Shifting Scenes in Theatrical LifeRoutledge, Warne, & Routledge, 1859 - 295 pages |
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... actress . Here the woman shakes her head , hushes the infant on her lap , murmurs some indistinct words , and begins to stitch spangles on a much - worn white satin shoe of tiny dimensions . How often she sighs over her task , and ...
... actress . Here the woman shakes her head , hushes the infant on her lap , murmurs some indistinct words , and begins to stitch spangles on a much - worn white satin shoe of tiny dimensions . How often she sighs over her task , and ...
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... actress . " Sure , here's the woman , " said the Irishwoman , ushering Sally and her burthen into Mrs. Thorn's sleeping - room . " What is the matter ? Who are you ? " asked Alice , sitting up in her bed , and staring at Sally's ...
... actress . " Sure , here's the woman , " said the Irishwoman , ushering Sally and her burthen into Mrs. Thorn's sleeping - room . " What is the matter ? Who are you ? " asked Alice , sitting up in her bed , and staring at Sally's ...
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... actress , thrusting a half - crown into Sally's hand . The woman looked at the coin for an instant , shook her head , dropped a curtsy , and quietly laid the half - crown on the table . Alice gazed inquiringly into the woman's pale ...
... actress , thrusting a half - crown into Sally's hand . The woman looked at the coin for an instant , shook her head , dropped a curtsy , and quietly laid the half - crown on the table . Alice gazed inquiringly into the woman's pale ...
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... actress coldly . 66 No , no ! " exclaimed he , suddenly quitting the window and resuming his seat ; " you must not dismiss me thus- I could not bear your displeasure . Alice , Alice ! " he con- tinued , " you are aware of the power you ...
... actress coldly . 66 No , no ! " exclaimed he , suddenly quitting the window and resuming his seat ; " you must not dismiss me thus- I could not bear your displeasure . Alice , Alice ! " he con- tinued , " you are aware of the power you ...
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... actresses , as well as the handsomest of women , and deemed it an impossibility for any of those ladies of whom Julius spoke so much to be cleverer than her dear instructress . One gloomy day in December the company were assembled at a ...
... actresses , as well as the handsomest of women , and deemed it an impossibility for any of those ladies of whom Julius spoke so much to be cleverer than her dear instructress . One gloomy day in December the company were assembled at a ...
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