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  • By the time of his appearance in Presumption in July 1823 he was a well established supporting actor to leading stars like Edmund Kean and William Macready.

    Cast and Characters 2008

  • Finally, it is worth noting that Mary Shelley's complex plot is radically simplified in Presumption, partly to make time and space more manageable and partly to accommodate all the additional material (especially the musical elements) that Peake introduced into his play.

    Novel into Drama and onto the Stage 2008

  • A fourth couple also figures in Presumption: these are the remarkable figures of Fritz, the Swiss servant, and his wife, Madame Ninon.

    Novel into Drama and onto the Stage 2008

  • The role in Presumption was under these circumstances a logical one for him, and it firmly established his reputation.

    Cast and Characters 2008

  • Though much of Shelley's first description of the Creature is reproduced verbatim in Presumption, the dream which immediately follows it is not.

    Mocking Stupendous Mechanisms: Romantic Parody and Frankenstein's Dream 2003

  • Professor Ogletree has a new book out, it's called The Presumption of Guilt: The Arrest of

    Democracy Now! 2010

  • Why white support for Obama is stuck behind Gates arrest in 2009 (AP Photo/Demotix Images, B. Carter) Harvard book called The Presumption of Guilt: The Arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and

    WN.com - Articles related to Public transit systems contribute to weight loss and improved health 2010

  • Composer, Scene-painter, Carpenter, &c. the mis-begotten imp of their creation, "Presumption," with difficulty sustains its vitality.

    Richard Brinsley Peake Biography 2008

  • The monster of "Presumption" was painted gray-blue and wore a toga.

    In the Lab Late One Night 2007

  • Already by 1823, Ms. Hitchcock tells us, it had inspired a knock-off play, titled "Presumption," that helped to shape so many popular reimaginings.

    In the Lab Late One Night 2007

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