Oxberry's Dramatic Biography and Histrionic Anecdotes Ed. by C.E. Oxberry
Oxberry's Dramatic Biography and Histrionic Anecdotes Ed. by C.E. Oxberry

Author: Hardpress

Publisher: Hardpress Publishing

Published: 2019-08-03

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9781406954944

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A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Volume 6, Garrick to Gyngell
A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Volume 6, Garrick to Gyngell

Author: Philip H. Highfill

Publisher: SIU Press

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13: 9780809308330

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In contrast to each other, Volume 5 is a sociological portrait of mostly little people in their tragic and comic efforts to achieve fame on the London stage during the Restoration and eighteenth century, whereas Volume 6 is dom­inated by the glamour of David Gar­rick, Nell Gwyn, and Joseph Grimaldi, the celebrated clown. Some 250 por­traits individualize the great and small of the theatres of London.

Lives of Shakespearian Actors, Part II, Volume 2
Lives of Shakespearian Actors, Part II, Volume 2

Author: Gail Marshall

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-05-17

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 1040128637

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During the eighteenth century, theatrical writing developed as a genre. The publishing market responded to a seemingly insatiable appetite for accounts of the personalities, social lives and performances of celebrated entertainers. This series features actors who were significant in their development of new ways of performing Shakespeare.