The Playhouse and the Play: And Other Addresses Concerning the Theatre and Democracy in America |
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... become the authentic instrument of dramatic leadership — of the creative idea , the play- wright will then become a very powerful factor in guiding public taste . His art will then become , for the first time , an effectual in- 70 THE ...
... become the authentic instrument of dramatic leadership — of the creative idea , the play- wright will then become a very powerful factor in guiding public taste . His art will then become , for the first time , an effectual in- 70 THE ...
Page 137
... become moribund , split by many sects and schisms , and essentially unadapted to express the unity and variety of national consciousness , and while the national consciousness of the democracy itself was becoming enlarged and uplifted ...
... become moribund , split by many sects and schisms , and essentially unadapted to express the unity and variety of national consciousness , and while the national consciousness of the democracy itself was becoming enlarged and uplifted ...
Page 176
... become accustomed to view the distorted result as the dramatic idea , mistake the production for the play itself , the actors for the dramatis personæ . The manner of acting or producing a play becomes for them no longer a means but an ...
... become accustomed to view the distorted result as the dramatic idea , mistake the production for the play itself , the actors for the dramatis personæ . The manner of acting or producing a play becomes for them no longer a means but an ...
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