King LearBristol Classical Press, 1987 - 247 pages |
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... performance , their history , the theatrical , social and cultural reasons for their having been framed in different ways at different times , are a major study . which cannot adequately be pursued in the interstices of editions ...
... performance , their history , the theatrical , social and cultural reasons for their having been framed in different ways at different times , are a major study . which cannot adequately be pursued in the interstices of editions ...
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... performance was nevertheless a vital contribution to the re - shaping of the play . His style was one of great subjective intensity . His early performances dispensed with the dignified and majestic Lear whose life had been artificially ...
... performance was nevertheless a vital contribution to the re - shaping of the play . His style was one of great subjective intensity . His early performances dispensed with the dignified and majestic Lear whose life had been artificially ...
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... performance , but rather to make the rest of the performance worthy of his own efforts as protagonist . There was never much chance of equality on a stage with Macready . He was naturally a formidable actor , irascible , abrupt ...
... performance , but rather to make the rest of the performance worthy of his own efforts as protagonist . There was never much chance of equality on a stage with Macready . He was naturally a formidable actor , irascible , abrupt ...
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action actor ALBANY appear arms audience Barker began Byrne carried century Charles Kean comes Cordelia CORNWALL court critics daughters death direction Edgar Edmund Kean effect Enter entry Exeunt Exit expression eyes face father feel final followed Fool France Garrick gave Gielgud give Gloucester Goneril hand hath head heart hold interpretation Irving J.P. Kemble John Kean and Irving keep Kent kind King Lear knights Lear's leave letter London look lord Macready madness means mind moved nature never notes opening Oswald performance Phelps play poor production promptbook Regan rest restored role scene seemed servants Shakespeare sister speak speech spoke stage stand storm stressed suggested Tate Tate's tears tell Theatre thee thing thou throne took turn