Introduction
Leigh Hunt (1784–1859), poet, dramatist, and essayist, writing in The Tatler, compares the acting style of classical actor John Kemble (1757–1823), with that of the great tragic actor Edmund Kean (1787–1833), who made his debut as Shylock at Drury Lane in 1814.
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