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Page 96
... never tire of looking at it , because of the different things that are there , all most cleverly designed and executed . . . . ” This was the keynote of the Court theatres : mostly a dis- play for the eyes . In order to accommodate the ...
... never tire of looking at it , because of the different things that are there , all most cleverly designed and executed . . . . ” This was the keynote of the Court theatres : mostly a dis- play for the eyes . In order to accommodate the ...
Page 195
... never seen elsewhere . No playwright dreamed of carrying his work so far as to risk the suspicion of having be- come professional . It was a point of honor and social position to maintain one's amateur standing . A fine , titled ...
... never seen elsewhere . No playwright dreamed of carrying his work so far as to risk the suspicion of having be- come professional . It was a point of honor and social position to maintain one's amateur standing . A fine , titled ...
Page 241
... never produced for it lacked a part suitable to the manager's wife . Dunlap took his cue from this experience and forever afterwards adapted his plays to the company available . In the course of time Dunlap acquired the managership of ...
... never produced for it lacked a part suitable to the manager's wife . Dunlap took his cue from this experience and forever afterwards adapted his plays to the company available . In the course of time Dunlap acquired the managership of ...
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Spectacular Rome | 27 |
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