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Richard Hurst (actor)
Richard Hurst (died 1805) was a British stage actor. He appeared in a number of London and provincial theatres during a lengthy career. From 1765 to 1780 he was a member of the Drury Lane company under the management of David Garrick and then Richard Brinsley Sheridan.The Plays of David Garrick p.371 In 1769 he appeared in Garrick's ''The Jubilee'', a celebration of William Shakespeare. Selected roles * Tigranes in ''Zenobia'' by Arthur Murphy (1768) * Sidasco in '' Zingis'' by Alexander Dow (1768) * Arcas in ''The Grecian Daughter'' by Arthur Murphy (1772) * Corea in '' Braganza'' by Robert Jephson (1775) * Raymond in ''The Battle of Hastings'' by Richard Cumberland (1778) * Asciano in ''The Law of Lombardy'' by Robert Jephson Robert Jephson (1736 – 31 May 1803) was an Irish dramatist and politician. Life He was born in Ireland, a younger son of John Jephson, Archdeacon of Cloyne. He entered Trinity College, Dublin in 1751, but left without a degree. He then j ... ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stage Actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
