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... with criminals and is a satire on the morals of the age . Its novelty and verve made it a smash hit . A man named Rich was the manager of Drury Lane ( before Garrick's time ) when The Beggar's Opera was produced and the wits said ...
... with criminals and is a satire on the morals of the age . Its novelty and verve made it a smash hit . A man named Rich was the manager of Drury Lane ( before Garrick's time ) when The Beggar's Opera was produced and the wits said ...
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He wrote a play , The Modest Soldier , which was accepted but not produced because it lacked a part suitable for the manager's wife . Dunlap took his cue from this experience and afterward was careful to adapt his plays to the personnel ...
He wrote a play , The Modest Soldier , which was accepted but not produced because it lacked a part suitable for the manager's wife . Dunlap took his cue from this experience and afterward was careful to adapt his plays to the personnel ...
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Independent managers such as Belasco , Mansfield , and the intrepid Mrs. Fiske , who would not bow to the financial dictation of the syndicate , found themselves unable to obtain theatres in which to present their productions .
Independent managers such as Belasco , Mansfield , and the intrepid Mrs. Fiske , who would not bow to the financial dictation of the syndicate , found themselves unable to obtain theatres in which to present their productions .
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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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