The Playhouse and the Play: And Other Addresses Concerning the Theatre and Democracy in America |
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... mind the revolution of a theatrical season or decade in a particular city , our reformation may be based , with fair confi- dence , in the courage , wisdom , and ideality of individual leaders . But if we have in mind the upbuilding of ...
... mind the revolution of a theatrical season or decade in a particular city , our reformation may be based , with fair confi- dence , in the courage , wisdom , and ideality of individual leaders . But if we have in mind the upbuilding of ...
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... mind has dissociated the theatre from all relationship to institutions for the public weal . Nevertheless , the public mind has not done this consciously , by thoughtful analysis of the drama and the theatre in their real nature ...
... mind has dissociated the theatre from all relationship to institutions for the public weal . Nevertheless , the public mind has not done this consciously , by thoughtful analysis of the drama and the theatre in their real nature ...
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... mind upon text which causes play - reading as a pleasure almost never to pall , but increas- ing the appetite by custom , to dissatisfy one thenceforward with all less imaginative kinds of reading . Consulting the play's text as the ...
... mind upon text which causes play - reading as a pleasure almost never to pall , but increas- ing the appetite by custom , to dissatisfy one thenceforward with all less imaginative kinds of reading . Consulting the play's text as the ...
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