John Genest (1764–1839) was an English clergyman and theatre historian. He was the son of John Genest of Dunker's Hill, Devon. He was educated at Westminster...
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Genest is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Charles-Borromée Genest (1832–1873), Canadian politician Christian Genest (born 1957), Canadian...
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Restoration, the play enjoyed a lengthy prominence: John Genest records over fifty performances before 1770. John Evelyn saw it performed at the court of Charles...
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James Perry. John Genest considered the play's language better than its plot. Nicoll p.324 Genest p.88 Odell p.595 Genest p.89 Genest, John. Some Account...
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David Erskine Baker wrote that it was "condemned the first night" while John Genest wrote that it "is a poor Opera [...] in this piece the absurdity is greater...
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Émile Genest (July 27, 1921 – March 19, 2003) was a Canadian actor. Born in Quebec City, Quebec, as a young man Genest served with the Royal Canadian Navy...
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renamed as Saiko in his play. It was never produced and, in the words of John Genest, "totally unfit for representation." Hatchett made a dedication to the...
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by William Chetwood in his General History of the Stage (1749), but John Genest in Some Account of the English Stage (1832) thought it was by Thomas...
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successful enough to encourage her to continue writing for the stage. John Genest described it as 'on the whole, a poor play'. It was published with a...
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years. Hazlitt thought the plot owed much to the Taming of the Shrew; John Genest detected reminiscences of Massinger and other Elizabethans. Tobin excelled...
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Dulhead may have been written. It contains an epilogue by Thomas D'Urfey. John Genest considered that the plot resembled that of The Virtuoso from 1676, and...
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retirement". John Genest, Some Account of the English Stage, from the Restoration in 1660 to 1830, Bath, 1832, Vol. X, p. 545. Trial of John Magee, pp....
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Rusdi Genest RCA (1939 – 14 April, 2019) was a Quebec sculptor known for his symbolic surrealistic art bronzes by the lost-wax casting process and his...
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Christian Genest (/ʒənɛ/; born January 11, 1957, in Chicoutimi, Quebec) is a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at McGill University...
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Carson Britt Robertson as Michelle Genest Liisa Repo-Martell as Carole Genest Stephen McHattie as Captain Healy John Beale as Dr. Perkins Vito Rezza as...
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Countess of Derby, London, quarto, 1797 (a reply to the preceding); John Genest, Account of the English Stage; Monthly Mirror, April 1797; Thespian Dictionary;...
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Bowers (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009) vol. 1, pp. 87–88; John Genest Some Account of the English Stage: From the Restoration in 1660 to 1830...
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first played at the Haymarket in 1804, was described by the critic John Genest as "an unnatural mixture of tragedy and farce". A Prior Claim, produced...
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singing. She remained there until July, "about 65 nights" according to John Genest, "wonderfully attractive." Other roles included Rosetta in Arne's Love...
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influence the character of her acting was described as fascinating. John Genest wrote that she was a very pretty woman and a very pleasing actress, but...
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Reynolds's comedy The Rage. This is the last appearance recorded by John Genest. Brunton left the stage aged 22–25 in December 1807, and married, 12...
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Lover, a comedy, produced at Covent Garden in 1806, and "damned", wrote John Genest. Plays attributed to Allingham include: Who wins? or the Widow's Choice...
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However, he is the only one to talk about the play until the 19th century. John Genest praised it but adds, "the humour is low and [...] not very decent". Lawrence...
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Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826), Lillywhite, 1862 John Genest, English Stage, vi. 897, 418–19, cited in DNB. ib. vi. 441–2, cited in...
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Magazine, or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer: 461. September 1773. John Genest (1832). Some account of the English stage, from the restoration in 1660...
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Hoadly's The Suspicious Husband (1747). The play was mostly ignored until John Genest, in Some Account of the English Stage, from the Restoration in 1660 to...
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History of the Stage (1800) makes a short comment on the dialogue, and John Genest said that the play was "moderate" in Some Account of the English Stage...
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lecturing, and reciting. In February 1828 he played Macbeth at Bath. John Genest wrote "he acted tolerably, but nothing farther; he had an indifferent...
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charge and asserted that her play was copied by Earle from recitation. John Genest considered that Earle's statement 'has the appearance of truth'. Lady...
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Edmond-Charles Genêt (redirect from Edmond Genest)
Genêt is portrayed by Cyril Descours in Episode V of the 2008 miniseries John Adams. Franco-U.S. relations Notes Cornelius was the son of Nicholas Van...
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