An Appreciation of Colley Cibber
Author : Colley Cibber
Publisher : Ardent Media
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,65 MB
Release : 1967
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Author : Colley Cibber
Publisher : Ardent Media
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,65 MB
Release : 1967
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Author : Colley Cibber
Publisher : Ardent Media
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 27,37 MB
Release : 1928
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Author : Diederikus Marius Elbertus Habbema
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Page : 202 pages
File Size : 19,51 MB
Release : 1928
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Author : Helene Koon
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 13,58 MB
Release : 2021-10-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 081318522X
Colley Cibber changed the course of the English-speaking theater. One of the most complete theater men in the history of the stage, he fostered the change from drama as the handmaiden of literature to theater as an independent and lively art. In the process, Cibber became one of London's brightest stars, one of its most popular playwrights and, for thirty years, manager of the most important theater in England, Drury Lane. Yet above all, Cibber was an actor, and this fact governed his life and career. In his plays, he demonstrated a remarkable awareness of the audience in the playhouse, while the character of a fool, which he created for the stage, gradually became the mask he wore in private life. The man himself achieved fame and wealth and gained powerful friends who gave him the post of Poet Laureate. But the mask and his success brought equally powerful enemies who made him the target of their ridicule and succeeded in destroying his reputation. Since then the distorted image created by Pope and Fielding has amused generations of readers, but it does not explain how such a supposed fool remained a favorite with the public throughout his career, had more plays in the repertory than any other contemporary author, successfully managed a major theatrical company, or wrote the best theatrical history of his age. This biography looks at the man behind that distorting mask, his position in his own time, and his contribution to the theater.
Author : Leonard R. N. Ashley
Publisher : MacMillan Publishing Company
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 22,95 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Biography & Autobiography
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Author : Mary Beth Osnes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 24,8 MB
Release : 2001-12-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1576078043
A groundbreaking, cross-cultural reference work exploring the diversity of expression found in rituals, festivals, and performances, uncovering acting techniques and practices from around the world. Acting: An International Encyclopedia explores the amazing diversity of dramatic expression found in rituals, festivals, and live and filmed performances. Its hundreds of alphabetically arranged, fully referenced entries offer insights into famous players, writers, and directors, as well as notable stage and film productions from around the world and throughout the history of theater, cinema, and television. The book also includes a surprising array of additional topics, including important venues (from Greek amphitheaters to Broadway and Hollywood), acting schools (the Actor's Studio) and companies (the Royal Shakespeare), performance genres (from religious pageants to puppetry), technical terms of the actor's art, and much more. It is a unique resource for exploring the techniques performers use to captivate their audiences, and how those techniques have evolved to meet the demands of performing through Greek masks and layers of Kabuki makeup, in vast halls or tiny theaters, or for the unforgiving eye of the camera.
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Publisher : Ardent Media
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 30,55 MB
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Author : Francis Charles Lehner
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Page : 632 pages
File Size : 49,65 MB
Release : 1955
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Author : Frans Pieter van der Voorde
Publisher : Ardent Media
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 10,57 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Literary Criticism
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Fielding himself frequently stated that satire was his aim. Taking this statement as his point of departure, the author considers Fielding's criticism of men & manners, his attitude towards & his treatment of the literature, the politics, the learned professions, & the social conditions of his day.
Author : Ronald Paulson
Publisher : Ardent Media
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 12,31 MB
Release : 1969
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