Shakespeare and the Modern Stage; with Other Essays. Sir Sidney Lee

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The Fitness of the Audience an Essential Element in the Success of Shakespeare on the Stage 46

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Shakespeare in Oral Tradition

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I.	The Reception of the News of Shakespeare's Death	49
II.	The Evolution in England of Formal Biography	51
III.	Oral Tradition concerning Shakespeare in Theatrical Circles	57
IV.	The Testimonies of Seventeenth-century Actors	61
V.	Sir William D'Avenant's Devotion to Shakespeare's Memory	69
VI.	Early Oral Tradition at Stratford-on-Avon	73
VII.	Shakespeare's Fame among Seventeenth-century Scholars and Statesmen	78
VIII.	Nicholas Rowe's Place among Shakespeare's Biographers. The Present State of Knowledge respecting Shakespeare's Life	79

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Pepys and Shakespeare

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I.	Pepys the Microcosm of the Average Playgoer	82
II.	The London Theatres of Pepys's Diary	85
III.	Pepys's Enthusiasm for the Later Elizabethan Drama	90
IV.	Pepys's Criticism of Shakespeare. His Admiration of Betterton in Shakespearean rôles	93
V.	The Garbled Versions of Shakespeare on the Stage of the Restoration	102
VI.	The Saving Grace of the Restoration Theatre. Betterton's Masterly Interpretation of Shakespeare	109

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Mr. Benson and Shakespearean Drama

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I.	A Return to the Ancient Ways	111
II.	The Advantages of a Constant Change of Programme. The Opportunities offered Actors by Shakespeare's Minor Characters. John of Gaunt	113
III.	The Benefit of Performing the Play of Hamlet without Abbreviation	116
IV.	Mr. Benson as a Trainer of Actors. The Succession to Phelps	119

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The Municipal Theatre

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I.	The True Aim of the Municipal Theatre	122
II.	Private Theatrical Enterprise and Literary Drama. The Advantages and Disadvantages of the Actor-Manager System. The Control Скачать книгу