Author: T. F. Dillon Croker

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Published: 2015-06-30

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9781330514436

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Excerpt from The Extravaganzas of J. R. Planche, Esq., Vol. 3: Somerset Herald, 1825-1871 I had contemplated encouraged by the great success of "The Drama at Home," writing another Revue for Easter, but the performance of "Antigone" after the Greek manner, on a raised stage and with a chorus, which, assisted by Mendelssohn's music and the declamation of Miss Vandenhoff (daughter of the tragedian of that name), had made some sensation at Covent Garden, induced me to change my intentions. Having at that moment the valuable services of Madame Vestris and her husband again at my disposal, I could not resist the temptation to burlesque - not the sublime poetry of the Greek dramatist, I should have deemed it profanation - but the modus operandi of that classical period, which really illustrates the old proverbial observation that there is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous. 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 Extravaganzas of J. R. Planche, Esq., Vol. 3 written by T. F. Dillon Croker and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Extravaganzas of J. R. Planche, Esq., Vol. 3: Somerset Herald, 1825-1871 I had contemplated encouraged by the great success of "The Drama at Home," writing another Revue for Easter, but the performance of "Antigone" after the Greek manner, on a raised stage and with a chorus, which, assisted by Mendelssohn's music and the declamation of Miss Vandenhoff (daughter of the tragedian of that name), had made some sensation at Covent Garden, induced me to change my intentions. Having at that moment the valuable services of Madame Vestris and her husband again at my disposal, I could not resist the temptation to burlesque - not the sublime poetry of the Greek dramatist, I should have deemed it profanation - but the modus operandi of that classical period, which really illustrates the old proverbial observation that there is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous. 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."