick pieces , " he observes , " were performed in the yards of carriers ' inns , in which , in the ...
... Stage , has an in- genious parallel between these inn - theatres and the construction of the modern ones . " Many of our ancient dramatick pieces , " he observes , " were performed in the yards of carriers ' inns , in which , in the ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 29 |
The Church of St Faith Booksellers of the Churchyard | 68 |
Burning of the Pope St Brides Steeple Milton Illuminated | 110 |
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