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... town has its theatre , even if it is no more than the town auditorium used for a hundred other purposes . Since the coming of the talking pictures many of these theatres have been dark most of the year . Some of them have become motion ...
... town has its theatre , even if it is no more than the town auditorium used for a hundred other purposes . Since the coming of the talking pictures many of these theatres have been dark most of the year . Some of them have become motion ...
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... town , or lined up in a row in the country . Each wagon contained a setting and carried the actors nec- essary to its scene . The usual occasion of the performance was the annual celebration of Corpus Christi , the great spring ...
... town , or lined up in a row in the country . Each wagon contained a setting and carried the actors nec- essary to its scene . The usual occasion of the performance was the annual celebration of Corpus Christi , the great spring ...
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... town of Nuremberg . The spires and roofs of the town can be seen in the background . Great prepara- tions are under way . Gaily colored tents have been erected , housing refreshments of all kinds . Crowds of burghers with their wives ...
... town of Nuremberg . The spires and roofs of the town can be seen in the background . Great prepara- tions are under way . Gaily colored tents have been erected , housing refreshments of all kinds . Crowds of burghers with their wives ...
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Spectacular Rome | 27 |
The Theatres of China Japan | 43 |
FIVE | 68 |
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