King LearBristol Classical Press, 1987 - 247 pages |
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... expression of the face ; and that the inexpressible is precisely the thing that the great actor can make us understand . In describing the effect on audiences of those tones and expressions , and all the other business of the stage ...
... expression of the face ; and that the inexpressible is precisely the thing that the great actor can make us understand . In describing the effect on audiences of those tones and expressions , and all the other business of the stage ...
Page 121
... Expression ' in this passage had an ' amazing ' influence on the audience ; ' they appear amidst the Tempest of his Mind , like flashes of Lightning in a stormy Night , making the Horrors more visible ' ( Pittard , pp . 14-15 ) . The ...
... Expression ' in this passage had an ' amazing ' influence on the audience ; ' they appear amidst the Tempest of his Mind , like flashes of Lightning in a stormy Night , making the Horrors more visible ' ( Pittard , pp . 14-15 ) . The ...
Page 233
... Expression of Angar yet different from that of Madness or a sound Mind ' . He then woke ' with a gentle Exclamation ' ( Pittard , p . 21 ) . 17 Kemble had the ruffians lift him up . 18 Kemble was much admired for his ' splendid eyes ...
... Expression of Angar yet different from that of Madness or a sound Mind ' . He then woke ' with a gentle Exclamation ' ( Pittard , p . 21 ) . 17 Kemble had the ruffians lift him up . 18 Kemble was much admired for his ' splendid eyes ...
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