| Anna Maria Lee - 1827 - 222 страници
...that met with temporary success. Some of her comedies still remain as stock pieces, among which arc "The Busy Body;" "The Wonder;" and "A Bold Stroke...enjoyed the friendship of Steele, Farquhar, Rowe, and other wits of the day. Besides her dramatic works, published in three volumes, a vomme'of her poems... | |
| Encyclopaedia Americana - 1830 - 632 страници
...for the stage, and produced several more comedies. Some of these remain stock pieces, of which number are the Busy Body, the Wonder, and a Bold Stroke for...accompaniments of adequate language and forcible delineation. Tney partook of the license of the age. Mrs. Centlivre enjoyed the friendship of Steele, Farquhar,... | |
| Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1830 - 634 страници
...for the stage, and produced several more comedies. Some of these remain stock pieces, of which number are the Busy Body, the Wonder, and a Bold Stroke for...accompaniments of adequate language and forcible delineation. They partook of the license of the age. Mrs. Centlivre enjoyed the friendship of Steele, Farqubar,... | |
| Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1830 - 636 страници
...produced several more comedies. Some of these remain stock pieces, of which number ure the Busy Bodv, the Wonder, and a Bold Stroke for a Wife. They are...accompaniments of adequate language and forcible delineation. They partook of the license of the age. Mrs. Centlivre enjoyed the friendship of Steele, Farquhar,... | |
| Richard Alfred Davenport - 1831 - 594 страници
...comedies, many of which were successful. Her dramatic pieces arc nineteen in number. Some of them, among which are The Busy Body, The Wonder, and A Bold Stroke for a Wife, still keep possession of the stage. For awhile she was an actress, and, in this capacity, she captivated... | |
| Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1835 - 630 страници
...for the stage, and produced several more comedies. Some of these remain stock pieces, of which number are the Busy Body, the Wonder, and a Bold Stroke for a \Viii-. They are diverting from the bustle of the incident and the liveliness of the characters, hut... | |
| Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford - 1836 - 502 страници
...for the stage, and produced several more comedies. Some of these remain stock pieces, of which number are the Busy Body, the Wonder, and a Bold Stroke for...accompaniments of adequate language and forcible delineation. They partook of the license of the age. Mrs Centlivre enjoyed the friendship of Steele, l-'arquhar,... | |
| Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1838 - 642 страници
...the stage, and produced several more comedies. Some of these remain stock piecr-s, of which number are the Busy Body, the Wonder, and a Bold Stroke for a Wife. They are diverting from the bustle of th<> incident and the liveliness of the characters, but want the accompaniments of adequate language... | |
| 1838 - 406 страници
...Mrs. Centlivre might have no pretensions to first rate excellence as a dramatic writer, the author of The Busy Body, The Wonder, and A Bold Stroke for a Wife, could not, without the greatest injustice, be classed amongst dunces. After living for several years... | |
| Richard Alfred Davenport - 1849 - 544 страници
...which were successful. Her dramatic pieces are nineteen in numl>er. Some of them, among which arc, The Busy Body, The Wonder, and A Bold Stroke "for a Wife, still keep possession of the stage. For a while she was an actress, and, in this capacity, ehe captivated... | |
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