Excerpt from Life of Richard Brinsley Sheridan Sheridan's popularity - Dr. Johnson introduces him to the Literary Club; he purchases a share (one-seventh) in Drury Lane Theatre, 1776 (increased to one-half in troubles at Drury Lane; A Trip to Scar borough, February, 1777; The School for Scandal produced, May, 1777 its success the actors its brilliant dialogue - the labour spent upon it by Sheridan; the limitations of Sheridan's art - he excelled in the depiction of manners, not life; the dialogue of The School for Scandal ...
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Excerpt from Life of Richard Brinsley Sheridan Sheridan's popularity - Dr. Johnson introduces him to the Literary Club; he purchases a share (one-seventh) in Drury Lane Theatre, 1776 (increased to one-half in troubles at Drury Lane; A Trip to Scar borough, February, 1777; The School for Scandal produced, May, 1777 its success the actors its brilliant dialogue - the labour spent upon it by Sheridan; the limitations of Sheridan's art - he excelled in the depiction of manners, not life; the dialogue of The School for Scandal not too witty; the length of the play and its plot; the play purely non-moral; the charges of plagiarism made against Sheridan in connection with The School for Scandal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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.
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