#Thomas Noon Talfourd

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Anna Cora Mowatt and the Author of "Ion"

Anna Cora Mowatt and the Author of “Ion”

Part II: The Boy Who Loved to Draw Skeletons   [This multi-part series of entries examines Anna Cora Mowatt’s experience playing the lead role in Thomas Noon Talfourd’s “Ion.” If you are unfamiliar with the play, a full cast recording of this classic drama is available at Librivox]   In the last blog entry, I got so caught up in the drama between actor William Macready and theater manager Alfred…

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Vacation Rambles And Thoughts, T. N. Talfourd, 1845, Leather, 1st Ed, 2 Volumes

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Vacation Rambles And Thoughts Comprising The Recollections of Three Continental Tours In the Vacations of 1841, 1842 and 1843. by T. N. Talfourd, D. C. L. – ♦ – FIRST EDITION 2 VOLUME SET UNCOMMON – ♦ – Publisher:  Edward Moxon, London Copyright:  1845 This is a collection of travel memoirs from English judge Thomas Noon Talfourd. Including chapters on Geneva, Paris, Cologne, Strasburg, the Alps and many other fantastic places. Two volumes. 

Condition:  These books are in good condition and will make a great addition to your library. Half calf leather, half marble board, raised leather bands on spine. There is some rubbing on covers and edges as is typical for books of this age. Hinges strong, binding square. Both books bear a private library label on inside front cover and have slight foxing on title page, rest of text block is clean. Page edges are hand marbled. Both books have a penciled in inscription on endpage. 

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Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd SL (26 May 1795 – 13 March 1854) was an English judge, politician and author. The son of a well-to-do brewer, Talfourd was born at Reading, Berkshire. He received his education at Hendon, and Reading grammar school. via Pocket

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Anna Cora Mowatt and “Ion”

Anna Cora Mowatt and “Ion”

Part I: The Play Begins with a Punch [This multi-part series of entries examines Anna Cora Mowatt’s experience playing the lead role in Thomas Noon Talfourd’s “Ion.” If you are unfamiliar with the play, a full cast recording of this classic drama is available at Librivox] The story of Thomas Noon Talfourd’s solemn Grecian tragedy, “Ion,” making its way to the London stage begins, surprisingly…

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Anna Cora Mowatt, Pauline, and the Road to England

Anna Cora Mowatt, Pauline, and the Road to England

PART VII: THE CLIMB UP AND ELLEN TREE In 1776, the United States broke decisively from Great Britain. However, in the 1840s, the theatre world of the U.S. was undeniably still a colony of the London stage, humbly obeying its every decree in fads and trends, and making only token displays of independence. Faded stars from the British Isles ruled as kings and queens in playhouses of the East coast.…

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Anna Cora Mowatt and Ion

Anna Cora Mowatt and Ion

Part VIII: Waking Realities of Mowatt’s “Dreamy” Ion [This multi-part series of entries examines Anna Cora Mowatt’s experience playing the lead role in Thomas Noon Talfourd’s “Ion.” If you are unfamiliar with the play, a full cast recording of this classic drama is available at Librivox] Anna Cora Mowatt scored her biggest hits playing beautiful young women in historical dramas.  Proud Pauline in…

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Anna Cora Mowatt and the Practical Applications of "Ion"

Anna Cora Mowatt and the Practical Applications of “Ion”

Part VII: Anything Ellen Tree Can Do… [This multi-part series of entries examines Anna Cora Mowatt’s experience playing the lead role in Thomas Noon Talfourd’s “Ion.” If you are unfamiliar with the play, a full cast recording of this classic drama is available at Librivox] Before I launch into a discussion of her experiences playing the lead role in Thomas Talfourd’s tragedy “Ion,” let me remind…

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Anna Cora Mowatt, Charlotte Cushman, and the Vanishing Ion

Anna Cora Mowatt, Charlotte Cushman, and the Vanishing Ion

Part VI: Actress versus Actress [This multi-part series of entries examines Anna Cora Mowatt’s experience playing the lead role in Thomas Noon Talfourd’s “Ion.” If you are unfamiliar with the play, a full cast recording of this classic drama is available at Librivox] I became interested in taking a closer look at Anna Cora Mowatt’s portrayal of the lead role in Thomas Talfourd’s “Ion” while I was…

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Anna Cora Mowatt and Charlotte Cushman’s Ion

Anna Cora Mowatt and Charlotte Cushman’s Ion

Part V: Lady Ion [This multi-part series of entries examines Anna Cora Mowatt’s experience playing the lead role in Thomas Noon Talfourd’s “Ion.” If you are unfamiliar with the play, a full cast recording of this classic drama is available at Librivox] It would be both peevish and plain silly to be aggrieved about the lack of scholarly attention that has been devoted to Charlotte Cushman’s…

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Anna Cora Mowatt and Ellen Tree’s Ion on Tour

Anna Cora Mowatt and Ellen Tree’s Ion on Tour

Part IV: The U.S. Goes Out of Its Tree for Ellen [This multi-part series of entries examines Anna Cora Mowatt’s experience playing the lead role in Thomas Noon Talfourd’s “Ion.” If you are unfamiliar with the play, a full cast recording of this classic drama is available at Librivox] In the Victorian era, one sure mark of success on a grand scale in the theatre was the appearance of some truly…

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Anna Cora Mowatt and Ellen Tree’s Ion

Anna Cora Mowatt and Ellen Tree’s Ion

Part III: The Grand Experiment Begins [This multi-part series of entries examines Anna Cora Mowatt’s experience playing the lead role in Thomas Noon Talfourd’s “Ion.” If you are unfamiliar with the play, a full cast recording of this classic drama is available at Librivox] Anyone who knows anything about Victorian era theatre will be able to tell you that part of the explanation for the fad for…