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... Truly these actors and spectators are richly imaginative ! The Chinese theatre also has a chorus of a sort . But the " chorus " is a single actor who wanders back and forth at will , stepping forward , from time to time , to put in a ...
... Truly these actors and spectators are richly imaginative ! The Chinese theatre also has a chorus of a sort . But the " chorus " is a single actor who wanders back and forth at will , stepping forward , from time to time , to put in a ...
Page 216
... truly distinguished artist . He resorted to stage tricks and valued cheap effects , carried off with a flourish that seemed to dignify them . He was bitterly opposed to the plays of the two foremost dramatists of his time , Ibsen and ...
... truly distinguished artist . He resorted to stage tricks and valued cheap effects , carried off with a flourish that seemed to dignify them . He was bitterly opposed to the plays of the two foremost dramatists of his time , Ibsen and ...
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... truly American sub- ject matter . Dunlap wrote a History of the American Theatre , from its beginnings until 1832. The volume is especially interesting for its detailed view of the early theatre by one of its chief figures . In addition ...
... truly American sub- ject matter . Dunlap wrote a History of the American Theatre , from its beginnings until 1832. The volume is especially interesting for its detailed view of the early theatre by one of its chief figures . In addition ...
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