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... kind of theatre it will seem to us that there must certainly be very little emotional strain as we would think of it . A Noh does not have the kind of story found in the Kabuki . It is delicately poetic , extremely formal and cere ...
... kind of theatre it will seem to us that there must certainly be very little emotional strain as we would think of it . A Noh does not have the kind of story found in the Kabuki . It is delicately poetic , extremely formal and cere ...
Page 96
... kind of scenic splurge , the stage of the late Renaissance theatre overbalanced the auditorium to a degree quite out of propor- tion . It might be called the tail wagging the dog . Our modern stages have gone a bit to the other extreme ...
... kind of scenic splurge , the stage of the late Renaissance theatre overbalanced the auditorium to a degree quite out of propor- tion . It might be called the tail wagging the dog . Our modern stages have gone a bit to the other extreme ...
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... - ticated Mephistopheles , alone upon the stage , remarking : I like , at times , to hear the Ancient's word , And have a care to be most civil : It's really kind of such a noble Lord So humanly 184 A Pageant of the Theatre.
... - ticated Mephistopheles , alone upon the stage , remarking : I like , at times , to hear the Ancient's word , And have a care to be most civil : It's really kind of such a noble Lord So humanly 184 A Pageant of the Theatre.
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