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... remained , for a time , of the function of the playwright . The star performer of the Gelosi was Francesco Andreini , a man of reckless and adventurous temperament . The An- dreini family was outstanding in the commedia . Isabella ...
... remained , for a time , of the function of the playwright . The star performer of the Gelosi was Francesco Andreini , a man of reckless and adventurous temperament . The An- dreini family was outstanding in the commedia . Isabella ...
Page 192
... remained the backbone of the nation during a period of cavalier giddiness . But the world is never black and white . There were preju- dices , bigotries , and evils among the burghers ; and there were virtues and great gifts among the ...
... remained the backbone of the nation during a period of cavalier giddiness . But the world is never black and white . There were preju- dices , bigotries , and evils among the burghers ; and there were virtues and great gifts among the ...
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... remained . The first play performed professionally in the city was The Conscious Lovers , a sickly - sentimental comedy by Sir Richard Steele . Flushed with the success of this northward move , The American Company next began to prepare ...
... remained . The first play performed professionally in the city was The Conscious Lovers , a sickly - sentimental comedy by Sir Richard Steele . Flushed with the success of this northward move , The American Company next began to prepare ...
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