Download or read book Behind the Footlights Classic Reprint written by Mrs. Alec Tweedie and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-20 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Behind the Footlights I don't see any folly, I only see a great career opening before me. I want to go on the stage and make a name. 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.
Download or read book The Footlights Fore and Aft Classic Reprint written by Channing Pollock and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-17 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Footlights Fore and Aft And, even to the most enthusiastic student of the stage, it must seem that a sufficiently large number of these books deal with the theater. 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.
Download or read book Behind The Footlights written by Alec-Tweedie and published by Lector House. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW PRINT WITH PROFESSIONAL TYPE-SET IN CONTRAST TO SCANNED PRINTS OFFERED BY OTHERS Behind The Footlights This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality images, and table elements, giving our readers the feel of holding a 'fresh and newly' reprinted and/or revised edition, as opposed to other scanned & printed (Optical Character Recognition - OCR) reproductions. 2. Correction of imperfections: As the work was re-created from the scratch, therefore, it was vetted to rectify certain conventional norms with regard to typographical mistakes, hyphenations, punctuations, blurred images, missing content/pages, and/or other related subject matters, upon our consideration. Every attempt was made to rectify the imperfections related to omitted constructs in the original edition via other references. However, a few of such imperfections which could not be rectified due to intentional\unintentional omission of content in the original edition, were inherited and preserved from the original work to maintain the authenticity and construct, relevant to the work. We believe that this work holds historical, cultural and/or intellectual importance in the literary works community, therefore despite the oddities, we accounted the work for print as a part of our continuing effort towards preservation of literary work and our contribution towards the development of the society as a whole, driven by our beliefs. We are grateful to our readers for putting their faith in us and accepting our imperfections with regard to preservation of the historical content. HAPPY READING!
Download or read book A Rehearsal at Ten written by Harry L. Newton and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-04 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Rehearsal at Ten: A Back of the Footlights Comedy The entire action of the piece revolves about him and he should have his part perfectly. To avoid any hesitancy or stumbling in his speeches I would suggest that a copy of the play be placed within the property manuscript which he carries. He can easily refer to it at any time without attracting the attention of the audience and also, if necessary, prompt the other characters. If it is impossible to procure a violinist to play the part of Herman, a pianist may be substituted. Particular attention is called to the unusual and novel finish of this entertainment. This bit of sentiment is in such striking contrast to the comedy element that it is sure to prove an immense hit if worked out thoroughly at the rehearsals. 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.
Download or read book The Flare of the Footlights Classic Reprint written by Horace Wyndham and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-02-08 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Flare of the Footlights The Embankment Theatre, where Mrs. Bellingham was inaugurating another season on this particular evening, occupied a site adjoining the Strand approach to Waterloo Bridge. Prior to Mrs. Bellingham's tenancy the building had stood empty for months. It possessed a somewhat unfortunate reputation as an unlucky house, and specula tors desirous of exploiting theatrical enterprises were rather inclined to give it the cold shoulder. A long record of failures was associated with the place, and three adventurous lessees had already made their appearance in the Bank ruptcy Court. From its position immediately overlooking the river, and the nature of its visitors during the greater part of the year, the house was commonly known as the Seagulls' Retreat. 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.
Download or read book Footlights Classic Reprint written by John Hollingshead and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-10 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Footlights IT is not usual to issue a book without a preface, though very often a preface is issued without a book. This is a preface, but Footlights may not be exactly a book. It is the eleventh volume of stories, essays, and sketches which I have published at various times. A polite reviewer might call me a snapper-up of unconsidered trifles. 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.
