Plays by David Garrick and George Colman the Elder
Plays by David Garrick and George Colman the Elder

Author: E. R. Wood

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1982-06-17

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9780521235907

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As playwrights David Garrick and George Colman the Elder showed themselves to be practical men of the theatre, providing excellent acting parts and well-constructed scenes capable of provoking laughter in any age. At one time they were rival managers of the two main London theatres, Drury Lane and Covent Garden, but their friendship was greater than their rivalry and survived until Garrick's death. This volume includes five plays: three short farces by Garrick, a full-length play by Colman and the famous collaborative work The Clandestine Marriage. The playwrights' abilities complemented each other and their eventual parting illustrates the divergence of comic styles that were popular at the time - the satirical and the sentimental. In his introduction Mr Wood describes the composition and expectations of the contemporary London audiences and the theatrical careers of the two playwright-managers.

Portraiture
Portraiture

Author: Joanna Woodall

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1997-03-15

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780719046148

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Portraiture, the most popular genre of painting, occupies a central position in the history of Western art. Despite this, its status within academic art theory is uncertain. This volume provides an introduction to major issues in its history.

Golden-Silk Smoke
Golden-Silk Smoke

Author: Carol Benedict

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2011-04-10

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 0520262778

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"Tobacco has been pervasive in China almost since its introduction from the Americas in the mid-sixteenth century. One-third of the world's smokers--over 350 million--now live in China, and they account for 25 percent of worldwide smoking-related deaths. This book examines the deep roots of China's contemporary "cigarette culture" and smoking epidemic and provides one of the first comprehensive histories of Chinese consumption in global and comparative perspective"--Provided by publisher.