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... given character in a given predic- ament , comic or tragic . In addition to this we must remember that the Greeks had a drama of great poetic quality . They loved , more than any other gift in an actor , a rich and beautiful voice . In ...
... given character in a given predic- ament , comic or tragic . In addition to this we must remember that the Greeks had a drama of great poetic quality . They loved , more than any other gift in an actor , a rich and beautiful voice . In ...
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... given in the light of flares . The effect must have been a little bit like night baseball in our own . times . Actors in Rome did not enjoy high social standing . Most actors were slaves , with a few exceptions among the most dis ...
... given in the light of flares . The effect must have been a little bit like night baseball in our own . times . Actors in Rome did not enjoy high social standing . Most actors were slaves , with a few exceptions among the most dis ...
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... given rise to some strange , unsupported the- ories . One persistent handful of persons has maintained , for many years , that Shakespeare is merely a name to cloak the actual authorship of the famous philosopher - statesman , Francis ...
... given rise to some strange , unsupported the- ories . One persistent handful of persons has maintained , for many years , that Shakespeare is merely a name to cloak the actual authorship of the famous philosopher - statesman , Francis ...
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