All Semblative a Woman's Part?: Studies in the Staging of and Audience Response to Boy Actors in Sexual Disguise in the Elizabethan Theatre 1580-1615H. Gras, 1991 - 583 pages |
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... king and a player . For such satire to be effective the fame of the actor must of course have been established beyond doubt . Possibly Burbage's fame as King Richard III was partly due to the actor's name . The king's badge was a boar ...
... king and a player . For such satire to be effective the fame of the actor must of course have been established beyond doubt . Possibly Burbage's fame as King Richard III was partly due to the actor's name . The king's badge was a boar ...
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... King . There was a representation of a King on stage and king James V was actually present in the audience . When Poor Man is directed to Player King , he rejects him , saying " [ Player King ] was not the king of scotlande for ther was ...
... King . There was a representation of a King on stage and king James V was actually present in the audience . When Poor Man is directed to Player King , he rejects him , saying " [ Player King ] was not the king of scotlande for ther was ...
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... King John , Ernst Anselm Joachim Honigmann , ed . ( London , 1967 ) Shakespeare , William , King Henry V , John Henry Walter , ed . ( London , 1954 ) Shakespeare , William , King Henry IV , Parts 1 & 2 , Arthur Raleigh Humphreys , ed ...
... King John , Ernst Anselm Joachim Honigmann , ed . ( London , 1967 ) Shakespeare , William , King Henry V , John Henry Walter , ed . ( London , 1954 ) Shakespeare , William , King Henry IV , Parts 1 & 2 , Arthur Raleigh Humphreys , ed ...
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