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 98
... 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 . First , it is most prob- able that the text was kept ...
... 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 . First , it is most prob- able that the text was kept ...
Page 108
... 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 Lon- don audience , a serious , perhaps a tragic heroine . From about 1790 ...
... 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 Lon- don audience , a serious , perhaps a tragic heroine . From about 1790 ...
Page 198
... revival at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre was rather more successful . Hall sought to give equal weight to the comic lightness and melancholic heaviness in the drama through a combination of visual effects and innovative ...
... revival at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre was rather more successful . Hall sought to give equal weight to the comic lightness and melancholic heaviness in the drama through a combination of visual effects and innovative ...
Contents
Alls Well That Ends Well | 1 |
The Comedy of Errors | 135 |
Twelfth Night | 196 |
Copyright | |
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