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In this fascinating biography, Mrs. (Anne Jackson) Mathews shares the life story and correspondence of her late husband, Charles Mathews, a renowned English actor and comedian. Readers will be transported back in time to the colorful world of 18th century British theater. 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 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. 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.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1838.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1860.
A series of observations by contemporaries about Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
A history of the African Theatre, the first all-black theatre company in the United States. Founded in 1821 in New York by William Alexander Brown, the African Theatre was created in response to the social segregation of the day. Within its first year, however, the theatre had expanded its audience. No longer characterizing itself as a resort primarily for New York's African-American community, it began to address itself to New Yorkers in general. The author has researched and documented all available facts about the company: its members; productions; playhouses; length of operation; types of audiences; and the reasons for its demise.
The first closely historicized study of the relationship between Gothic architecture and Gothic and Romantic literature.