Samuel Foote (1720–1777)
Auteur de Plays by Samuel Foote and Arthur Murphy
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Œuvres de Samuel Foote
The Dramatic Works of Samuel Foote 4 exemplaires
Bon-mots of Samuel Foote and Theodore Hook 3 exemplaires
The Nabob; a Comedy, in Three Acts 2 exemplaires
The Mayor of Garratt: A Comedy in Two Acts 2 exemplaires
The Englishman in Paris : a comedy, in two acts : as it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden 1 exemplaire
The devil upon two sticks; a comedy, in three acts. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in the Haymarket 1 exemplaire
The devil upon two sticks; a comedy, in three acts 1 exemplaire
The minor, a comedy. Written by Mr. Foote. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane 1 exemplaire
The Englishman return'd from Paris : being the sequel to the Englishman in Paris : a farce in two acts : as it is… 1 exemplaire
The new theatre of fun; or, the modern Aristophanes in high glee [electronic resource] Being a genuine collection o 1 exemplaire
The commissary : a comedy in three acts : as it is performed at the Theatre in the Hay-Market 1 exemplaire
The cozeners : a comedy in three acts : as it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in the Haymarket 1 exemplaire
The patron : a comedy in three acts : as it is performed at the Theatre in the Hay-Market 1 exemplaire
Comedies and farces 1 exemplaire
The Roman and English comedy consider'd and compar'd. With remarks on The suspicious husband. And an examen into the… 1 exemplaire
A trip to Calais; a comedy, in three acts. As originally written, and intended for representation 1 exemplaire
The dramatic works 2 1 exemplaire
The dramatic works 1 1 exemplaire
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Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1720-01
- Date de décès
- 1777-10-21
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- England
UK - Professions
- dramatist
actor
theater manager
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Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 24
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 39
- Popularité
- #376,657
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 5
Johnson: "Yes, sir."
Boswell: "He has a singular talent of exhihiting character."
Johnson. "Sir, it is not a talent; it is a vice; it is what others abstain from. It is not comedy, which exhibits the character of a species, as that of a miser gathered from many misers: it is farce which exhihits individuals."
Boswell. " Did not he think of exhibiting you, sir?"
Johnson. "Sir, fear restrained him; he knew I would have broken his bones. I would have saved him the trouble of cutting off a leg ; I would not have left him a leg to cut off."
--Boswell, Life of Johnson… (plus d'informations)