The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: The Cambridge Text from the Latest Edition of William Aldis Wright; with Introductions, Notes and Glossaries to Each Play by Israel Gollancz. The Complete Notes, with Variorum Readings and General Glossary of Alexander Dyce; a General Introduction, and a Bibliography by W. J. Rolfe; a History of the Drama, and General Criticism by Henry N. Hudson and Others, and a Complete Character Index, Volume 20Colonial Press, 1901 |
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Page 7
... a Miracle - play in England was near the beginning of the twelfth century . Matthew Paris , in his Lives of the Abbots , written as early as 1240 , informs us that Geoffrey , Abbot of St. Albans , while he Miracle - plays 7.
... a Miracle - play in England was near the beginning of the twelfth century . Matthew Paris , in his Lives of the Abbots , written as early as 1240 , informs us that Geoffrey , Abbot of St. Albans , while he Miracle - plays 7.
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... written about twelve years after that event . Fitzstephen gives a description of London and , after referring to the public amusements of ancient Rome , he continues thus : " In lieu of such theatrical shows and performances of the ...
... written about twelve years after that event . Fitzstephen gives a description of London and , after referring to the public amusements of ancient Rome , he continues thus : " In lieu of such theatrical shows and performances of the ...
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... written about this time they are censured with much sharp- ness , and the using of them is restricted to certain places and persons . An English version , or rather paraphrase , of this poem was made by Robert Brunne in 1303. The writer ...
... written about this time they are censured with much sharp- ness , and the using of them is restricted to certain places and persons . An English version , or rather paraphrase , of this poem was made by Robert Brunne in 1303. The writer ...
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... written as early at least as the time of Henry VII . The third series , called Chester Whitsun Plays , numbers twenty - five . These are extant in three manuscripts , the oldest of which was made by Edward Gregory , who at the end calls ...
... written as early at least as the time of Henry VII . The third series , called Chester Whitsun Plays , numbers twenty - five . These are extant in three manuscripts , the oldest of which was made by Edward Gregory , who at the end calls ...
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... written in the time of Elizabeth , it appears that the structure there used had two stages , one above the other ; the lower being closed in , to serve as a dressing - room for the actors ; while the performance was on the upper stage ...
... written in the time of Elizabeth , it appears that the structure there used had two stages , one above the other ; the lower being closed in , to serve as a dressing - room for the actors ; while the performance was on the upper stage ...
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