Man and Wife, or More Secrets Than One: A Comedy, in Five Acts (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Arnold, Samuel James

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ISBN 10 : 1333042973 ISBN 13 : 9781333042974

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

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Man and Wipe was first represented at Drury Lane Theatre, London, in 1809, where it continued nightly to attract overflowing audiences, until the destruction of that theatre, on the 24th of February, subsequent. It was more respectably spoken of, and more favorably received than any piece had been for many years. The dialogue is considered highly commendable for its purity. It does not sparkle with bon-mots; it is not grossly familiar; it is easy and elegant, frequently energetic and enriched with just and pleasing imagery ;nor is it devoid of wit, though it is completely free from the affectation of it. The characters are well delineated and happily contrasted. The plot is conducted with judgment the situations well imagined many scenes highly comic, and others rich in the pathetic, yet not too much so to lack justification. Man and Wife was revived at the Boston Theatre last season, with a success that warranted its repetition some half a dozen times, the performance was, in every respect, excellent, and the mise en scene, perfect. Mr. Gilbert performed Sir Willoughbij with a force and finish that entitles him to rank as an artist of extraordinary power and skill. Messrs. Pauncefort, Howe, and Fiske, rendered the respective parts of Charles, Lord A ustencourt, and Ponder, in a careful and judicious manner. We were much pleased with the sprightliness of Mrs. Barrow, as Helen; the character was happily conceived and well executed. Miss A. Biddies looked, and played Fanny with great propriety; the remaining characters were efficiently represented by Messrs. Daly, G. W. Johnson, Biddies, and Mesdames Gilbert and Fiske. It is seldom we see a better Comedy better acted ;but in this case, the acting was worthy of the piece, and we may add, that the piece was worthy of the acting.
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• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1333042973
• ISBN 13: 9781333042974
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 86
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