Shaksperean StatisticsH. Wallis, 1874 - 100 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 11
Page 22
... lord of Warwick and the Earl of Leicester's . 1577. Lord Leicester's and Lord Warwick's com- panies of players paid a visit to Stratford . Excepting the year 1578 , the town was annually visited by a company of players up to the year ...
... lord of Warwick and the Earl of Leicester's . 1577. Lord Leicester's and Lord Warwick's com- panies of players paid a visit to Stratford . Excepting the year 1578 , the town was annually visited by a company of players up to the year ...
Page 27
... Lord Keeper Egerton , by Burbridge's players , for which service they received £ 10 . 1603. Henry VIII . produced . " The Tragical Historie of Hamlet , Prince of Denmark , by William Shakespeare . As it hath beene diverse times acted by ...
... Lord Keeper Egerton , by Burbridge's players , for which service they received £ 10 . 1603. Henry VIII . produced . " The Tragical Historie of Hamlet , Prince of Denmark , by William Shakespeare . As it hath beene diverse times acted by ...
Page 36
... Lord Cromwell ; Sir John Oldcastle , Lord Cobham ; The Puritan Widow ; A Yorkshire Tragedy ; and the Tragedy of Locrine . Two distinct impressions exist of this edition , the one bearing date 1663 , without the seven plays , printed for ...
... Lord Cromwell ; Sir John Oldcastle , Lord Cobham ; The Puritan Widow ; A Yorkshire Tragedy ; and the Tragedy of Locrine . Two distinct impressions exist of this edition , the one bearing date 1663 , without the seven plays , printed for ...
Page 37
... Lord Chamberlaine , his seruants . " First edition , 4to . , 1598 , was sold at Mr. Daniel's sale for £ 351 . 5s . * A copy of the second edition , the same year , fetched £ 108 . 3s . " The Tragedie of King Richard the Third ...
... Lord Chamberlaine , his seruants . " First edition , 4to . , 1598 , was sold at Mr. Daniel's sale for £ 351 . 5s . * A copy of the second edition , the same year , fetched £ 108 . 3s . " The Tragedie of King Richard the Third ...
Page 38
... Lord Chamber- laine , his seruants . " The first complete edition , 4to . , 1599 , £ 52 . 10s . " The Chronicle History of Henry the Fifth , with his Battell fought at Agin Court in France , togither with Auntient Pistoll , as it hath ...
... Lord Chamber- laine , his seruants . " The first complete edition , 4to . , 1599 , £ 52 . 10s . " The Chronicle History of Henry the Fifth , with his Battell fought at Agin Court in France , togither with Auntient Pistoll , as it hath ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
12 vols 9 vols actors alludes to Shakspere Barry Cornwall's Bell's Bowdler's Cabinet Edition Campbell's Chalmers character Comedy of Errors contains copy crown 8vo Cymbeline dramatist Edinburgh emendations English Essay folio foolscap 8vo French Gentlemen of Verona German Globe Shakspere Hanmer's hath imperial 8vo J. P. Collier Johnson and Steevens Julius Cæsar Keightley's King John King Lear Knight's language Leipzig lished London Lord Chamberlaine Lucrece Macbeth Measure for Measure Merchant of Venice Merry Wives Midsummer Night's Dream name of Shakspere number of editions Othello Pericles plates players Plays of Shakspere poet poet's post 8vo printed produced published separately quarto Reed's Richard Richard III Romeo and Juliet royal 8vo second edition seruants Shak Shakespeare Shakspere's Plays Shaksperean drama Shrew Singer's Sonnets spere Staunton's Stratford Edition super-royal Tempest Theobald's third edition Titus Andronicus Twelfth Night Venus and Adonis volume Whittingham's William Shakspere Wives of Windsor woodcuts writings Yorkshire Tragedy
Popular passages
Page 20 - He was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. All the images of Nature were still present to him, and he drew them, not laboriously, but luckily; when he describes anything, you more than see it, you feel it too.
Page 10 - Yes, trust them not: for there is an upstart crow beautified with our feathers, that with his tiger's heart, wrapt in a player's hide, supposes he is as well able to bombast out a blank verse as the best of you; and being an absolute Johannes factotum, is in his own conceit the only Shake-scene in a country.
Page 13 - As Plautus and Seneca are accounted the best for Comedy and Tragedy among the Latines: so Shakespeare among the English is the most excellent in both kinds for the stage...
Page 41 - The late, And much admired Play, called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. With the true Relation of the whole Historie, aduentures, and fortunes of the said Prince : As also, The no lesse strange, and worthy accidents, in the Birth and Life, of his Daughter Mariana. As it hath been diuers and sundry times acted by his Maiesties Seruants, at the Globe on the Banck-side. By William Shakespeare.
Page 79 - Shakespeare's Scholar, being Historical and Critical Studies of his Text, Characters and Commentators, with an Examination of Mr. Collier's Folio of 1632.
Page 11 - With neither of them that take offence was I acquainted ; and with one of them, I care not if I never be...
Page 38 - Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. Unto which is added, Seven Plays, Never before Printed in Folio: viz.
Page 40 - The most excellent Historic of the Merchant of Venice. With the extreame crueltie of Shylocke the lewe towards the sayd Merchant, in cutting a iust pound of his flesh : and the obtayning of Portia by the choyse of three chests.
Page 16 - Some Say good Will (which I, in sport, do sing) Had'st thou not plaid some Kingly parts in sport, Thou hadst bin a companion for a King; And, beene a King among the meaner sort.
Page 40 - Falstaffe, and swaggering Pistoll. As it hath been sundrie times publikely acted by the right honourable, the Lord Chamberlaine his seruants. Written by William Shakespeare. London Printed by VS for Andrew Wise, and William Aspley. 1600.