Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1601 [1600-1601] (Annals) tragedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe typicality 0.78 · 527 words
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Hark you Guildensterne, and you too: at each care a hearer: that great Baby you see there, is not yet out of his swathing clouts. Happily he's the second time come to them: for they say, an old man is twice a child. I will Prophesy. He comes to tell me of the Players. Mark it, you say right Sir: for a Monday morning 'twas so indeed. My Lord, I have News to tell you. My Lord, I have News to tell you. When Rossius an Actor in Rome— The Actors are come hither my Lord. Buzz, buzz. Upon mine Honor. Then can each Actor on his Ass— The best Actors in the world, either for Tragedy, Comedy, History, Pastoral: Pastoricall-Comicall-Historicall-Pastorall: Tragicall-Historicall: Tragicall-Comicall-Historicall-Pastorall: Scene indivible, or Poem unlimited. Seneca cannot be too heavy, nor Plautus too light, for the law of Writ, and the Liberty. These are the only men. O Iephta judge of Israel, what a Treasure hadst thou? What a Treasure had he, my Lord? Why one fair Daughter, and no more, The which he loved passing well. Still on my Daughter. Am I not i' th' right old Iephta? If you call me Iephta my Lord, I have a daughter that I love passing well. Nay that follows not. What follows then, my Lord? Why, As by lot, God wots: and then you know, It came to pass, as most like it was: The first row of the Pons Chanson will show you more. For look where my Abridgements come. YE are welcome Masters, welcome all. I am glad to see thee well: Welcome good Friends. O my old Friend? Thy face is valiant since I saw thee last: Comest thou to beard me in Denmark? What, my young Lady and Mistress? Byrlady your Ladyship is nearer Heaven than when I saw you last, by the altitude of a Chopine. Pray God your voice like a piece of uncurrant Gold be not cracked within the ring. Masters, you are all welcome: we'll e'en to't like French Falconers, fly at any thing we see: we'll have a Speech strait. Come give us a taste of your quality: come, a passionate speech. What speech, my Lord? I heard thee speak me a speech once, but it was never Acted: or if it was, not above once, for the Play I remember pleased not the Million, 'twas Caviarie to the General: but it was (as I received it, and others, whose judgement in such matters, cried in the top of mine) an excellent Play: well digested in the Scenes, set down with as much modesty, as cunning. I remember one said, there was no Salads in the lines, to make the matter savoury; nor no matter in the phrase, that might indite the Author of affectation, but called it an honest method. One chief Speech in it, I chiefly loved, 'twas Aeneas Tale to Dido, and thereabout of it especially, where he speaks of Priam's slaughter. If it live in your memory, begin at this Line, let me see, let me see: The rugged Pyrrhus like th' Hyrcanian Beast. It is not so: it begins with Pyrrhus
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Hearke you Guildenſterne, and you too: at each care a hearer: that great Baby you ſee there, is not yet out of his ſwathing clouts. Happily he's the ſecond time come to them: for they ſay, an old man is twice a childe. I will Propheſie. Hee comes to tell me of the Players. Mark it, you ſay right Sir: for a Monday morning 'twas ſo indeed. My Lord, I haue Newes to tell you. My Lord, I haue Newes to tell you. When Roſſius an Actor in Rome— The Actors are come hither my Lord. Buzze, buzze. Vpon mine Honor. Then can each Actor on his Aſſe — The beſt Actors in the world, either for Tragedie, Comedie, Hiſtorie, Paſtorall: Paſtoricall-Comicall-Hiſtoricall-Paſtorall: Tragicall-Hiſtoricall: Tragicall-Comicall-Hiſtoricall-Paſtorall: Scene indiuible, or Poem vnlimited. Seneca cannot be too heauy, nor Plautus too light, for the law of Writ, and the Liberty. Theſe are the onely men. O Iephta Iudge of Iſrael, what a Treaſure had'ſt thou? What a Treaſure had he, my Lord? Why one faire Daughter, and no more▪ The which he loued paſſing well. Still on my Daughter. Am I not i' th' right old Iephta? If you call me Iephta my Lord, I haue a daughter that I loue paſſing well. Nay that followes not. What followes then, my Lord? Why, As by lot, God wot: and then you know, It came to paſſe, as moſt like it was: The firſt rowe of the Pons Chanſn will ſhew you more. For looke where my Abridgements come. Y' are welcome Maſters, welcome all. I am glad to ſee thee well: Welcome good Friends. O my olde Friend? Thy face is valiant ſince I ſaw thee laſt: Com'ſt thou to beard me in Denmarke? What, my yong Lady and Miſtris? Byrlady your Ladiſhip is neerer Heauen then when I ſaw you laſt, by the altitude of a Choppine. Pray God your voice like a peece of vncurrant Gold be not crack'd within the ring. Maſters, you are all welcome: wee'l e'ne to't like French Faulconers, flie at any thing we ſee: wee'l haue a Speech ſtraight. Come giue vs a taſt of your quality: come, a paſſionate ſpeech. What ſpeech, my Lord? I heard thee ſpeak me a ſpeech once, but it was neuer Acted: or if it was, not aboue once, for the Play I remember pleas'd not the Million, 'twas Cauiarie to the Generall: but it was (as I receiu'd it, and others, whoſe iudgement in ſuch matters, cried in the top of mine) an excellent Play: well digeſted in the Scoenes, ſet downe with as much modeſtie, as cunning. I remember one ſaid, there was no Sallets in the lines, to make the matter ſauoury; nor no matter in the phraſe, that might indite the Author of affectation, but cal'd it an honeſt method. One cheefe Speech in it, I cheefely lou'd, 'twas Aeneas Tale to Dido, and thereabout of it eſpecially, where he ſpeaks of Priams ſlaughter. If it liue in your memory, begin at this Line, let me ſee, let me ſee: The rugged Pyrrhus like th' Hyrcanian Beaſt. It is not ſo: it begins with Pyrrhus