The Playhouse and the Play: And Other Addresses Concerning the Theatre and Democracy in America |
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... considered as a fine art for the few ; that drama which , having its secure home in the court and municipal theatres ... considered as a fine art for the few . In the second , the drama is considered not as a fine art at all , 102 THE ...
... considered as a fine art for the few ; that drama which , having its secure home in the court and municipal theatres ... considered as a fine art for the few . In the second , the drama is considered not as a fine art at all , 102 THE ...
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And Other Addresses Concerning the Theatre and Democracy in America Percy MacKaye. is considered not as a fine art at all , but as a heterogeneous entertainment for the many . Here now is a crucial moment , an inspiring opportunity , in ...
And Other Addresses Concerning the Theatre and Democracy in America Percy MacKaye. is considered not as a fine art at all , but as a heterogeneous entertainment for the many . Here now is a crucial moment , an inspiring opportunity , in ...
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... considered . Plays and players , as wares of the theatre , are wonderfully advertised ; but the theatre itself , as perhaps the mightiest potentiality for civic enlightenment and education in America , is almost nowhere studied and ...
... considered . Plays and players , as wares of the theatre , are wonderfully advertised ; but the theatre itself , as perhaps the mightiest potentiality for civic enlightenment and education in America , is almost nowhere studied and ...
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