… some new play to be announced, or some new appearance. The advertisements in the papers will not supply him with the information, for they are only abridgments: and he cannot try to be content with a look at the play-bills at the door, …
… in nearby towns. Once there, they would pass on news and opinions to others arriving from different plantations. Information about conditions and happenings on various plantations travelled by word of mouth. Dancing, a favourite …
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… several generations of dancers and choreographers including Gasparro Angiolini and Jean-Georges Noverre. For more information see John Weaver, An Essay Towards an History of Dancing, in which the Whole Art and its Various Excellencies …
… they do; but as I had staked my reputation on the character, I was determined to spare no trouble in getting at the best information.’ Pope nodded, and said, ‘it is very laudable’. 5 5 . William Cooke, Memoirs of Charles Macklin, Comedian: …
… to face their electorate at the hustings, along with the wider public of London, in search of entertainment as well as information. 13 Its use as the site of the hustings was commemorated and disseminated via a succession of satirical …
… 8, chapter 12, ‘Shakespeare on the Continent‘, consulted online on https://www.bartleby.com/215/1201.html. 15 . For more information, see C. Woo, Romantic actors and bardolatry: performing Shakespeare from Garrick to Kean (New York: Peter …
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