A History of the New York Stage from the First Performance in 1732 to 1901, Volume 1Dodd, Mead, 1902 |
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... American Citizen " were acted Febru- ary 3 , in honor of the arrival of the ship " Empress of China " from Canton , Captain Green , this vessel being the first one hav- ing the privilege of presenting the American flag in Chinese A ...
... American Citizen " were acted Febru- ary 3 , in honor of the arrival of the ship " Empress of China " from Canton , Captain Green , this vessel being the first one hav- ing the privilege of presenting the American flag in Chinese A ...
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... American début 24 as Juliet . Spiller's début in America was 26 as Frederick in " Lovers ' Vows . He died in this city in 1826. Thomas Burke appeared 29 as Dr. Pangloss in " The Heir at Law . " He died in Baltimore , Md . , June 6 ...
... American début 24 as Juliet . Spiller's début in America was 26 as Frederick in " Lovers ' Vows . He died in this city in 1826. Thomas Burke appeared 29 as Dr. Pangloss in " The Heir at Law . " He died in Baltimore , Md . , June 6 ...
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... American début Jan. 1 , 1811 , acting the Stranger in the play of that name . James Pritchard first appeared in America Jan. 21 , as Frederick in " The Poor Gentleman . " He died in this city Jan. 31 , 1823 . John Howard Payne , who ...
... American début Jan. 1 , 1811 , acting the Stranger in the play of that name . James Pritchard first appeared in America Jan. 21 , as Frederick in " The Poor Gentleman . " He died in this city Jan. 31 , 1823 . John Howard Payne , who ...
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... first acted here 28 as Hamlet . Agnes Holman ( his daughter ) made her American début Oct. 3 as Lady Townly , to her father's Lord Townly , in " Town and Coun- try . In 1815 she married Charles Gilferts , who died in 1829 , and the ...
... first acted here 28 as Hamlet . Agnes Holman ( his daughter ) made her American début Oct. 3 as Lady Townly , to her father's Lord Townly , in " Town and Coun- try . In 1815 she married Charles Gilferts , who died in 1829 , and the ...
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... American début May 17 as Letitia Hardy in " The Belle's Stratagem ; " also Caroline in " The Prize . " On May 29 Diamond's " Youth , Love , and Folly " was first acted , cast thus : Pave , Simpson ; Latitat , Spiller ; Sir T. Roundhead ...
... American début May 17 as Letitia Hardy in " The Belle's Stratagem ; " also Caroline in " The Prize . " On May 29 Diamond's " Youth , Love , and Folly " was first acted , cast thus : Pave , Simpson ; Latitat , Spiller ; Sir T. Roundhead ...
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A History of the New York Stage from the First Performance in 1732 ..., Volume 1 Thomas Allston Brown Visualização integral - 1903 |
A History of the New York Stage from the First Performance in 1732 ..., Volume 1 Thomas Allston Brown Visualização integral - 1903 |
A History of the New York Stage, from the First Performance in ..., Volume 1 Thomas Allston Brown Visualização de excertos - 1964 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
acted actor afterwards American début appearance in America April ballet Barney Williams Barry Booth Bowery Bowery Theatre Broadway Broadway Theatre burlesque Burton Cæsar cast Chanfrau Charles Charlotte Cushman Chas comedy commenced Cordelia Howard dance Davidge died drama E. L. Davenport Edwin Booth Edwin Forrest Emily engagement F. B. Conway Fanny farce Fisher Frank George given Hamblin Hamlet Harry Henry Henry Wallack Hoey Howard Hunchback J. W. Wallack Jack Jack Cade James John Brougham John Dyott Julia Juliet Julius Cæsar June Kate Kean Lady of Lyons last appearance Laura Keene Lester Macbeth March married Mestayer Miss Mlle Mons night opened opera Othello Park Theatre performance Placide played Ponisi reappeared reopened Richard Richard III Romeo season closed seen Seguin Sept stage manager Street sung Taylor Teazle title rôle took a benefit Vernon W. G. Jones Walcot weeks Wheatley York
Passagens conhecidas
Página 28 - I disclaim all intention of offering any thing in the shape of disrespect towards the inhabitants of New York ; they received me from the first with an enthusiasm, grateful in those hours to my pride, in the present to my memory. I cannot recall to my mind any act or thought, that did not prompt me to an unfeigned acknowledgment of their...
Página 5 - Estates, it cannot be supposed that we have a Fund sufficient to bear up against such unexpected Repulses. A Journey by Sea and Land, Five Hundred Miles, is not undertaken without Money. Therefore if the worthy Magistrates would consider this in our...
Página 367 - This silenced all but the rioters, who continued to drown all sound of what was said upon the stage. Not a word of the first act could be heard by any one in the house.
Página 279 - The sun is but a spark of fire, A transient meteor in the sky; The soul, immortal as its Sire, Shall never die I
Página 28 - That I have committed an error appears too evident from the all-decisive voice of the public ; but surely it is but justice to the delinquent (whatever may be his enormities) to be allowed to make reparation where the offences were committed.
Página 367 - WORKING MEN Shall AMERICANS or ENGLISH RULE in this city? The crew of the British steamer have threatened all Americans who shall dare to express their opinion this night at the English ARISTOCRATIC Opera House! We advocate no violence, but a free expression of opinion to all public men.
Página 15 - ... of Yankee-doodle. The monument, erected by Edmund Kean, consists of a pedestal, surmounted by an urn, with this inscription: — "Erected to the memory of George Frederick Cooke, by Edmund Kean, of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1821;" and, beneath, this not very choice, nor very accurate distich : "Three kingdoms claim his birth. Both hemispheres pronounce his worth...
Página 367 - SHALL AMERICANS OR ENGLISH RULE IN THIS CITY? The crew of the British steamer have threatened all Americans who shall dare to express their opinions, this night at the ENGLISH ARISTOCRATIC OPERA HOUSE!
Página 4 - Hallam advanced no inconsiderable Sum. But Mr. Upton, on his Arrival, found here that Sett of Pretenders with whom he joined and, unhappily for us, quite neglected the Business he was sent about from England. For we never heard from him after.
Página 264 - ... over his arm, the stove-pipe hat . . . drawn down over one eye, his trousers tucked into his boots, a stump of a cigar pointing up from his lips to his eye, the soap locks plastered flat on his temples, and his jaw protruded into a half beastly, half human expression of contemptuous ferocity. . . . Taking the cigar stump from his mouth and turning halfway round to spit, he said, "I ain't a goin...