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When Knighthood Was in Flower;

Or, the Love Story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor, the King's Sister, and Happening in the Reign of His August Majesty, King Henry the Eighth; - Scholar's Choice Edition

2019-01-30 02:19:03

The initial performance of the play was given in St. Louis on the evening of November 26, 1900, and the first New York production was on the fourteenth of the following January. Its instant and continued success is well known. A prominent dramatic ... Read more
The initial performance of the play was given in St. Louis on the evening of November 26, 1900, and the first New York production was on the fourteenth of the following January. Its instant and continued success is well known. A prominent dramatic critic of the press has said: "Julia Marlowe fully realized the popular idea of the Mary described by the novelist. She seemed to revel in the role. With its instantaneous changes from gay daring to anger and fear, from coyness to the dignity that hedges a princess, from resentment to ardent love, the part of Mary Tudor gives Julia Marlowe full scope for the display of her talent. She has never appeared to better or as good advantage as in this play for the reason that it gives opportunity for broader and more effective lights and shades than anything she has hitherto given us." Less

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File size793.786 KB
Print pages404
PublisherPublic Domain Books
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781295989218
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Charles Major
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Born in Indianapolis, IN, The United States July 25, 1856 Died: February 13, 1913 GenreHistorical Fiction, Children's Books Charles Major (July 25, 1856 – February 13, 1913) was an American l...

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