History of the American Theatre: During the revolution and after [1774-1792Globe Printing House, 1889 |
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History of the American Theatre: During the revolution and after [1774-1792 George Oberkirsh Seilhamer Visualização integral - 1889 |
History of the American Theatre: During the revolution and after [1774-1792 George Oberkirsh Seilhamer Visualização integral - 1889 |
History of the American Theatre: During the revolution and after [1774-1792 George Oberkirsh Seilhamer Visualização integral - 1889 |
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Página 4 - The Americans Roused in a Cure for the Spleen, or Amusement for a Winter's Evening. Being the Substance of a Conversation on the Times over a Friendly Tankard and Pipe between Sharp, a Country Parson, Bumper, a Country Justice, Fillpot, an Innkeeper, Graveairs, a Deacon, Trim, a Barber, Brim, a Quaker, Puff, a late Representative. Taken in shorthand by Sir Roger de Coverly.
Página 227 - Who travels now to ape the rich or great, To deck an equipage and roll in state; To court the graces, or to dance with ease, Or by hypocrisy to strive to please? Our free-born ancestors such arts despis'd; Genuine sincerity alone they priz'd...
Página 3 - My private voice is drown'd amid the senate's.. CATO. Then let us rise, my friends, and strive to fill This little interval, this pause of life, (While yet our liberty and fates are doubtful,) With resolution, friendship, Roman bravery, And all the virtues we can crowd into it ; That heaven may say, it ought to be prolong'd. Fathers, farewell — The young Numidian prince Comes forward, and expects to know our counsels..
Página 230 - I saw a power of topping folks, all sitting round in little cabins, just like father's corncribs; — and then there was such a squeaking with the fiddles, and such a tarnal blaze with the lights, my head was near turned. At last the people that sat near me set up such a hissing — hiss — like so many mad cats; and then they went thump, thump, thump, just like our Peleg threshing wheat.
Página 227 - Exult, each patriot heart ! — this night is shewn A piece, which we may fairly call our own; Where the proud titles of "My Lord ! Your Grace !" To humble Mr. and plain Sir give place. Our Author pictures not from foreign climes The fashions or the follies of the times; But has confin'd the subject of his work To the gay scenes — the circles of New- York.
Página 230 - ... cats; and then they went thump, thump, thump, just like our Peleg threshing wheat, and stampt away, just like the nation; and called out for one Mr. Langolee — I suppose he helps act the tricks. Jenny: Well and what did you do all this time? Jonathan...
Página 231 - Aye! who was he? JONATHAN Why, he had red hair, and a little round plump face like mine, only not altogether so handsome. His name was Darby: — that was his baptizing name, his other name I forgot. Oh! it was, Wig — Wag — Wag-all, Darby Wag-all; — pray, do you know him?
Página 4 - The fall of British tyranny; or, American liberty triumphant. The first campaign. A tragi-comedy of five acts. As lately planned at the Royal Theatrum Pandemonium at St. James's.
Página 52 - Whereas frequenting play-houses and theatrical entertainments has a fatal tendency to divert the minds of the people from a due attention to the means necessary for the defence of their country and the preservation of their liberties ; Resolved, that any person holding an office under the United States, who shall act, promote, encourage, or attend such plays, shall be deemed unworthy to hold such office, and shall be accordingly dismissed.
Página 253 - Although it is said of plays that they teach morality, and of the stage that it is the mirror of human life, these asser-tions are mere declamation, and have no foundation In truth or experience : on the contrary, a playhouse, and the regions about it, arc the very hot-beds of vice.