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This kind of tradition generally lasts only as long as the specific society or class that developed it . The noh existed for six hundred years , almost unchanged in all that time , until Japan felt the influence of the West .
This kind of tradition generally lasts only as long as the specific society or class that developed it . The noh existed for six hundred years , almost unchanged in all that time , until Japan felt the influence of the West .
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He had a habit of writing in his spare time and it soon developed that this interfered with his duties . He was ordered curtly to cease his literary activities . When he failed to obey this command he was arrested and put into military ...
He had a habit of writing in his spare time and it soon developed that this interfered with his duties . He was ordered curtly to cease his literary activities . When he failed to obey this command he was arrested and put into military ...
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Belasco developed a number of stars , notably David Warfield , and his producing offices became a kind of theatrical temple . In staging techniques he was a literal realist . Unfortunately his idea of what was real did not extend to the ...
Belasco developed a number of stars , notably David Warfield , and his producing offices became a kind of theatrical temple . In staging techniques he was a literal realist . Unfortunately his idea of what was real did not extend to the ...
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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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