Download or read book Behind the Footlights Or the Stage as I Knew It Classic Reprint written by W. C. Day and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-14 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Behind the Footlights, or the Stage as I Knew It To issue to his patrons, the public, such a catalogue of his wares as will ensure the commodities being regarded in the most favourable light. He warrants everything. This rule applies with equal force to the mercantile pro fessional, be he lawyer, doctor, divine, or simple author or artist. It behoves him to recommend his work by some cunningly-contrived device, and to affix to his nostrum an attractive label, so as to induce the patient to swallow the potion cheerfully. And where, let me ask, can a dealer hit upon, and offer to his cus tomer a more enticing trap-bait than in the innocent and ingenuous title Truth Secure under that aegis, he can draw upon his imagination from St. Paul's to the Antipodes, and set down taradiddle after taradiddle with the impunity of the infallible Pope of Rome. The grocer warrants his roasted coffee free from chicory, and the confiding housewife at once plumps down upon the counter of the tea warehouse one shilling and eightpence, for sixteen ounces of the fifteenpenny mulatto-coloured abomination, with the docility of a lamb. The dairyman pops an additional penny per quart upon his guaran teed pure milk, and the unsuspicious invalid imbibes the skim-wash with an inward assurance of its bodily nourishment and support. Champagne, bottled on Count Phizzy's estate in the south of France, and bearing that nobleman's heraldic lozenge branded on the cork, com mands an extra two guineas per dozen from the amateurconnoisseur at his wine merchant's; whilst brandy, neat as imported, and the juice of the juniper berry, stamped by the Boniface's distiller, as positively free from aqueous adulteration, are insisted upon as wholesome and nutri tious beverages, by that numerous class of ancient spinster who consider a nightcap of scalding hot alcohol, at their time of life, as grateful, and, indeed, essential to their health and longevity. In each, and in all of these cases, the assurance of the purveyor who supplies the article is accepted in good faith by the purchaser, and the bare idea of chicanery on his part is scouted as unworthy of his social status. Very well then, the author of these sketches only follows the lead of the counter, and of his brethren of the quill, when he honourably and faithfully assures the reader that the incidents in the following pages are free from adultera tion, and literally and absolutely true. Of My Deeut on the Stage, an actor now living, and not many years since the respected lessee of a Metropolitan popular place of amusement, was the hero, and from his own lips the facts related in the tale were supplied. A Tragedian's Irish Debut, and Coriolanus at the Seaside, owe their existence to the late distinguished tragedian Charles Dillon (to whom the adventures really occurred) and who was wont to narrate them to his intimate friends in his own characteristic and inimitable style. For the rest, the author was a witness of, or has been a participator in, all the scenes described, and has neither added to nor subtracted from the fidelity of the event. He takes this opportunity of acknowledging his indebtedness to his zealous collaborator, Mr. G. B. Le Fanu, whose illus trations have given to his characters a vivid life and reality the pen must have striven in vain to impart. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
Download or read book Behind the Footlights written by Mrs. (Ethel) Alec-Tweedie and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Behind the Footlights Or the Stage As I Knew It written by Day C and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Download or read book Before the Foot Lights Classic Reprint written by F. M. Iams and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-11-24 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Before the Foot-Lights Testimony of the Lexicons, Concessions of Pedobaptist Writers, Testimony of the Encyclopedias, The Symbolism of Baptism, Infant Baptism. 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.
Download or read book Behind the Footlights written by Martha Alexander and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Red Light Recollections written by P. Charles Carragher and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from 'Red-Light' Recollections: Representing the Hitherto Unwritten Story of Forty Years of Fairport From the Footlights 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.
Download or read book Sappho written by Alphonse Daudet and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sappho: To Which Is Added Between the Flies and the Footlights In the very first words of his first chapter Daudet strikes the key-note of this story of mad infatuation with a touch as firm and sure as Virgil's, in the very first line of The Aeneid indicating the resonant clash of arms and the deeds of a mighty man. What a wealth of suggestion there is in this first chapter, to my mind the best of any in the book! From its opening passages, redolent of rare per fumes, bright with picturesque dresses, the wine bubbling in the glasses, the air charged with waltz music, laughter and song, to the long dreary climb to the garret room in the cold gray light of a day that was dawning fatefully for both lovers, there is not a line that is not well worthy of earnest thought. When we study this and the other chapters of Sappho carefully we are at a loss to determine what has the strongest claim on our admiration. There is above all that marvellous knowledge of human nature and the skill in depict ing it which enabled Daudet to draw characters which, while essentially French, are as familiar to the dweller in London, New York, or Chicago as they are to the absinthe drinker who views life from his chair in front of a Parisian cafe. 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.
