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"Their Majesties' Servants." Annals of the English Stage (Volume 2 of 3)Doran, Dr. (John)

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"Their Majesties' Servants." Annals of the English Stage (Volume 2 of 3)

Name: "Their Majesties' Servants." Annals of the English Stage (Volume 2 of 3)
Author: Doran, Dr. (John)

Doran, Dr. (John)

Actors -- Great Britain; Theater -- Great Britain -- History

Foote, Samuel, 88, 116, 174, 371;
    as Othello, 88;
    as Shylock, 242;
    as Matthew Mug, 246;
    account of his career, 371-97;
    his early life, 372;
    his first appearance on the stage, 373;
    his abilities, 373;
    his "Entertainment," 374;
    as author and actor, 374, 375;
    his personal satires, 189, 374, 382-84;
    his "Minor," 376;
    a disgrace to the stage, 377;
    his seasons at the Haymarket, 378;
    his serious accident, 379, 392;
    his ingenuity, 381;
    Dr. Johnson on Foote, 385, 386, 387;
    his lack of courage, 386;
    his quarrel with the Duchess of Kingston, 387;
    his wit, 388, 389, 393;
    a plagiarist, 390;
    his lack of feeling, 391;
    his vanity, 392;
    obtains a license to open the Haymarket, 392;
    imitated by Wilkinson, 394;
    admirable in impromptu, 396;
    killed by the enemies he had provoked, 396;
    his farewell to the stage, 397;
    his death, 397.

  Foote's description of Quin, 179.

  Footmen at theatres, 30, 157;
    riot by, 138.

  Francis, Dr., dramatist, 124, 184.

  French and English audiences compared, 147.

  French Theatre, Haymarket, 269.

  Furnival, Mrs., 94.


  Galleries, brutality of, 152.

  Garrick, David, 49, 93;
    as Richard III., 70, 71;
    description of his first appearance, 72, 73;
    as Sharp, 74;
    as Jack Smatter, 74;
    as Chamont, 74;
    as Bayes, 74;
    as Pierre, 74;
    as the Ghost in "Hamlet," 74;
    as Lear, 74;
    as Witwoud, 74;
    as Captain Brazen, 74;
    as Duretete, 74;
    as Lord Foppington, 74;
    as Master Johnny, 74;
    as Costar Pearmain, 74;
    as Clodio, 74;
    as Aboan, 74, 81;
    as Fondlewife, 74;
    as Lothario, 74, 93;
    his imitation of contemporary actors, 75;
    empties the patent theatres, 76;
    at Drury Lane, 76;
    causes a fever in Dublin, 76;
    Walpole's and Gray's opinions of him, 77;
    his family and origin, 78;
    at Ipswich, 81;
    Macklin's riot, 87;
    as Macbeth, 87;
    as King John, 90;
    as Tancred, 91;
    and Mrs. Cibber, 91;
    in Dublin, 92, 104;
    as Orestes, 93;
    as Faulconbridge, 93;
    and Mrs. Bellamy, 94;
    his re-appearance in London, 98;
    as Archer, 204;
    the "Garrick" fever in Dublin, 104;
    and Barry, 108;
    and Quin, 110;
    as Fribble, 110;
    as Ranger, 110;
    manager of Drury Lane, 112;
    as Young Belmont, 114;
    as Hamlet, 114;
    as Benedick, 115;
    his marriage, 115;
    as Horatius, 186;
    as Romeo, 122;
    as Gil Blas, 124;
    as Alfred, 124;
    as Kitely, 125;
    quarrel with Macklin, 151;
    as Virginius, 183;
    his emendations of Shakspeare, 186;
    the "Chinese Festival," 186;
    in "King Lear," 187;
    as Don Felix, 188, 301;
    and Mrs. Woffington, 200;
    as Pamphlet, 241;
    as Antony, 242;
    as Zamti, 242;
    as Heartly, 242;
    part author of the "Clandestine Marriage," 246;
    as Mr. Oakley, 246;
    as Sir Anthony Branville, 247;
    his mutilation of "Hamlet," 280;

