2013, ISBN: 9781230035277

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not … Mehr…

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 edition. Excerpt: ...Riots broke out, in which the Kemble family were the special objects of public execration. Kemble retired in 1817. He took a formal farewell of the Edinburgh public on 29th March of that year, speaking a farewell epilogue written by his warm friend, Sir Walter Scott. His London farewell was taken on 23d June in his great character of Coriolanns. He afterwards settled down at Lausanne, where he died of apoplexy on 26th February 1823. As an actor Kemble probably has had no superior in the dignified, stately characters of tragedy--he was ' the noblest Roman of them all'--and his Coriolanus, his Brutus, and his Cato were perfect impersonations. He was a magnificently handsome man; stately, if rather stiff, in bearing; a thoroughly intelligent and educated speaker, though labouring under the disadvantage of a weak voice; and, above all, a man of remarkable intellectual power. He was also emphatically a gentleman.--STEPHEN, brother of the foregoing, was born in Herefordshire, 3d May 1758. As an actor he was chiefly remarkable for his enormous bulk, which enabled him to play Falstaff without stuffing. He was for some eight years (1792-1800) manager of the Edinburgh theatre, where he was in continual hot water through lawsuits and other troubles. He died in 1822.--Charles, younger brother of John and Stephen, was born at Brecon on 27th November 1775. In 1792 he made his first appearance on the stage at Sheffield as Orlando in As You Like It, and on 21st April 1794 made his debut in London, playing Malcolm to John Kemble's Macbeth. He continued on the stage till 1840, when, being appointed Examiner of Plays, he retired from the active exercise of his profession. He died on 12th November 1854. As an actor Kemble chiefly excelled in characters of... Weight:3.75 lbs, RareBooksClub.com, 9/13/2013 0:00:00<

2013, ISBN: 9781230035277

Trade paperback, Fine., Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 974 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white., [PU: Rarebooksclub.com]

2013, ISBN: 9781230035277

Trade paperback, Fine., Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 974 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white., [PU: Rarebooksclub.com]