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It is a far cry from the savage campfire to today , when every city and nearly every good - sized 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 ...
It is a far cry from the savage campfire to today , when every city and nearly every good - sized 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 ...
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There are always exceptions to any general rule , but the usual performance was played on wagon stages , either moving in procession , through a town , or lined up in a row in the country . Each wagon contained a setting and carried the ...
There are always exceptions to any general rule , but the usual performance was played on wagon stages , either moving in procession , through a town , or lined up in a row in the country . Each wagon contained a setting and carried the ...
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The spires and roofs of the town can be seen in the background . Great preparations are under way . Gaily colored tents have been erected , housing refreshments of all kinds . Crowds of burghers with their wives , and apprentices of ...
The spires and roofs of the town can be seen in the background . Great preparations are under way . Gaily colored tents have been erected , housing refreshments of all kinds . Crowds of burghers with their wives , and apprentices of ...
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