The Playhouse and the Play: And Other Addresses Concerning the Theatre and Democracy in America |
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... appeal by means of an appeal to the senses . Which of these three kinds of stimulation , then , will ideally be best adapted for the drama to excite ? Clearly not the first , which appeals to the intellect alone ; nor the third , which ...
... appeal by means of an appeal to the senses . Which of these three kinds of stimulation , then , will ideally be best adapted for the drama to excite ? Clearly not the first , which appeals to the intellect alone ; nor the third , which ...
Page 107
... appeal to average taste and minimum critical faculty . Neces- sary it is , because Vaudeville as a business cannot afford to take risks , and , as a business , cannot afford to be educative of criticism . The broadest basis of appeal ...
... appeal to average taste and minimum critical faculty . Neces- sary it is , because Vaudeville as a business cannot afford to take risks , and , as a business , cannot afford to be educative of criticism . The broadest basis of appeal ...
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... appeal were ignored or ridiculed . We know what it is to - day . But what Wagner accomplished for the drama of song and musical motif may equally be accomplished for the drama of speech and the motif of verse , and with far deeper ...
... appeal were ignored or ridiculed . We know what it is to - day . But what Wagner accomplished for the drama of song and musical motif may equally be accomplished for the drama of speech and the motif of verse , and with far deeper ...
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