Helena Faucit (Lady Martin)W. Blackwood, 1900 - 416 páginas |
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... charm to her varied accom- plishments as an actress . The Faucits had a large family , four sons and two daughters , of whom Helena , born in 1817 , was the youngest . The three elder sons were all actors , of more or less distinction ...
... charm to her varied accom- plishments as an actress . The Faucits had a large family , four sons and two daughters , of whom Helena , born in 1817 , was the youngest . The three elder sons were all actors , of more or less distinction ...
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... charm of her disposition , and the even then con- spicuous unconscious grace of her movements . Her health , always delicate , broke down while she was still at the Greenwich boarding - school , where , being an apt pupil , she had ...
... charm of her disposition , and the even then con- spicuous unconscious grace of her movements . Her health , always delicate , broke down while she was still at the Greenwich boarding - school , where , being an apt pupil , she had ...
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... charm for a girl's imagination , as the tragic hero of the day ? I cannot remember if the house into which I saw him go was the small house attached to the Richmond theatre , which I have heard belonged to him at the time of his death ...
... charm for a girl's imagination , as the tragic hero of the day ? I cannot remember if the house into which I saw him go was the small house attached to the Richmond theatre , which I have heard belonged to him at the time of his death ...
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... charm in this young lady's acting is its freshness . Without seeming to avoid imitation , she is strictly original . She plays less at points than any débutante we have seen for years , and consequently there is an air of identity about ...
... charm in this young lady's acting is its freshness . Without seeming to avoid imitation , she is strictly original . She plays less at points than any débutante we have seen for years , and consequently there is an air of identity about ...
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... charm and thrill her audience in the part of Margaret , as she obviously did . To her delight her sister , her " darling Harry , " arrived at home the day after the production of Separation , " looking so well , " and she goes to the ...
... charm and thrill her audience in the part of Margaret , as she obviously did . To her delight her sister , her " darling Harry , " arrived at home the day after the production of Separation , " looking so well , " and she goes to the ...
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