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  • William Poel letter to Reginald Pole, 1925
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    Poel, William, 1852-1934; Letters; Barrymore, John, 1882-1942; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet; Shakespearean actors and actresses
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    Poel critiques John Barrymore's performance as Hamlet for his nephew Reginald Pole, who had acted alongside Barrymore in Hamlet. He praises how "he talked his part" but criticizes his lack of emotion and overuse of ""the Macready pause."" A...
  • Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters
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  • Henry Irving letter
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    Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905; Letters
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    Irving criticizes a journalist's misquotation and the "prying habit - so common in journalism nowadays."
  • Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters
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  • M. A. Bayfield letter to William Poel, 1921 June 14
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    Bayfield, M. A. (Matthew Albert), 1852-1922; Poel, William, 1852-1934; Letters
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    Bayfield thanks Poel for sending the draft of a text concerning bad contemporary interpretations of Shakespeareand proposes some revisions. He gratefully returns Sykes' letter and muses in a postscript on the musicality of Shakespearean prose. The...
  • Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters

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