 I was at one of their Playhouses where I saw a Comedie acted. The house is very beggarly and base in comparison of our stately Play-houses in England ; neyther can their Actors compare with us for apparrell, shewes and musicke.  The Antiquary - Page 208publié par - 1886Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Ben Jonson - 1616 - 418 pages
...Coryat: T was at one of their Play-houses [he is writing from Venice, 1608] where I saw a Cornedie acted. The house is very beggarly and base in comparison...England: neyther can their Actors compare with vs for apparell, shewes and musick. Here I obserued certaine things that I neuer saw before, For I saw women... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...splendid compared to what he saw abroad ; Speaking of the Theatre for Comedies at Venice, he says, " The " house is very beggarly and base in comparison..."stately PLAY-HOUSES in England: neyther can " their aftors compare with ours for apparell, shews, " and musicke. Here I observed certaine tilings that... | |
 | Joseph Cooper Walker - 1799 - 434 pages
...visited at Venice, at the be- SECT. ginning of the century under review. " The house," says v\, he, " is very beggarly and base in comparison of our stately...in England: neyther can their actors compare " with ours for apparrell, shewes, and musickc. Here I ob" served certaine things that I never saw before:... | |
 | 1807 - 552 pages
...1608) he tells us he was at one of their play-houses, and saw a comedy acted. " The house, he adds, is very beggarly and base, in comparison of our stately playhouses in England ; neither can their actors possit gerere arraa viri, ct vir uti veste muliebri ; sed ut serio et usitato... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 510 pages
...1608,] he tells us, he was at one of their playhouses, and saw a comedy acted. " The house (he adds) is very beggarly and base, in comparison of our stately playhouses in England ; neither can their actors compare with us for apparell, shewes, and musicke. Here I observed certaine... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1812 - 518 pages
...the Theatre for Comedies at Venice, he says, " The house is very beggarly and base in compa" rison of our stately Playhouses in England : neyther " can their actors compare with ours for Apparrell, " Shewes, and Musicke. Here I observed certaine things (o) I say " no ENGLISH Actress... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1813 - 564 pages
...superior splendour of the English theatres, compared with those of Venice, makes no mention of scenes. " I was at one of their playhouses, where I saw a comedie. The house is very beggarly and base in comparison of our stately playhouses in England : neither can... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1817 - 708 pages
...; for Coryate writing from Venice in 1608, and describing one of the theatres of that city, says, " the house is very beggarly and base, in comparison of our stately playhouses in England ;" and he then adds, what must give us a wretched idea of the state of the stage at that time in Italy,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 574 pages
...those of Venice, makes no mention of scenes. " I was at one of their playhouses, where I saw a comedie. The house is very beggarly and base in comparison of our stately playhouses in England : neither can their actors compare with us, for apparel, shows, andmusicke." Crudities, p. 247. It... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 578 pages
...superior splendour of the English theatres, compared with those of Venice, makes no mention of scenes. " I was at one of their playhouses, where I saw a comedie. The house in very beggarly and base in comparison of our stately playhouses in England : neither can... | |
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