Samuel Foote (1720–1777)
Autor von Plays by Samuel Foote and Arthur Murphy
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The Dramatic Works of Samuel Foote 4 Exemplare
Bon-mots of Samuel Foote and Theodore Hook 3 Exemplare
The Nabob; a Comedy, in Three Acts 2 Exemplare
The Mayor of Garratt: A Comedy in Two Acts 2 Exemplare
The minor, a comedy. Written by Mr. Foote. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane 1 Exemplar
The commissary : a comedy in three acts : as it is performed at the Theatre in the Hay-Market 1 Exemplar
The cozeners : a comedy in three acts : as it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in the Haymarket 1 Exemplar
The patron : a comedy in three acts : as it is performed at the Theatre in the Hay-Market 1 Exemplar
Comedies and farces 1 Exemplar
A trip to Calais; a comedy, in three acts. As originally written, and intended for representation 1 Exemplar
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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… (mehr)