 | Giles Jacob - 1723 - 378 trang
...very mean Rank ; but his admirable Wit, and the natural Turn of it . to the Stage, foon diltinguifh'd him, if not as an extraordinary Actor, yet as an excellent Writer. I could never meet with any farther. Account of him, as to the Parts he us'd to play, than that the... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Wentworth Smith, Nicholas Rowe - 1734 - 84 trang
...very mean rank; bat his admirable wit, and the natural turn of it to the itdge, foon diftingniih'd him, if not as an extraordinary Actor» yet as an excellent Writer. His uamc is printed, as the cuftom was in thofe times, amongft thofe of the other Players, before fbmeold... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 trang
...very mean rank; but his admirable wit, and the natural turn of it to the ftage, foon diftinguifheJ him, if not as an extraordinary Actor, yet as an excellent Writer. His name is printed, as the ufto.n was in thole times, amongft thofe of the other Players, before fome old Plays, but without any... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1771 - 424 trang
...admirable .wit, and the natural turn of it to the ftage, foon diftinguifhed him, if not as an extrordinary ac~tor, yet as an excellent writer. His name is printed, as the caftota •was in thofe times, amongft thofe of the other players, before fome old plays, but without... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1784 - 1118 trang
...very mean rank ; but his admirable wit, and the natural turn of it to the ftage, toon diftinguiihed him, if not as an extraordinary actor, yet as an excellent writer. His name is printed, as the cuftom was in thofc times, amongft thole of the other players, before fome old plays, but without any... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1784 - 1116 trang
...very mean rank ; but his admirable witj and the natural turn of it to the ihige, foon diftinguiflied him, if not as an extraordinary actor, yet as an ' excellent writer. His naine is printed, as the cuilom was in thole times, amongll thole of the other plnycrs, before fome... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 318 trang
...f. He was received into the company then in being, at first, in a very mean rank ; but his admirable wit, and the natural turn of it to the stage, soon distinguished him, if not as an extraordinary after, yet as an excellent writer. His name is printed, as the custom was in those times, amongst those... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 trang
...very mean rank,8 but his admirable wit, and the natural turn of it to the ftage, foon diftinguifhed him, if not as an extraordinary actor, yet as an excellent writer. His name is printed, as the cuftom wasinthofe times, amongft thofe of the other players, before fome old plays, but without any... | |
 | John Britton - 1814 - 846 trang
...first waited very mean capacity ; but " his admirable wit, and the natural turn of it to the slairi', soon distinguished him, if not as an extraordinary actor, yet as an excellent writer." In the course of his public life he met with many marks of favour from the Earl of Southampton, famous... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 trang
...playhouse. He was received into the company then in being, at first, in a very mean rank, but his admirable wit,* and the natural turn of it to the stage, soon...some old plays, but without any particular account of what sort of parts he used to play ; and though I have inquired, I could never meet with any further... | |
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It is at this time, and upon this accident, that he is said to have made his first acquaintance in the playhouse. He was received into the company then in being, at first in a very mean rank ; but his admirable wit, and the natural turn of it to the stage,... 
