From A View of the English Stage; or, A Series of Dramatic Criticisms

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Author	Hazlitt, William
Copyright Year	2015
Description	The critic of the Boston Emerald had heard that Shakespeare's histories were not subject to the laws governing tragedy, but hesitated to go so far. Certainly the first two acts of the present history 'jogged heavily' in performance, and the last consisted of an interchange of striking and spiritless representation. One of the best productions of King John was at the Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich, in June 1959. We have seen that Shakespeare's histories owed much of their popularity in the theatre to patriotic sentiment and a fondness for archaeology and show. Today the observation of historical propriety in a play like King John is either ignored or taken for granted. It is no longer an end in itself. Thus a good, conservative critic, Miss Audrey Williamson, writes of George Devine's production that it was hampered by scenic conditions: and Morley's too authentic reproduction of the ugliest, heaviest and funniest armour in any period of mediaeval history did no help. Book Name: King John and Henry VIII
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Ending Page	9
Page Count	3
Starting Page	7
DOI	10.4324/9781315724560-3
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2015-04-10
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Book Name: King John and Henry Viii Theater Theatre Critic King John No Help Shakespeare's Histories Funniest Armour
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter