 | John Abercrombie - Human information processing - 1832 - 392 pages
...the individual to whom it relates. A distinguished theatrical performer, in consequence of the sudden illness of another actor, had occasion to prepare...it with perfect accuracy, but immediately after the performance forgot every word of it. Characters which he had acquired in a more deliberate manner he... | |
 | John Abercrombie - Mind and body - 1834 - 388 pages
...the individual to whom it relates. A distinguished theatrical performer, in consequence of the sudden illness of another actor, had occasion to prepare...it with perfect accuracy, but immediately after the performance forgot every word of it. Characters which he had acquired in a more deliberate manner he... | |
 | John Abercrombie - Mind and body - 1835 - 296 pages
...the individual to whom it relates. A distinguished theatrical performer, in consequence of the sudden illness of another actor, had occasion to prepare...it with perfect accuracy, but immediately after the performance forgot every word of it." The titles or topics in the margin, attached to this passage,... | |
 | John Abercrombie - Mind and body - 1835 - 512 pages
...consequence of the sudden illness of another actor, had occasion to prepare himself, on a few hours notice, for a part which was entirely new to him ;...it with perfect accuracy, but immediately after the performance forgot it to such a degree, that though he performed the character for several days in... | |
 | John Abercrombie - Mind and body - 1835 - 296 pages
...the individual to whom it relates. A distinguished theatrical performer, in consequence of the sudden illness of another actor, had occasion to prepare...long and rather difficult. He acquired it in a very sh jrt time, and went through it with perfect accuracy, but immediately after the performance forgot... | |
 | 1839 - 430 pages
...anecdote recorded by Dr. Abercrombic. 'A distinguished theatrical performer, inconsequence of the sudden illness of another actor, had occasion to prepare...it with perfect accuracy, but immediately after the performance forgot every word of it. Charac. I tcrs which he had acquired in a more deliberate manner... | |
 | John Abercrombie - Intellect - 1839 - 386 pages
...the individual to whom it relates. A distinguished theatrical performer, in consequence of the sudden illness of another actor, had occasion to prepare...rather difficult. He acquired it in a very short time, an-] went through it with perfect accuracy, but immediately after the performance forgot every word... | |
 | John Abercrombie - Intellect - 1839 - 298 pages
...the individual to whom it relates. A distinguished theatrical performer, in consequence of the sudden illness of another actor, had occasion to prepare...very short notice, for a part which was entirely new to-him ; and the part was long and rather difficult. He acquired it in a very short time, and went... | |
 | John Abercrombie - Medicine - 1843 - 294 pages
...the individual to whom it relates. A distinguished theatrical performer, in consequence of the sudden illness of another actor, had occasion to prepare...part which was entirely new to him ; and the part %vas long and rather difficult. He acquired it in a very short time, and went through it with perfect... | |
 | Theology - 1872 - 882 pages
...narrates the following incident : " A distinguished theatrical performer, in consequence of the sudden illness of another actor, had occasion to prepare...it with perfect accuracy, but immediately after the performance forgot every word of it. Characters which he had acquired in a more deliberate manner he... | |
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A distinguished theatrical performer, in consequence of the sudden illness of another actor, had occasion to prepare himself, on very short notice, for a part which was entirely new to him ; and the part was long and rather difficult. He acquired it in... 
