 | Colley Cibber - 1740 - 524 sider
...diverting in his common Speech, as on the Stage. I faw him once, giving an Account of fome Tabletalk, to another Actor behind the Scenes, which, a Man of Quality accidentally liftening to, was fo deceived by his Manner, that he ask'd him. if that was a new Play, he was rehearfing?... | |
 | Colley Cibber - 1742 - 242 sider
...diverting in his com-' tnon fpeech, as on the Stage. I faw him once, giving an Account of fome Table-talk, to another Actor behind the Scenes, which a Man of Quality accidentally liftening to, was Ib deceived by his Manner, thafc he ask'd him, if that was a new Play, he was reheafing... | |
 | Colley Cibber - 1750 - 594 sider
...unaccountablydiverting in his common Speech, as on the Stage. I faw him once, giving an Account of fome Tabletalk, to another Actor behind the Scenes, which, a Man of Quality accidentally liftening to, was fo deceived by his Manner, that he ask'd him, if that was a new Play, he was rehearfing... | |
 | 1820 - 394 sider
...scenes, which, a man of quality accidentally listening to, was so deceived by his manner, that he ask'd him, if that was a new play he was rehearsing ? It...be caught by any one of his successors. Leigh and Underhil have been well copied, tho' not equalled by others. But not all the inimical skill of Estcourt... | |
 | 1820 - 562 sider
...diverting in his common speech, as on the stage. I saw him once, giving an account of some table-talk, to another actor behind the scenes, which, a man of...listening to, was so deceived by his manner, that he ask'd him, if that was a new play he was rehearsing ? ' It seems almost amazing, that this simplicity,... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1820 - 402 sider
...diverting in his common speech, as on the stage. I saw him once, giving an account of some table-talk, to another actor behind the scenes, which, a man of...listening to; was so deceived by his manner, that he ask'd him, if that was a new play he was rehearsing? It seems almost amazing, that this simplicity,... | |
 | 1824 - 436 sider
...diverting in his common speech, as on the stage. 1 saw him once giving an account of some table-talk to another actor behind the scenes, which, a man of...seems almost amazing that this simplicity, so easy to Nohes, should nevei he caught by any one of his successors. Leigh anc Underhil have been well copied,... | |
 | 1820 - 398 sider
...diverting in his common speech, as on the stage. I saw him once, giving an account of some table-talk, to another actor behind the scenes, which, a man of...listening to, was so deceived by his manner, that he ask'd him, if that was a new play he was rehearsing ? It seems almost amazing, that this simplicity,... | |
 | Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1842 - 412 sider
...diverting in his common speech, as on the stage. I saw him once, giving an account of some table-talk, to another actor behind the scenes, which, a man of...be caught by any one of his successors. Leigh and Underhil have been well copied, though not equalled by others. But not all the mimical skill of Estcourt... | |
 | Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1846 - 362 sider
...diverting in his common speech as on the stage. I saw him once, giving an account of some table-talk, to another actor behind the scenes, which a man of...simplicity, so easy to Nokes, should never be caught, by any oneof his successors. Leigh andUnderhil have been well copied, though not equalled by others. But not... | |
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... before his time; and yet his general excellence may be comprehended in one article, viz. a plain and palpable simplicity of nature, which was so utterly his own, that he was often as unaccountably diverting in his common speech, as on the stage. I... 
