The London Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, EtcH. Colburn, 1829 |
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... Covent Garden had it " all to nothing ; " but turn and turn about is fair play ; and Mr. Stanfield has triumphantly atoned for his failure of last season . The whole to the Rock of Gibraltar , " is , in our opinion , of his " Grand ...
... Covent Garden had it " all to nothing ; " but turn and turn about is fair play ; and Mr. Stanfield has triumphantly atoned for his failure of last season . The whole to the Rock of Gibraltar , " is , in our opinion , of his " Grand ...
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... Covent Garden . C. Kemble is as fine in it as can be imagined ; and Keeley , and Power , and Warde , and Miss Chester , and Mrs. Davenport , support him in a style seldom equalled in any comedy upon the stage . ADELPHI . John Johnstone ...
... Covent Garden . C. Kemble is as fine in it as can be imagined ; and Keeley , and Power , and Warde , and Miss Chester , and Mrs. Davenport , support him in a style seldom equalled in any comedy upon the stage . ADELPHI . John Johnstone ...
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... Covent Garden ; and may be had of all other Booksellers . " The judgment of the selector has made it a rope of pearls , a treasury of gems , or , shall we not rather say , with reference to the divine genius of the original , a galaxy ...
... Covent Garden ; and may be had of all other Booksellers . " The judgment of the selector has made it a rope of pearls , a treasury of gems , or , shall we not rather say , with reference to the divine genius of the original , a galaxy ...
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... Covent Garden , the sprightly comedy of had a baked goose for dinner ; supposed from the Beaux Stratagem has been wisely substi- its size , the thickness of its skin , and other tuted for the insufferably dull play of Woman's venerable ...
... Covent Garden , the sprightly comedy of had a baked goose for dinner ; supposed from the Beaux Stratagem has been wisely substi- its size , the thickness of its skin , and other tuted for the insufferably dull play of Woman's venerable ...
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... COVENT GARDEN . For the ballet the attractions are by no means equal . We have Coulon ( whose name Miss explained it was the reminds us of Pelham's mamma ) , Frederic , best oil , & c . - it was millefleur ! " Don't Gosselin the ...
... COVENT GARDEN . For the ballet the attractions are by no means equal . We have Coulon ( whose name Miss explained it was the reminds us of Pelham's mamma ) , Frederic , best oil , & c . - it was millefleur ! " Don't Gosselin the ...
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