The Biography of the British Stage: Being Correct Narratives of the Lives of All the Principal Actors and Actresses, at Drury-Lane, Covent-Garden, the Haymarket, the Lyceum, the Surrey, the Coburg, and the Adelphi Theatres (Classic Reprint)Excerpt from The Biography of the British Stage: Being Correct Narratives of the Lives of All the Principal Actors and Actresses, at Drury-Lane, Covent-Garden, the Haymarket, the Lyceum, the Surrey, the Coburg, and the Adelphi Theatres On all professions, the most precarious, either in regard to future fame or present livelihood, the Actor's stands unrivalled. The Poet, the Painter, and indeed every other Child of the Muse, live in their works, and are thus handed down to admiring generations; but the poor Player must be content with the homage he receives while living, and may safely assure himself, that, when his powers of pleasing shall have passed away, he will be forgotten as completely as if he had never. Existed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
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