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... famous play is based upon an historical occurrence of the year 1703. It is typically Japanese in spirit and elaborately spun out in presentation . It reflects a rigid code of honor under a feud system of eye - for - eye , tooth - for ...
... famous play is based upon an historical occurrence of the year 1703. It is typically Japanese in spirit and elaborately spun out in presentation . It reflects a rigid code of honor under a feud system of eye - for - eye , tooth - for ...
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... famous dramatization and stage performance of Sherlock Holmes . His own hawklike face became the model for some illustrators ' con- ceptions of the detective . Other Civil War plays were Shenandoah by Bronson Howard and The Copperhead ...
... famous dramatization and stage performance of Sherlock Holmes . His own hawklike face became the model for some illustrators ' con- ceptions of the detective . Other Civil War plays were Shenandoah by Bronson Howard and The Copperhead ...
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... famous as a novelist and critic ; and the prolific student of American middle - class manners , Clyde Fitch . It was a rich period in American acting , with Edwin Forrest , Joe Jefferson , famous for his acting in Rip Van Winkle ...
... famous as a novelist and critic ; and the prolific student of American middle - class manners , Clyde Fitch . It was a rich period in American acting , with Edwin Forrest , Joe Jefferson , famous for his acting in Rip Van Winkle ...
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