 | Anna Maria Lee - 1827 - 206 strani
...French, that met with temporary success. Some of her comedies still remain as stock pieces, among which are "The Busy Body;" "The Wonder;" and "A Bold Stroke for a Wife." They are diverting from the bustle of the incident, and the liveliness of the characters! but want the accompaniments of adequate... | |
 | Anna Maria Lee - 1827 - 222 strani
...that met with temporary success. Some of her comedies still remain as stock pieces, among which arc "The Busy Body;" "The Wonder;" and "A Bold Stroke for a Wife." They are diverting from the bustle of the incident, and the liveliness of the characters; but want the accompaniments of adequate... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1830 - 632 strani
...attracted the attention of her third and last husband, Mr. Centlivre, yeoman of the mouth to queen Anne, whom she married in 1706. She still continued writing...Bold Stroke for a Wife. They are diverting from the bustle of the incident and the liveliness of the characters, but want the accompaniments of adequate... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1830 - 634 strani
...attracted the attention of her third and last husband, Mr. Centlivre, yeoman of the mouth to queen Anne, whom she married in 1706. She still continued writing...Bold Stroke for a Wife. They are diverting from the bustle of the incident and the liveliness of the characters, but want the accompaniments of adequate... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1830 - 636 strani
...attracted the attention of her third and last husband, Mr. Centlivre, yeoman of the mouth to queen Anne, whom she married in 1706. She still continued writing...Some of these remain stock pieces, of which number ure the Busy Bodv, the Wonder, and a Bold Stroke for a Wife. They are diverting from the bustle of... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1835 - 630 strani
...attracted the attention of her third and last husband, Mr. Centlivre, yeoman of the mouth to queen Anne, whom she married in 1706. She still continued writing...the Busy Body, the Wonder, and a Bold Stroke for a \Viii-. They are diverting from the bustle of the incident and the liveliness of the characters, hut... | |
 | Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford - 1836 - 502 strani
...third and last husband, Mr Centlivre, yeoman of the mouth to queen Anne, whom she married in 1700. She still continued writing for the stage, and produced...Bold Stroke for a Wife. They are diverting from the bustle of the incident, and the liveliness of the characters, but want the accompaniments of adequate... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1838 - 642 strani
...attracted the attention of her third and last husband, Mr. Centlivre, yeoman of the mouth to queen Anne, whom she married in 1706. She still continued writing...several more comedies. Some of these remain stock piecr-s, of which number are the Busy Body, the Wonder, and a Bold Stroke for a Wife. They are diverting... | |
 | 1838 - 406 strani
...Mrs. Centlivre might have no pretensions to first rate excellence as a dramatic writer, the author of The Busy Body, The Wonder, and A Bold Stroke for a Wife, could not, without the greatest injustice, be classed amongst dunces. After living for several years... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1849 - 544 strani
...which were successful. Her dramatic pieces are nineteen in numl>er. Some of them, among which arc, The Busy Body, The Wonder, and A Bold Stroke "for a Wife, still keep possession of the stage. For a while she was an actress, and, in this capacity, ehe captivated... | |
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Body, the Wonder, and a Bold Stroke for a Wife. They are diverting from the bustle of the incident and the liveliness of the characters, but want the accompaniments of adequate language and forcible delineation. 
