The Works of Shakespeare, Volume 11Macmillan Company, 1904 |
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Page 79
... theatres . It was the custom of men of fashion to ride ; Shakespeare lived in the near neighbourhood of both theatres ; and James Burbage , the father of Shakespeare's friend the actor , was not only the owner of The Theatre , but of a ...
... theatres . It was the custom of men of fashion to ride ; Shakespeare lived in the near neighbourhood of both theatres ; and James Burbage , the father of Shakespeare's friend the actor , was not only the owner of The Theatre , but of a ...
Page 80
... theatre as a mere attendant or servitor , and the story that his first service in his profession was rendered in the humble capacity of a call - boy . The nature of the work he had to do at the start was of no consequence ; what is of ...
... theatre as a mere attendant or servitor , and the story that his first service in his profession was rendered in the humble capacity of a call - boy . The nature of the work he had to do at the start was of no consequence ; what is of ...
Page 81
... theatre of Shakespeare's time owed its immense productiveness to the closeness of its relations with English life and the English people , but that very close- ness of touch charged it with perilous forces ; the stage was the scene of ...
... theatre of Shakespeare's time owed its immense productiveness to the closeness of its relations with English life and the English people , but that very close- ness of touch charged it with perilous forces ; the stage was the scene of ...
Page 82
... theatre ; but fortunately for the free expression of English genius , Elizabeth was of another mind . She , rather than her Puritan subjects , represented the temper and spirit of the people . She loved the play and was the enthusiastic ...
... theatre ; but fortunately for the free expression of English genius , Elizabeth was of another mind . She , rather than her Puritan subjects , represented the temper and spirit of the people . She loved the play and was the enthusiastic ...
Page 83
... it was performing in The Theatre , with the Curtain as its only rival ; and he kept up his connec- tion with it until his final retirement to Stratford . The first theatres were rude in structure and bore evidence 83 The London Stage.
... it was performing in The Theatre , with the Curtain as its only rival ; and he kept up his connec- tion with it until his final retirement to Stratford . The first theatres were rude in structure and bore evidence 83 The London Stage.
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