King LearBristol Classical Press, 1987 - 247 pages |
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... role . Comments on his performance suggest that there was still a strong temptation to regard Mad Tom as a merely comic figure . He was praised for making a distinction between false madness in Edgar and the real thing in Orestes ...
... role . Comments on his performance suggest that there was still a strong temptation to regard Mad Tom as a merely comic figure . He was praised for making a distinction between false madness in Edgar and the real thing in Orestes ...
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... role . Lear became the occa- sion for a tour de force of tragic acting . The range of emotions thought proper to the role was not very large , but they could be brought into contrast and conflict with notable results . Lear was greatly ...
... role . Lear became the occa- sion for a tour de force of tragic acting . The range of emotions thought proper to the role was not very large , but they could be brought into contrast and conflict with notable results . Lear was greatly ...
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... role in 1775 , always played Lear with a robust energy that did not go down well with critics who admired J.P. ... role in New Orleans , and in 1826 took it to New York . It became his most famous role , the crowning example of his style ...
... role in 1775 , always played Lear with a robust energy that did not go down well with critics who admired J.P. ... role in New Orleans , and in 1826 took it to New York . It became his most famous role , the crowning example of his style ...
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