King LearBristol Classical Press, 1987 - 247 pages |
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Page 61
... entry appeared as a ' little , old white - haired man ... with spindle shanks , a tottering gait , and great shoes upon little feet ' not appearing like a king until he spoke ( Hill , p . 151 ) . He replaced this entry before 1760 with ...
... entry appeared as a ' little , old white - haired man ... with spindle shanks , a tottering gait , and great shoes upon little feet ' not appearing like a king until he spoke ( Hill , p . 151 ) . He replaced this entry before 1760 with ...
Page 135
... entry for Lear here , going back at least to Garrick , was from high up the stage : Wilkes described the effect of Garrick's entry : ' I never see him coming down from one corner of the Stage , with his old grey hair standing , as it ...
... entry for Lear here , going back at least to Garrick , was from high up the stage : Wilkes described the effect of Garrick's entry : ' I never see him coming down from one corner of the Stage , with his old grey hair standing , as it ...
Page 207
... entry of the gentleman with the knife ; he allowed Edmund his avowal of good intention , 1. 243 , and had him die in the arms of the knights on stage . Charles Kean cut Edmund's account of himself more heavily , from Albany's ' I must ...
... entry of the gentleman with the knife ; he allowed Edmund his avowal of good intention , 1. 243 , and had him die in the arms of the knights on stage . Charles Kean cut Edmund's account of himself more heavily , from Albany's ' I must ...
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