 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - عدد الصفحات: 844
...immoral, but who possessed considerable dramatic skill and talent Her comedies, the 'Busy Body,' ' ; E'en children followed with endearing wile, And plucked his g Wile,' are still favourite acting pfays. Her plots and incidents are admirably arranged for stage effect,... | |
 | William Harrison Ainsworth - 1844 - عدد الصفحات: 656
...threadbare, but his jests were fresh and glossy, and far more genial than those of the refined and free/ing Congreve ; and as to his laugh, it was joviality itself....Centlivre, being yeoman of the mouth, otherwise cook to the late King William the Third. Her latest comedy, the " Platonic Lady," had just been produced with... | |
 | William Harrison Ainsworth - 1844 - عدد الصفحات: 614
...all, or most of which, are forgotten. Alas ! poor Tom ! there is but a faint and far-off echo of thec and thy pleasantries in these degenerate days. Guiscard...Centlivre, being yeoman of the mouth, otherwise cook to me late King William the Third. Her latest comedy, the " Platonic Lady," had just been produced with... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - عدد الصفحات: 616
...occurred on the first of December, 1723. Of Mrs. Centlivre's dramas, nineteen in number, The Busy Body, The Wonder, a Woman keeps a Secret, and A Bold Stroke for a Wife, still keep possession of the stage, and are favorite acting plays. Her experience as an actress was of great service... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858 - عدد الصفحات: 608
...occurred on the first of December, 1723. Of Mrs. Centlivre's dramas, nineteen in number, The Busy Body, The Wonder, a Woman keeps a Secret, and A Bold Stroke for a Wife, still keep possession of the stage, and are favorite acting plays. Her experience as an actress was of great service... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1879 - عدد الصفحات: 428
...immoral, but who possessed considerable dramatic skill and talent. Her comedies, the ' Busy Body,' ' The Wonder — A Woman keeps a Secret,' and 'A Bold Stroke' for a Wife,' are still favourite acting plays. Her plots and incidents are admirably arranged for stage effect,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1881 - عدد الصفحات: 842
...immoral, but who possessed considerable dramatic skill and talent. Her comedies, the ' Busy Hody,' 'The Wonder — A Woman keeps a Secret," and 'A Bold Stroke for a Wife,' »re still favourite acting plays. Her plots and incidents are admirably arranged for stage effect,... | |
 | Patricia Springborg - 2005 - عدد الصفحات: 404
...Loss and The Revolution of Sweden (vol. 2); and Susan Centlivre, The Basset-Table, The Busic Body, and The Wonder! A Woman Keeps a Secret, and A Bold Stroke for a Wife (vol. 3) . 26. E. Derek Taylor's otherwise excellent essay 'Mary Astell's Ironic Assault on John Locke's... | |
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Tom ! there is but a faint and far-off echo of thec and thy pleasantries in these degenerate days. Guiscard was D'Urfey's neighbour, and next to the marquis sat Mrs. Centlivre, the witty authoress of several excellent but licentious comedies, — though... 