Download or read book The Footlight Club written by Footlight Club and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-04 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Footlight Club: One Hundredth Performance; A Scrap of Paper; Eliot Hall, Jamaica Plain, May 4 5, 1906 With the autumn play of 1902 The Footlight Orchestra made its first appearance, and Since then has added much to the enjoyment of the performances. Organized by one of the Active Members, rehearsing at the homes of friends of the Club, who kindly gave the use of their houses for the purpose, its work has been thor oughly appreciated, particularly as only a portion of the performers could become actual members, on account of the necessary limit of membership. 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.
Download or read book New Brooms Classic Reprint written by Robert J. Shores and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW BROOMS BY ROBERT J. SHORES This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. NEW BROOMS BY ROBERT J. SHORES
Download or read book Behind Spanish American Footlights written by Willis Knapp Jones and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2014-07-24 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across a five-hundred-year sweep of history, Willis Knapp Jones surveys the native drama and the Spanish influence upon it in nineteen South American countries, and traces the development of their national theatres to the 1960s. This volume, filled with a fascinating array of information, sparkles with wit while giving the reader a fact-filled course in the history of Spanish American drama that he can get nowhere else. This is the first book in English ever to consider the theatre of all the Spanish American countries. Even in Spanish, the pioneer study that covers the whole field was also written by Jones. Jones sees the history of a nation in the history of its drama. Pre-Columbian Indians, conquistadores, missionary priests, viceroys, dictators, and national heroes form a background of true drama for the main characters here—those who wrote and produced and acted in the make-believe drama of the times. The theatre mirrors the whole life of the community, Jones believes, and thus he offers information about geography, military events, and economics, and follows the politics of state and church through dramatists’ offerings. Examining the plays of a people down the centuries, he shows how the many cultural elements of both Old and New Worlds have been blended into the distinct national characteristics of each of the Spanish American countries. He does full justice to the subject he loves. A lively storyteller, he adds tidbits of spice and laughter, long-buried vignettes of history, tales of politics and drama, stories of high and low life, plots of plays, bits of verse, accounts of dalliance and of hard work, and sad and happy endings of rulers and peons, dramatists, actors, and clowns. A valuable appendix is a selected reading guide, listing the outstanding works of important Spanish American dramatists. A generous bibliography is a useful addition for scholars.
Download or read book So Anyway written by John Cleese and published by Crown Archetype. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “John Cleese’s memoir is just about everything one would expect of its author—smart, thoughtful, provocative and above all funny. . . . A picture, if you will, of the artist as a young man.”—The Washington Post The legendary writer and performer of Monty Python and Fawlty Towers fame takes readers on a grand tour of his ascent in the entertainment world John Cleese’s huge comedic influence has stretched across generations; his sharp irreverent eye and the unique brand of physical comedy he perfected now seem written into comedy’s DNA. In this rollicking memoir, Cleese recalls his humble beginnings in a sleepy English town, his early comedic days at Cambridge University (with future Python partner Graham Chapman), and the founding of the landmark comedy troupe that would propel him to worldwide renown. Cleese was just days away from graduating Cambridge and setting off on a law career when he was visited by two BBC executives, who offered him a job writing comedy for radio. That fateful moment—and a near-simultaneous offer to take his university humor revue to London’s famed West End—propelled him down a different path, cutting his teeth writing for stars like David Frost and Peter Sellers, and eventually joining the five other Pythons to pioneer a new kind of comedy that prized invention, silliness, and absurdity. Along the way, he found his first true love with the actress Connie Booth and transformed himself from a reluctant performer to a world class actor and back again. Twisting and turning through surprising stories and hilarious digressions—with some brief pauses along the way that comprise a fascinating primer on what’s funny and why—this story of a young man’s journey to the pinnacle of comedy is a masterly performance by a master performer.
