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... theatre . He had become the most distinguished critic and theorist of the drama since Aristotle , a truly impressive distinction . In 1767 a progressive German National Theatre was founded in the city of Hamburg . Its life was brief ...
... theatre . He had become the most distinguished critic and theorist of the drama since Aristotle , a truly impressive distinction . In 1767 a progressive German National Theatre was founded in the city of Hamburg . Its life was brief ...
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... theatre of brutality " as a label for the ugly strains of violence and hate on the modern stage . No one can say how long these elements will last . In time their vogue will pass , as do all vogues . The Broadway theatre is commercial ...
... theatre of brutality " as a label for the ugly strains of violence and hate on the modern stage . No one can say how long these elements will last . In time their vogue will pass , as do all vogues . The Broadway theatre is commercial ...
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... theatre companies , believing them to be an asset and a source of national cultural pride . That has not been the tradition in the United States , for better or ... theatre , especially that of Broadway but by extension 282 THE THEATRE TODAY.
... theatre companies , believing them to be an asset and a source of national cultural pride . That has not been the tradition in the United States , for better or ... theatre , especially that of Broadway but by extension 282 THE THEATRE TODAY.
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Roman Spectacle | 33 |
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