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... brought it into being more centuries ago than we can count . It is a far cry from the savage campfire to today ... brought in identical form to hundreds of thousands of people throughout the country at one time . In cities where ...
... brought it into being more centuries ago than we can count . It is a far cry from the savage campfire to today ... brought in identical form to hundreds of thousands of people throughout the country at one time . In cities where ...
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... brought up the fact that in Greece , from whence the Roman theatre had come , theatrical performances had been the service of wor- ship of Dionysus , a god of drunkenness and debauchery . And , again like the Puritans of old Salem ...
... brought up the fact that in Greece , from whence the Roman theatre had come , theatrical performances had been the service of wor- ship of Dionysus , a god of drunkenness and debauchery . And , again like the Puritans of old Salem ...
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... brought to America by the producer , Morris Gest , who likewise produced The Miracle , a famous play in imitation of the mediaeval form . Family tradition has played a large part in the Freiburg play as well , and the leading rôles have ...
... brought to America by the producer , Morris Gest , who likewise produced The Miracle , a famous play in imitation of the mediaeval form . Family tradition has played a large part in the Freiburg play as well , and the leading rôles have ...
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