 | Giles Jacob - Dramatists, English - 1723 - 378 pages
...robbing^his Park. This Profecution oblig'd him to flielter.himfelf in London ; and it was upon this Accident, that he is faid to have made his firlt Acquaintance...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1745 - 582 pages
...have made his firft acquaintance in the Play-houfe. He was receiv'<t into the company then in being, at firft in a very mean rank ; but his admirable wit, and the natural turn of it to the ftage, foon diftinguifh'd him, if not as an extraordinary A&pr, yet as an excellent Writer. His name... | |
 | William Shakespeare - English drama - 1747 - 576 pages
...made his firft acquaintance in the Playhoufc. houfe. He was receiv'd into the company then In being, at firft in a very mean rank ; but his admirable wit, and the natural turn of it to the ftage, loon diftinguifli'd him, if not as an extraordinary Ac~lor, yet as an excellent Writer. His... | |
 | Thomas Whincop, John Mottley - English drama - 1747 - 390 pages
...his firft Appearance in the Playhoufe, where he was received into the Company at firft in a very low Rank ; but his admirable Wit, and the natural Turn of it to the Stage', foon diftinguifhed him, if not as an, extraordinary Aftor, yet as an excellent Writer. The Top of his Performances... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1747 - 556 pages
...have made his firft acquaintance in the Play* bouic. He was received into the company then ia being, at firft: in a very mean rank ; but his admirable wit, and the nattJfal turn of k to the ftage, fooa diftinguiih'd him, if not as an extraordinary After* yet a* aw... | |
 | William Rufus Chetwood - Actors - 1752 - 278 pages
...the Jweetejl Swan, A i Thought Though we have no remaining traces of his Excellence in any Part, yet his admirable Wit, and the Natural turn of it to the Stage, form diftinguifhed him,. if" not as an extraordinary Aftor, at leait as an excellent Writer. He became... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1762 - 544 pages
...is faid 'to have made his fir it acquaintance in the play-hoiife. He was received into the company, at firft in a very mean rank ; but his admirable wit, and the natural turn of it to the'ftage, ib'on diftinguifhed him, if not as an extraordinary a<£tor, yet '»sa very uncommon genius... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...have made his firft Acquaintance in the playhoufe. He was received into the company then in being, at firft in a 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...have made his firft acquaintance in the playhoufe. He was received into the company then in being, at firft in a very mean rank ; but his admirable wit, and the natural turn of it to the ftage, foon diftinguifhed him, if not as an extraordinary aclor, ye! as an excellent writer. His name... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1784 - 1118 pages
...made his full acquaintance in the playhoufe. He was received into the company then in being, at tir ft in a 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... | |
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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 actor, yet as an excellent writer. 
