Книга: Murdoch James Edward «A plea for spoken language. An essay upon comparative elocution, condensed from lectures delivered throughout the United States»

A plea for spoken language. An essay upon comparative elocution, condensed from lectures delivered throughout the United States

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Murdoch, James Edward

▪ American actor
born Jan. 25, 1811, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.
died May 19, 1893, Cincinnati, Ohio

      one of the foremost American actors of the 19th century.

      After performing with amateur groups in Philadelphia, Murdoch made his successful debut at the Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, in Lovers' Vows by August von Kotzebue. Following an unsalaried season with the company, he traveled about North America, playing with various companies. In 1832, when he was emerging as an important actor, he mistakenly took arsenic for medicine and was a semi-invalid thereafter.

      For the next 60 years Murdoch was on the stage irregularly, yet he managed to establish a reputation and was highly regarded during the 19th century as both a tragedian and a comedian. In 1833 he played again at the Chestnut Street Theatre, with Fanny Kemble (Kemble, Fanny), one of England's leading actresses, who was then on tour in the United States. Twenty years later he performed with Joseph Jefferson (Jefferson, Joseph), one of the outstanding figures of the American stage, in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's masterpiece The School for Scandal; in such plays Murdoch was considered to be the finest light comedian of his day. His appearance at the new Metropolitan Theatre, San Francisco, about that same time helped the establishment of fine theatre on the West Coast. He appeared in England in 1856, and his successful performances at the Haymarket Theatre, London, were noted in the Autobiography of Jefferson, who paid him great tribute. His style was marked by superb elocution, finesse, and naturalness.

      Murdoch came out of retirement in 1861 to entertain and perform benefits for the American Civil War wounded. His last appearance was at a dramatic festival in Cincinnati in 1883. Among his most popular roles were Mirabell (in William Congreve's Way of the World) and Mercutio and Orlando (in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and As You Like It, respectively). His book The Stage; or, Recollections of Actors and Acting was published in 1880.

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