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... matters of style , at the expense of other more substantial qualities . Rules concerning dramatic style were much more ... matter of court entertainment to such a degree that makeshift stages were set up wherever the play was to be given ...
... matters of style , at the expense of other more substantial qualities . Rules concerning dramatic style were much more ... matter of court entertainment to such a degree that makeshift stages were set up wherever the play was to be given ...
Page 131
... matters difficult for all competitors . We know that the touring companies of the commedia dell ' arte had helped to spread the non - religious theatre in France . As a matter of fact , even after the French theatre had become firmly ...
... matters difficult for all competitors . We know that the touring companies of the commedia dell ' arte had helped to spread the non - religious theatre in France . As a matter of fact , even after the French theatre had become firmly ...
Page 205
... matter of considerable romantic circum- stance . He fell in love with Elizabeth Finley , who was being persistently courted , to her annoyance , by one Captain Mat- thews . Sheridan eloped with Elizabeth , to Calais , in France , and ...
... matter of considerable romantic circum- stance . He fell in love with Elizabeth Finley , who was being persistently courted , to her annoyance , by one Captain Mat- thews . Sheridan eloped with Elizabeth , to Calais , in France , and ...
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