The Playhouse and the Play: And Other Addresses Concerning the Theatre and Democracy in America |
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Page 69
... higher interests of the drama to accuse the commercial managers , as individuals , for the existence of the evils of the playhouse . But this accusation is both wrong and unreasonable ; the blame does not lie there . Conditions , not ...
... higher interests of the drama to accuse the commercial managers , as individuals , for the existence of the evils of the playhouse . But this accusation is both wrong and unreasonable ; the blame does not lie there . Conditions , not ...
Page 72
... higher calibre , its esteem in the community would be higher . To which I reply , The reverse of this ob- jection is the necessary first step to its solution . If the esteem of the community for dramatic art were higher , the status of ...
... higher calibre , its esteem in the community would be higher . To which I reply , The reverse of this ob- jection is the necessary first step to its solution . If the esteem of the community for dramatic art were higher , the status of ...
Page 173
... higher and higher stand- ards of execution ; for there in his text he may not hide a poverty of ideas behind the riches of theatrical production , nor sterility of imagina- tion behind the stage carpenter , nor defective ...
... higher and higher stand- ards of execution ; for there in his text he may not hide a poverty of ideas behind the riches of theatrical production , nor sterility of imagina- tion behind the stage carpenter , nor defective ...
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