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At the end of the play the heroine died a tearful death . “ But of what did she die ? ” asked the mystified man , unable to see any real logic in the ending of the play . “ Indeed , ” was the reply , “ she died of the Fifth Act ! ” For ...
At the end of the play the heroine died a tearful death . “ But of what did she die ? ” asked the mystified man , unable to see any real logic in the ending of the play . “ Indeed , ” was the reply , “ she died of the Fifth Act ! ” For ...
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Many restrictions and a vigilant censorship of scripts were imposed upon the company as conditions and it was required to post a large bond against violations . The next adventure was a tour to Bermuda . There Lewis Hallam died .
Many restrictions and a vigilant censorship of scripts were imposed upon the company as conditions and it was required to post a large bond against violations . The next adventure was a tour to Bermuda . There Lewis Hallam died .
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Ibsen died in 1906 ; in the preceding years he had suffered two paralytic strokes , the last of which began to undermine his mental faculties . He died partly the victor and partly the vanquished . Sometimes he had been depressed by a ...
Ibsen died in 1906 ; in the preceding years he had suffered two paralytic strokes , the last of which began to undermine his mental faculties . He died partly the victor and partly the vanquished . Sometimes he had been depressed by a ...
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Contents
How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Reconstruction of Theatre of Dionysus at Athens | 14 |
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