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Page 98
We know very little about this first revival of All's Well beyond the cast of characters . From the cast and from Odell's analysis of similar revivals , however , two points of historical interest to the play emerge .
We know very little about this first revival of All's Well beyond the cast of characters . From the cast and from Odell's analysis of similar revivals , however , two points of historical interest to the play emerge .
Page 108
For the first time since the play's revival in 1741 , the ' stars ' of a company were cast as hero and heroine . The casting of Mrs. Siddons as Helena suggests , as it would have suggested to the London audience , a serious , perhaps a ...
For the first time since the play's revival in 1741 , the ' stars ' of a company were cast as hero and heroine . The casting of Mrs. Siddons as Helena suggests , as it would have suggested to the London audience , a serious , perhaps a ...
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In the following year there were two notable revivals of the play . Michael Benthall directed a romantic and ... Peter Hall's revival at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre was rather more successful . Hall sought to give equal weight to ...
In the following year there were two notable revivals of the play . Michael Benthall directed a romantic and ... Peter Hall's revival at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre was rather more successful . Hall sought to give equal weight to ...
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Contents
Alls Well That Ends Well | 1 |
The Comedy of Errors | 135 |
Twelfth Night | 196 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 26 Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Laurie Lanzen Harris |
| Publisher | Gale Research Company, 1984 |
| ISBN | 0810389460, 9780810389465 |
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