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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX. MR BROWNING'S "BLOT ON THE SCUTCHEON," p. 51. TVHE comparative non-success of this fine play was probably quite--as much due to Mr Macready not playing the part of Lord Tresham as to the circumstances mentioned in the text He had promised Mr Browning conditionally that he would undertake it, but in the meanwhile had given the part to Mr Pheljis to study and rehearse. The drama was brought out in a great hurry, and after insufficient rehearsals. At nearly the eleventh hour Mr Macready proposed to assume the part of Tresham; but to this change Mr Browning demurred, as not being fair to Mr Phelps. Accordingly Mr Phelps was left to play it,--a serious misfortune, for he was not fitted for such a character, whereas it was one in which Mr Macready must have excelled. As it was, the play, though well received, was only performed a few times. Had it been strengthened by Mr Macready's personal aid, the result would most probably have been different. The incident caused, I believe, a serious estrangement for the time, as Mr Browning considered he had not been frankly dealt with by Mr Macready. I played Mildred Tresham, as I had formerly played Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, in Mr Browning's Slrafford. With his wonted generosity Mr Browning spoke of what I had done for his heroines in the following lines, written in my album soon after the production of The Blot on the Scutcheon. On the opposite page were some verses, in which flowers played a prominent part. This circumstance, and the particulars above given, will explain allusions in the lines, which might otherwise be obscure. "There's a sisterhood in words--Still along with ' flowers' go 'birds.' Is it but three weeks to-day Since they played a luckless play, And 'the Treshams,' like a band Of full-...
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This is a fascinating compilation of writings on seven of 'the exquisite creations of Shakespeare's genius', by Helena Faucit Martin, a celebrated Shakespearean actress of the early nineteenth century. What began as a series of letters to friends has been collected in a volume filled with candid opinion and rare insight.
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1458834816
- ISBN 13 9781458834812
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages158
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