The Irish Theatre: Being a History of the Drama in Ireland from the Earliest Period Up to the Present Day |
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Page 217
... characters of Rosalura and Lillia Bianca into that of Bisarre , and of Pinac and Belleur into the single character of Captain Duretete . He thus concentrated the action and eliminated superfluous characters . Farquhar follows the ...
... characters of Rosalura and Lillia Bianca into that of Bisarre , and of Pinac and Belleur into the single character of Captain Duretete . He thus concentrated the action and eliminated superfluous characters . Farquhar follows the ...
Page 310
... character of Lofty had many successors on the stage , and the character of Olivia is the predecessor of Constantia Neville in She Stoops to Conquer . The incident of introducing Olivia , a stranger into the house of Sir William ...
... character of Lofty had many successors on the stage , and the character of Olivia is the predecessor of Constantia Neville in She Stoops to Conquer . The incident of introducing Olivia , a stranger into the house of Sir William ...
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... character of the Irishman , Sir Lucius O'Trigger , as acted by Lee , gave the most offence . A Briton wrote in the Morning Post ( 21 Jan. 1775 ) that " Sir Lucius O'Trigger was so ungenerous an attack upon a nation , that must justify ...
... character of the Irishman , Sir Lucius O'Trigger , as acted by Lee , gave the most offence . A Briton wrote in the Morning Post ( 21 Jan. 1775 ) that " Sir Lucius O'Trigger was so ungenerous an attack upon a nation , that must justify ...
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