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... moved and feel a sense of finality as the last curtain falls . Conventions are just commonly understood ways of doing things . In spite of prevailing conventions there is never any law against doing something differently . Often Western ...
... moved and feel a sense of finality as the last curtain falls . Conventions are just commonly understood ways of doing things . In spite of prevailing conventions there is never any law against doing something differently . Often Western ...
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... moved to the broad expanse of the front steps which made an admirable elevation for playing , with the whole length and breadth of the streets and the public square for the overflow . This kind of staging offered little opportunity for ...
... moved to the broad expanse of the front steps which made an admirable elevation for playing , with the whole length and breadth of the streets and the public square for the overflow . This kind of staging offered little opportunity for ...
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Edmund Fuller. Across the late nineteenth century and on until his death in 1931 moved the bizarre figure of David Belasco , who wished to be the high priest of the American drama to such a degree that he affected a clerical collar . He ...
Edmund Fuller. Across the late nineteenth century and on until his death in 1931 moved the bizarre figure of David Belasco , who wished to be the high priest of the American drama to such a degree that he affected a clerical collar . He ...
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
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