The Past And Present State of Dramatic Art And Literature
The Past And Present State of Dramatic Art And Literature
F G Frederick Guest Tomlins
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In " Coriolanus^ (the noblest of his revivals), the mob and tiie scenery lose their effect by repetition; but who ever sees or hears without emotion the words and gesture with which he snatches up his mother, abased by h^ grief and his pride! He might then have on ''Gate's loi^ wig and flowered gown,"^ still the tone and the gesture would vibrate through every heart, and " one touch of nature make the whole world akin." It must appear invidious, however, to carp at the noble efforts of one who,... single-handed, has endeavoured to sus- twi the drama in its original might. And no doubt he was urged into this system from the knowledge that a pub- lic, long pampered and debased by outward decoration, were not in a state to admire the intellectual drama in its genuine simplicity, appealing to unvitiated tastes and imaginations. Digitized by Google 18 The state of the drama previous and subsequent to the existence of the monopoly has now been briefly sketched ; and it remains but to make a few remarks to point out the extraordinary contrast between the productions of the one period and the other, and to examine the arguments adduced for and against the patentees.
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