Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 26Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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Page 73
... Clown . Mrs Woffington was taken ill and fainted on the stage . Milward , as the King , caught the cold of which he died not many days later . Theophilus Cibber had stolen the part of Parolles from Macklin , to whom it had been promised ...
... Clown . Mrs Woffington was taken ill and fainted on the stage . Milward , as the King , caught the cold of which he died not many days later . Theophilus Cibber had stolen the part of Parolles from Macklin , to whom it had been promised ...
Page 163
... clown , what you get on the modern stage is a kind of whimsical and tiresome impression of what a clown might have been like if only we knew . Henry Goodman and Richard O'Callaghan make sure that they do not tax our patience in this way ...
... clown , what you get on the modern stage is a kind of whimsical and tiresome impression of what a clown might have been like if only we knew . Henry Goodman and Richard O'Callaghan make sure that they do not tax our patience in this way ...
Page 172
... clown - comedy more akin to the great Russian performer Popov than to con- temporary American circus clowns . Particularly in his role as Dr. Pinch , Avner brought onto the stage echoes of Commedia , Punch and Judy , and even the Marx ...
... clown - comedy more akin to the great Russian performer Popov than to con- temporary American circus clowns . Particularly in his role as Dr. Pinch , Avner brought onto the stage echoes of Commedia , Punch and Judy , and even the Marx ...
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Alls Well That Ends Well | 1 |
The Comedy of Errors | 135 |
Twelfth Night | 196 |
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