The Playhouse and the Play: And Other Addresses Concerning the Theatre and Democracy in America |
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... possible that are not possible now . Only , we say , first change your human nature before you begin meddling with institutions . The Professor : That again sounds so reasonable , yet realiy , in practice , is so obstructive . For if it ...
... possible that are not possible now . Only , we say , first change your human nature before you begin meddling with institutions . The Professor : That again sounds so reasonable , yet realiy , in practice , is so obstructive . For if it ...
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... possible amount of the first kind of stimu- lation , and the greatest possible amount of the third kind . The second kind , ―æsthetic stimulation , he may reasonably ignore alto- gether , as a superfluous combination . Thus it becomes ...
... possible amount of the first kind of stimu- lation , and the greatest possible amount of the third kind . The second kind , ―æsthetic stimulation , he may reasonably ignore alto- gether , as a superfluous combination . Thus it becomes ...
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... possible and to make the most money possible . But such methods cannot hope permanently to succeed ; for they are based on a divided energy , and a divided law.1 The manager who adopts methods which 1 See Comment on page 199 . singly ...
... possible and to make the most money possible . But such methods cannot hope permanently to succeed ; for they are based on a divided energy , and a divided law.1 The manager who adopts methods which 1 See Comment on page 199 . singly ...
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