Old England and New England: In a Series of Views Taken on the Spot, Volumen2R. Bentley, 1853 |
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... Drury - Italian Opera doings - Poets and pensions - Pope's opinion of all puppets - Performers ' opinions of themselves . 96-124 CHAPTER V. American notions , and some of them very funny ones - How to pare an apple - Thick skins and ...
... Drury - Italian Opera doings - Poets and pensions - Pope's opinion of all puppets - Performers ' opinions of themselves . 96-124 CHAPTER V. American notions , and some of them very funny ones - How to pare an apple - Thick skins and ...
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... Drury Lane green - room , on the 10th of May , 1735 , ) succeeded to the managerial chair which Giffard had vacated , and remained in it until the year 1750 , when he failed . Upon this untoward result of his administration , he ...
... Drury Lane green - room , on the 10th of May , 1735 , ) succeeded to the managerial chair which Giffard had vacated , and remained in it until the year 1750 , when he failed . Upon this untoward result of his administration , he ...
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... Drury Lane Theatre , on the same night that of Covent Garden was crammed to suffocation to hear Mr. Beard and Miss Brent , in the " Beggar's Opera ! " Gay versus Shakspeare ! nected with the progress of our own ; for , c 2 AND NEW ...
... Drury Lane Theatre , on the same night that of Covent Garden was crammed to suffocation to hear Mr. Beard and Miss Brent , in the " Beggar's Opera ! " Gay versus Shakspeare ! nected with the progress of our own ; for , c 2 AND NEW ...
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... , whereby Fleetwood ( the Drury Lane patentee ) obtained the services of Garrick , and shortly after- wards entered into an engagement with Giffard and * October 19 . his wife . This was in 1742 , when William 28 OLD ENGLAND.
... , whereby Fleetwood ( the Drury Lane patentee ) obtained the services of Garrick , and shortly after- wards entered into an engagement with Giffard and * October 19 . his wife . This was in 1742 , when William 28 OLD ENGLAND.
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... Drury Lane green - room , the 10th of May , 1735 , ) succeeded to the managerial chair which Giffard had vacated , and remained in it until the year 1750 , when he failed . Upon this untoward result of his administration , he directed ...
... Drury Lane green - room , the 10th of May , 1735 , ) succeeded to the managerial chair which Giffard had vacated , and remained in it until the year 1750 , when he failed . Upon this untoward result of his administration , he directed ...
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