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... appeared . The first of these was Nicholas Udall's Ralph Roister - Doister , an undistinguished comedy based on Plautus . This was followed by Gammer Gurton's Needle , by Bishop Still , a folksy sort of play about the furore over a lost ...
... appeared . The first of these was Nicholas Udall's Ralph Roister - Doister , an undistinguished comedy based on Plautus . This was followed by Gammer Gurton's Needle , by Bishop Still , a folksy sort of play about the furore over a lost ...
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... appearance . It is said that the comedy , The Merry Wives of Windsor , was written to please Queen Elizabeth ... appeared as Romeo , and as Falstaff . Hamlet remains the standard rôle for comparison between the outstanding actors ...
... appearance . It is said that the comedy , The Merry Wives of Windsor , was written to please Queen Elizabeth ... appeared as Romeo , and as Falstaff . Hamlet remains the standard rôle for comparison between the outstanding actors ...
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... appeared in his own plays . In the three we have dis- cussed he appeared respectively as Arnolphe , Orgon , and Sganarelle . His interpretations were celebrated . It is said that he acted with an incredible vigor , in constant , swift ...
... appeared in his own plays . In the three we have dis- cussed he appeared respectively as Arnolphe , Orgon , and Sganarelle . His interpretations were celebrated . It is said that he acted with an incredible vigor , in constant , swift ...
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