King LearBristol Classical Press, 1987 - 247 pages |
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Page 69
... spoke her asides across the shot to the Fool . 73-7 Kemble had Gloucester and Kent help him from his throne while Cordelia spoke , and came forward to centre stage ; Kent went downstage left , and Gloucester remained to support the king ...
... spoke her asides across the shot to the Fool . 73-7 Kemble had Gloucester and Kent help him from his throne while Cordelia spoke , and came forward to centre stage ; Kent went downstage left , and Gloucester remained to support the king ...
Page 129
... spoke this with ' pure and touching simplicity ' ( Blackwood's , p . 183 ) , but Charles Kean made it a climax of intense pathos ( The Times , 26 April 1858 ) . Granville Barker , unafraid of large effects , advised Gielgud to project ...
... spoke this with ' pure and touching simplicity ' ( Blackwood's , p . 183 ) , but Charles Kean made it a climax of intense pathos ( The Times , 26 April 1858 ) . Granville Barker , unafraid of large effects , advised Gielgud to project ...
Page 181
... spoke this line to Gloucester , embracing him fondly and patting his head in reassurance . 108 Gielgud in 1940 swung his staff round his head and spoke with an energy that was almost cheerful ( Barker notes ) . 127 Donald Sinden ...
... spoke this line to Gloucester , embracing him fondly and patting his head in reassurance . 108 Gielgud in 1940 swung his staff round his head and spoke with an energy that was almost cheerful ( Barker notes ) . 127 Donald Sinden ...
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