Specimens of English Dramatic Criticism, XVII-XX Centuries

Abbey Theatre acting actor actress admirable Alving appear applause artist audience beauty BEGGAR'S OPERA Betterton called character charm comedy Dan Leno delight dramatic criticism dream dress effect Ellen Terry emotion expression exquisite father favour feeling Forbes Robertson G. H. Lewes Garrick genius Ghost girl give graceful Hamlet human humour Iago Ibsen imagine Irving Irving's John Kemble Kemble King King's house King's playhouse lady Leno Lord Lyceum Theatre Macheath manner matter merit Midsummer Night's Dream mind Miss Terry moral nature never night Othello Partridge passages passion Peachum performance person piece Pinero play players pleasure Polly present Richard satire scene seems seen sense sentiment Shakespeare Shaw shew Shylock Siddons speak spectators speech spirit stage success Svengali taste tenderness Theodore Wright thing tragedy Trilby true truth Twelfth Night voice whole wife woman words young