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... 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 in truth , as Lessing said , the ...
... 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 in truth , as Lessing said , the ...
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... died . He was succeeded as manager and leading player by David Douglass , who also married Hallam's widow - a thorough job of succession . Douglass brought the company back to New York . A second attempt upon Philadelphia brought ...
... died . He was succeeded as manager and leading player by David Douglass , who also married Hallam's widow - a thorough job of succession . Douglass brought the company back to New York . A second attempt upon Philadelphia brought ...
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... 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 ...
... 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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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Roman Spectacle | 33 |
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