The Life of Mr. James Quin, Comedian: With the History of the Stage from His Commencing Actor to His Retreat to Bath ... |
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... present age in public and in private upon the dramatic stage as well as that of life ; who was one of the best actors and most facetious men of his time ; -who was at once the gentleman and the scholar - the philosopher and the critic ...
... present age in public and in private upon the dramatic stage as well as that of life ; who was one of the best actors and most facetious men of his time ; -who was at once the gentleman and the scholar - the philosopher and the critic ...
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... present pursuit but at a very distant period ; a young counsellor of the greatest merit has many obstacles to surmount before he obtains any considerable practice ; chance and interest are great auxiliaries to his success , as many a ...
... present pursuit but at a very distant period ; a young counsellor of the greatest merit has many obstacles to surmount before he obtains any considerable practice ; chance and interest are great auxiliaries to his success , as many a ...
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... present pursuit , and there appeared to him nowhere so fair a prospect as the stage . He had many requisites to form a good actor : an expres- sive countenance ; a marking eye ; a clear voice , full and melodious ; an extensive memory ...
... present pursuit , and there appeared to him nowhere so fair a prospect as the stage . He had many requisites to form a good actor : an expres- sive countenance ; a marking eye ; a clear voice , full and melodious ; an extensive memory ...
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... present with a couple of prosecutions against Quin ; the first for Crim . Con . , and the next for an assault and battery . London was now too warm a climate for our hero to respire in with safety . He flew to Dublin , where he engaged ...
... present with a couple of prosecutions against Quin ; the first for Crim . Con . , and the next for an assault and battery . London was now too warm a climate for our hero to respire in with safety . He flew to Dublin , where he engaged ...
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... present state ; illustrated with many curious anecdotes . In order to form a more perfect judgment of Quin's character as an actor it will be necessary to consider the state of the stage at that period , and take a short retrospect of ...
... present state ; illustrated with many curious anecdotes . In order to form a more perfect judgment of Quin's character as an actor it will be necessary to consider the state of the stage at that period , and take a short retrospect of ...
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