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Roman comedy is the source of some of the oldest jokes and well - worn comic routines that are still with us with superficial changes of costume , language , and topical reference . Sometimes the changes are not even very great .
Roman comedy is the source of some of the oldest jokes and well - worn comic routines that are still with us with superficial changes of costume , language , and topical reference . Sometimes the changes are not even very great .
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You encounter them frequently today , not only in theatrical variations on stage , television , and film , but in many other media - especially the comic strip . One of the oldest “ funny paper ” features still goes on ...
You encounter them frequently today , not only in theatrical variations on stage , television , and film , but in many other media - especially the comic strip . One of the oldest “ funny paper ” features still goes on ...
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William Wycherley , who was nicknamed “ Manly ” Wycherley , was a comic dramatist of much greater talent though none the less a devoted amateur . His first play to be produced was Love in a Wood , acted in 1671.
William Wycherley , who was nicknamed “ Manly ” Wycherley , was a comic dramatist of much greater talent though none the less a devoted amateur . His first play to be produced was Love in a Wood , acted in 1671.
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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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