Lanterna Rally

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Published: 2015-07-08

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9781330998809

Excerpt from Holland Memorial: Sketch of the Life of George Holland, the Veteran Comedian, With Dramatic Reminiscences, Anecdotes, &C Hazlitt, an acute critic in all that relates to the stage, has justly observed that "the most pleasant feature in the profession of a player, and which, indeed, is peculiar to it, is that, we not only admire the talents of those who adorn it, but we contract a personal intimacy with them. There is no class of society whom so many persons regard with affection as actors. We greet them on the stage; we like to meet them ill the streets; they almost always recall to us pleasant associations; and we feel our gratitude excited, without the uneasiness of a sense of obligation." As we grow older, and exchange the pleasures of hope for the pleasures of memory, old favorites, who have long passed away, reappear to the mind's eye in the same character and habiliments as when, in the morning of our life, they ministered to our amusement, and touched at will the chords of tears or laughter. We come to regard with a tenderer feeling those who have passed from "this bank and shoal of time." Especially is this true, when in our estimate of a departed performer, respect for his character mingles with admiration for his talents. The recent death of George Holland touched many hearts with the sadness of a personal bereavement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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."