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Two Shakespearean actors, a book, and a biographer corrected
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Two Shakespearean actors, a book, and a biographer corrected
Famous Shakespearean actress Ellen Terry (1847-1928) took the liberty of correcting certain biographical errors in a book about her friend Henry Irving.
Portraits in Hamlet: ‘Look here upon this picture, and on this’
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Portraits in Hamlet: ‘Look here upon this picture, and on this’
One of the oldest theatrical legends about Shakespeare is that he played the ghost in Hamlet. We know that Shakespeare was both an actor and a playwright, but we have no idea whether he acted this small, but memorable role.…