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HOW GARRICK SPOKE SHAKESPEARE

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Talk by David Abercrombie
Illustrated byIan Catford
In 1775 Joshua Steele published ' An essay towards cstab'ishing the melody and measure of speech, to be expressed and perpetuated by peculiar symbols.' From a transcription the book contains it is possible to reproduce the manner in which Garrick delivered the ' To be or not to be ' soliloquy in Hamlct.
See ' Both Sides of the Microphone '

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