James Boaden

Memoirs of the Life of John Philip Kemble, Esq.

Volume 1: Including a History of the Stage, from the Time of Garrick to the Present Period

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Produktbeschreibung

Published in 1825, this two-volume theatrical biography was described by Sir Walter Scott as 'grave, critical, full and laudably accurate'.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 526
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. August 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 734g
• ISBN-13: 9781108064927
• ISBN-10: 1108064922
• Artikelnr.: 39360092

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I: 1. Preliminary reflections
2. His York engagement
3. Mr Kemble arrives in town
4. Covent Garden
5. Mr Kemble's first appearance in London
6. Range of parts at this period
7. Mrs Abington
8. Mr Kemble's acting
9. Winter season of 1784-5
10. Mr Pope's 'Oroonoko'
11. Close of the season 1784-5
12. Season of 1785-6
13. Haymarket
14. Summer of 1787
Part II: 1. Season of 1788-9
2. Other novelties
Illustrations.