Joseph Surface

But I will not expatiate upon the "sentiment" involved in the subject, for fear of incurring the reproach cast by Sir Peter Teazle upon that very humane and sentimental character, Joseph Surface, whose actions differed so widely from his words.

The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner John Wilkinson

It has been said that the characters of Charles and Joseph Surface were suggested by the Tom

English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction Henry Coppee

The person who took the part of Joseph Surface, in our representation of

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various

Its hero, when Palmer played it at least, was Joseph Surface.

English literary criticism Various

Portrait of W. Grumbletone, Esq.,/with that breadth and clearness in the character of Joseph Surface. | so apparent in this clever

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, July 17, 1841 Various

These are the last words we have left to descant upon: they are such as should be the last; and, like _Joseph Surface_, "moral to the end."

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 25, 1841 Various

Joseph Surface is a hypocrite and a villain; but the youthful grace of Mr. Irving so charmed a lady in the stalls that she said she

The Theory of the Theatre Clayton Hamilton

Joseph Surface, to go down now, must be a downright revolting villain -- no compromise -- his first appearance must shock and give horror -- his specious plausibilities, which the pleasurable faculties of our fathers welcomed with such hearty greetings, knowing that no harm (dramatic harm even) could come, or was meant to come, of them, must inspire a cold and killing aversion.

English literary criticism Various

Harpagon is not more unlike to Jourdain, Joseph Surface is not more unlike to Sir Lucius O’Trigger, than every one of Miss Austen’s young divines to all his reverend brethren.

Criticisms and Interpretations. II. By Lord Macaulay 1917

In the permanence of its hold on the public it is surpassed only by the plays of Shakespeare; and in characters like Joseph Surface, Sir Peter, and Lady Teazle, and in the scandal scene and the auction scene the author added to the lasting glories of the English stage.

Introductory Note 1909