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"Their Majesties' Servants." Annals of the English Stage (Volume 2 of 3)Doran, Dr. (John)

History

"Their Majesties' Servants." Annals of the English Stage (Volume 2 of 3)

Doran, Dr. (John)

Actors -- Great Britain; Theater -- Great Britain -- History

Foote, Samuel, 88, 116, 174, 371;
    as Othello, 88;
    as Shylock, 242;
    as Matthew Mug, 246;
    account of his career, 371-97;
    his early life, 372;
    his first appearance on the stage, 373;
    his abilities, 373;
    his "Entertainment," 374;
    as author and actor, 374, 375;
    his personal satires, 189, 374, 382-84;
    his "Minor," 376;
    a disgrace to the stage, 377;
    his seasons at the Haymarket, 378;
    his serious accident, 379, 392;
    his ingenuity, 381;
    Dr. Johnson on Foote, 385, 386, 387;
    his lack of courage, 386;
    his quarrel with the Duchess of Kingston, 387;
    his wit, 388, 389, 393;
    a plagiarist, 390;
    his lack of feeling, 391;
    his vanity, 392;
    obtains a license to open the Haymarket, 392;
    imitated by Wilkinson, 394;
    admirable in impromptu, 396;
    killed by the enemies he had provoked, 396;
    his farewell to the stage, 397;
    his death, 397.

  Foote's description of Quin, 179.

  Footmen at theatres, 30, 157;
    riot by, 138.

  Francis, Dr., dramatist, 124, 184.

  French and English audiences compared, 147.

  French Theatre, Haymarket, 269.

  Furnival, Mrs., 94.


  Galleries, brutality of, 152.

  Garrick, David, 49, 93;
    as Richard III., 70, 71;
    description of his first appearance, 72, 73;
    as Sharp, 74;
    as Jack Smatter, 74;
    as Chamont, 74;
    as Bayes, 74;
    as Pierre, 74;
    as the Ghost in "Hamlet," 74;
    as Lear, 74;
    as Witwoud, 74;
    as Captain Brazen, 74;
    as Duretete, 74;
    as Lord Foppington, 74;
    as Master Johnny, 74;
    as Costar Pearmain, 74;
    as Clodio, 74;
    as Aboan, 74, 81;
    as Fondlewife, 74;
    as Lothario, 74, 93;
    his imitation of contemporary actors, 75;
    empties the patent theatres, 76;
    at Drury Lane, 76;
    causes a fever in Dublin, 76;
    Walpole's and Gray's opinions of him, 77;
    his family and origin, 78;
    at Ipswich, 81;
    Macklin's riot, 87;
    as Macbeth, 87;
    as King John, 90;
    as Tancred, 91;
    and Mrs. Cibber, 91;
    in Dublin, 92, 104;
    as Orestes, 93;
    as Faulconbridge, 93;
    and Mrs. Bellamy, 94;
    his re-appearance in London, 98;
    as Archer, 204;
    the "Garrick" fever in Dublin, 104;
    and Barry, 108;
    and Quin, 110;
    as Fribble, 110;
    as Ranger, 110;
    manager of Drury Lane, 112;
    as Young Belmont, 114;
    as Hamlet, 114;
    as Benedick, 115;
    his marriage, 115;
    as Horatius, 186;
    as Romeo, 122;
    as Gil Blas, 124;
    as Alfred, 124;
    as Kitely, 125;
    quarrel with Macklin, 151;
    as Virginius, 183;
    his emendations of Shakspeare, 186;
    the "Chinese Festival," 186;
    in "King Lear," 187;
    as Don Felix, 188, 301;
    and Mrs. Woffington, 200;
    as Pamphlet, 241;
    as Antony, 242;
    as Zamti, 242;
    as Heartly, 242;
    part author of the "Clandestine Marriage," 246;
    as Mr. Oakley, 246;
    as Sir Anthony Branville, 247;
    his mutilation of "Hamlet," 280;

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