All’annuncio della messa in scena della ‘nuova’ tragedia romana di Sheridan, prevista al Covent Garden per l’autunno del 1754, David Garrick rispose con un revival del Coriolanusdi Shakespeare, che debuttò l’11 novembre dello stesso anno, un mese…
CORIOLANUS, OR: THE ROMAN MATRON – COVENT GARDEN, DICEMBRE 1754
‘When new theatres were built at the end of the eighteenth century, the architectural design had entirely changed. With Henry Holland’s Covent Garden Theatre, opened on 17 September…
‘The person who undertook to alter, and adapt the following piece to the stage, did it with a view to preserve to the theatre two characters which seemed to be drawn in as masterly a manner as any that came from the pen of the inimitable Shakespear.…
…after 1730 there arose a definite emphasis upon a
more defensive attitude toward Shakespeare…Now,
more than ever before, Shakespeare’s characters were
wholesomely applauded, the poet was promoted
to the rank of conscious artist, and he was studied
sym…
“THE INVADER OF HIS COUNTRY” – DRURY LANE, 11 NOVEMBRE 1719
‘A ironic turn of history has endowed this play [Coriolanus] with a new kind of ‘timely topic’, owing to the vagaries of current dictatorships. But I would incline to contend that this ‘new…
UN CORIOLANUS PER LA PROPAGANDA WHIG
‘If Shakespearwere stript of all the Bombast in his passions, and dress’d in the most vulgar words, we should find the beauties of his thoughts remaining; if his embroideries were burnt down, there would still be…
Great Britain has but little Reason to boast of its Natives
Education, since the same that they had here, they might
have had in another place.
But it may justly claim a very great share in their Nature
and Genius; since these depend in a great measure on…
Everyday Shakespeare: Hamlet and NBC series “Grimm”
“And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.” (Hamlet)
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From William Shakespeare’s…
“THE INGRATITUDE OF A COMMONWEALTH” - DRURY LANE, DICEMBRE 1681
‘There are two Theatres at London, one large and handsome [Dorset Garden], where they sometimes act Opera’s and sometimes Plays; the other [Drury Lane] something smaller, which is only for…



