 | Daniel Melancthon Tredwell - Illustrated books - 1892 - 516 pages
...left hand frequently lodged in his breast between his coat and waistcoat, while with his right hand he prepared his speech. His actions were few but just....large feet. He was better to meet than to follow." Evelyn and Pepys note Betterton's triumphs, Tillotson learned from him his effective elocution, Kneller... | |
 | Edward Robins - Actors - 1895 - 390 pages
...arms, which he rarely lifted higher than his stomach. His left hand frequently lodged in his breast, between his coat and waistcoat, while, with his right,...just.— He had little eyes, and a broad face, a little pock-fretten ; a corpulent body, and thick legs, with large feet. He was better to meet than to follow... | |
 | Emily Tennyson Bradley Smith ("Mrs. A. Murray Smith."), Mrs. A. Murray Smith - 1902 - 504 pages
...shoulders, fat short arms, rarely lifted above his stomach, his left hand frequently lodged in his breast between his coat and waistcoat, while with his right he prepared his speech, his actions few but just," yet Pope acknowledged him at the end of his career to be the best actor he had ever... | |
 | Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1912 - 920 pages
...arms, which he rarely lifted higher than his stomach. His left hand frequently lodged in his breast between his coat and waistcoat ; while with his right...just; he had little eyes and a broad face, a little pockfretteu ; a corpulent body, and thick legs, with large feet ; he \vas better to meet than to follow,... | |
 | Watson Nicholson - Actors - 1920 - 108 pages
...frequently lodg'd in his Breast, between his Coat and Waistcoat, while, with his Right, he prepar'd his Speech. His Actions were few, but just. He had little Eyes, and a broad Face, a little Pock-fretten, a corpulent Body, and thick Legs, with large Feet. He was better to meet, than to follow;... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1899 - 710 pages
...shoulders, fat short arms, rarely lifted above his stomach, his left hand frequently lodged in his breast between his coat and waistcoat, while with his right he prepared his speech, his actions few but just,' Pope acknowledged him at the end of his career to be the best actor he had ever seen,... | |
 | Joseph R. Roach - Education - 1996 - 356 pages
...higher than his Stomach. — His Left Hand frequently lodg'd in his Breast, between his Coat and his Waist-coat, while, with his Right, he prepared his...— He had little Eyes, and a Broad Face, a little Pock-fretten, a corpulent Body, and thick Legs, with large Feet. — He was better to meet, than to... | |
 | Joseph Roach - History - 2007 - 284 pages
...frequently lodg'd in his Breast, between his Coat and Waist-coat, while, with his Right, he prepar'd his Speech. His Actions were few, but just. He had little Eyes, and a Broad Face, a little Pock-fretten, a corpulent Body, and thick Legs, with large Feet. He was better to meet, than to follow;... | |
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Mr. Betterton (although a superlative good actor) laboured under ill figure, being clumsily made, having a great head, a short thick neck, stooped in the shoulders, and had fat short arms, which he rarely lifted higher than his stomach. His left hand... 
