 ... it must be for the manager's interest, as well as his own credit, to have him studied in the parts he was to appear in : he added, ' to learn words, indeed, is no great labour, and to pour them out no very difficult matter ; it is done on our stage...  Letters and Poems - Page 122by John Henderson, John Ireland - 1786 - 333 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Genest - Theater - 1832 - 648 pages
...very difficult matter — it " is done on our stage almost every night, but with •" what success I leave you to judge — the generality " of performers...the words ; " and thence all that vile uniformity, which disgraces " the theatre — Garrick assures me, that he was up" wards of two months rehearsing... | |
 | John Genest - Theater - 1832 - 668 pages
...no very difficult matter — it " is done on our stage almost every night, but with " what success I leave you to judge — the generality " of performers think it enough to learn tJie words, " and thence all that vile uniformity, which disgraces " the theatre — Garrick assures... | |
 | Dr. Doran (John) - Actors - 1865 - 446 pages
...them out no very difficult matter ; it is done on our stage almost every night, but with what success I leave you to judge — the generality of performers...learn the words ; and thence all that vile uniformity which disgraces the theatre.' " This was rather proud criticism, as it referred to his early Bath colleagues... | |
 | John Doran - 1865 - 486 pages
...them out no very difficult matter ; it is done on our stage almost every night, but with what success I leave you to judge — the generality of performers...learn the words; and thence all that vile uniformity which disgraces the theatre." This was rather proud criticism, but Henderson's standard of propriety... | |
 | J. Keith Angus - Acting - 1880 - 216 pages
...them out no very difficult matter. It is done on our stage almost every night, but with what success I leave you to judge — the generality of performers...learn the words, and thence all that vile uniformity which disgraces the theatre. Garrick assures me that he was upwards of two months rehearsing Benedict... | |
 | Dr. Doran (John) - Actors - 1880 - 440 pages
...matter; it is done on our stage almost every night, but with what success I leave you to judge—the generality of performers think it enough to learn the words ; and thence all that vile uniformity which disgraces the theatre.'" This was rather proud criticism, as it referred to his early Bath colleagues;... | |
 | Dr. Doran (John) - Actors - 1888 - 540 pages
...them out no very difficult matter ; it is done on our stage almost every night, but with what success I leave you to judge — the generality of performers...learn the words; and thence all that vile uniformity which disgraces the theatre.' " This was rather proud criticism, as it referred to his early Bath colleagues... | |
 | Dr. Doran (John) - Actors - 1890 - 444 pages
...out no very difficult matter ; it is done on our stage almost every night, but with what success 1 leave you to judge — the generality of performers...learn the words / and thence all that vile uniformity which disgraces the theatre.' " This was rather proud criticism, as it refeiTed to his early Bath colleagues... | |
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