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Bernard Shaw , who was one of the men who would bring a new depth to playwriting , in his days as a critic assailed the well - made play and ... His La Princesse Lointaine ( The Distant Princess ) provided a role for Sarah Bernhardt .
Bernard Shaw , who was one of the men who would bring a new depth to playwriting , in his days as a critic assailed the well - made play and ... His La Princesse Lointaine ( The Distant Princess ) provided a role for Sarah Bernhardt .
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... stage with Ellen Terry and also shared an epistolary courtship - perhaps a little less Platonic - by Bernard Shaw . ... actress of her time , a claim always disputed by partisans of her contemporary and rival , Sarah Bernhardt .
... stage with Ellen Terry and also shared an epistolary courtship - perhaps a little less Platonic - by Bernard Shaw . ... actress of her time , a claim always disputed by partisans of her contemporary and rival , Sarah Bernhardt .
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Sarah Bernhardt played it in France ( Wilde wrote it in French ) and it was made into one of the most powerful of modern operas by the German composer Richard Strauss . Like Wagner's operas , it has an all but overpowering orchestral ...
Sarah Bernhardt played it in France ( Wilde wrote it in French ) and it was made into one of the most powerful of modern operas by the German composer Richard Strauss . Like Wagner's operas , it has an all but overpowering orchestral ...
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Reconstruction of Theatre of Dionysus at Athens | 14 |
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