John Burtons Stage Yarns

Author : Annie B. Cooper
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267393831
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (938 download)

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Download or read book John Burton's Stage Yarns (Classic Reprint) written by Annie B. Cooper and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from John Burton's Stage Yarns While residing in Los Angeles, California, it has been my pleasant task to prepare for the public this series of stories, which I have tried to give as nearly as possible in the words of the narrator. I deeply regret that it is utterly be yond my power to reproduce them exactly as I heard them, for I cannot put on paper the unc tion with which they were delivered to me; the necessary accompaniment of unsurpassed facial expression and the contagious good-natured smile of this clever comedian are missing. The greater part of these stories have never before been in print, and have come directly un der Mr. Burton's personal observation. He wishes, however, to give due credit and thanks for the few which have been told him by others, and which we have added to make the volume more complete. These stories are not confined to actors of note alone; many of them, in fact, the best of them, are told of people who have achieved small fame in the theatrical line; it is their mistakes and peculiarities that have called this book into existence. You will find these Yarns of Actors Past and Present to be in keeping with the quaint, delightful - because unconscious - humor of the man who tells them. Annie B. Cooper. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.