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Acting - Early works to 1800

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    An essay on acting in which will be consider'd the mimical behaviour of a certain fashionable faulty actor, and the Laudableness of such unmannerly, as well as inhumane Proceedings. To which will be added, a short criticism on his acting Macbeth.

    | Garrick, David 1717-1779. | Date: 1744
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    An enquiry into the real merit of a certain popular performer In a series of letters, First published in the Craftsman or Gray's-Inn Journal; With an Introduction to D-d G-k, Esq;.

    | Fitzpatrick, Thaddeus | Date: 1760
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    The actor a treatise on the art of playing. Interspersed with theatrical anecdotes, critical remarks on plays, and occasional observations on audiences.

    | Hill, John 1714?-1775 | Date: 1750
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    An essay on the stage or, The Art of acting. A poem.

    | Comedian. | Date: 1754

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