Lives of Shakespearian Actors, Part IV, Volume 1


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Features three female actors who were significant in their development of new and innovative ways of performing Shakespeare.




Lives of Shakespearian Actors, Part IV, Volume 3


Book Description

Features three female actors who were significant in their development of new and innovative ways of performing Shakespeare.




Lives of Shakespearian Actors, Part IV, Volume 2


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Features three female actors who were significant in their development of new and innovative ways of performing Shakespeare.




Lives of Shakespearian Actors, Part V, Volume 1


Book Description

Extracts from diaries, memoirs, private letters, obituaries and other rare ephemera are drawn together to build a contemporary account of the acting achievements and personal lives of three inspiring figures from the late nineteenth-century theatre; Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Henry Irving and Ellen Terry.




Thinking Shakespeare (Revised Edition)


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Thinking Shakespeare gives theater artists practical advice about how to make Shakespeare’s words feel spontaneous, passionate, and real. Based on Barry Edelstein’s thirty-year career directing Shakespeare’s plays, this book provides the tools that artists need to fully understand and express the power of Shakespeare’s language.




Lives of Victorian Literary Figures, Part IV, Volume 2


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Part of the "Lives of Victorian Literary Figures" series, this set collects contemporary memoirs, biographies and ephemera relating to Oscar Wilde, Henry James and Edith Wharton. Editorial apparatus includes a general introduction, headnotes, endnotes and a general index.




Lives of Shakespearian Actors, Part II, Volume 1


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During the eighteenth century, theatrical writing developed as a genre. The publishing market responded to a seemingly insatiable appetite for accounts of the personalities, social lives and performances of celebrated entertainers. This series features actors who were significant in their development of new ways of performing Shakespeare.




Lives of Shakespearian Actors, Part III, Volume 1


Book Description

Features actors who were significant in their development of new and innovative ways of performing Shakespeare. This title contains extracts from diaries, memoirs, private letters, and obituaries that present a contemporary account of their acting achievements and personal lives.




Lives of Shakespearian Actors, Part I, Volume 1


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Focuses on David Garrick and the leading actors of his company at Drury Lane. This book tells how, in their time, Garrick, Macklin and Woffington were as famous for their achievements on the stage as they were infamous for their activities off it. It draws a selection of the actors' own words with those of their contemporaries and critics.




Lives of Shakespearian Actors, Part V, Volume 3


Book Description

Extracts from diaries, memoirs, private letters, obituaries and other rare ephemera are drawn together to build a contemporary account of the acting achievements and personal lives of three inspiring figures from the late nineteenth-century theatre; Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Henry Irving and Ellen Terry.