Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 11Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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... opening night : " I seemed to be lecturing on Lear , rather than playing him , " he said . ] The 1950 productions at Stratford - upon - Avon are an impor- tant milestone in the stage history of Shakespeare's plays . In its longest and ...
... opening night : " I seemed to be lecturing on Lear , rather than playing him , " he said . ] The 1950 productions at Stratford - upon - Avon are an impor- tant milestone in the stage history of Shakespeare's plays . In its longest and ...
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... opening . The later action suffered in consequence . Had the opening been given with more gravity and fury , then the central per- formance would have been , in the main , admirable . But it could not properly register after this ...
... opening . The later action suffered in consequence . Had the opening been given with more gravity and fury , then the central per- formance would have been , in the main , admirable . But it could not properly register after this ...
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... opening night to see Shakespeare's tragedy of Romeo and Juliet , which they had all seen many times . It was a privilege to help in the inauguration of a Shakespearian theater , and the flinging open of the white portals last night was ...
... opening night to see Shakespeare's tragedy of Romeo and Juliet , which they had all seen many times . It was a privilege to help in the inauguration of a Shakespearian theater , and the flinging open of the white portals last night was ...
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