How To Become A Musical Critic By Bernard Shaw |
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... audience was evidenced by the manner in which some un- timely applause was suppressed . Equally moving was her acting in the finale of the second act . Henceforth her Desdemona may rank amongst the most remarkable of her impersonations ...
... audience was evidenced by the manner in which some un- timely applause was suppressed . Equally moving was her acting in the finale of the second act . Henceforth her Desdemona may rank amongst the most remarkable of her impersonations ...
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... audience gave vehement emphasis to after each descent of the act - drop . The other notable success of the evening was that of Ffrangçon Davies , who sang up to the promise of his stupendous Christian name in a fresh , un- spoiled ...
... audience gave vehement emphasis to after each descent of the act - drop . The other notable success of the evening was that of Ffrangçon Davies , who sang up to the promise of his stupendous Christian name in a fresh , un- spoiled ...
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... audience . The weather here is excellent ; and we all wish that the old plan of giving the audience one day's holiday were in force . Parsifal also is badly missed . But Der Ring is Der Ring , and there is an end . Among the visitors ...
... audience . The weather here is excellent ; and we all wish that the old plan of giving the audience one day's holiday were in force . Parsifal also is badly missed . But Der Ring is Der Ring , and there is an end . Among the visitors ...
Contents
HOW TO BECOME A MUSICAL | 1 |
THE EMERGENCE OF BASSETTO The 1880s | 45 |
THE WELLTEMPERED CRITIC The 1890s | 175 |
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