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Page 131
... notion that when the intelli- gent look for thought in a playhouse , they show less intelligence than one would have expected of them . Thought is a private thing . It is the offspring of reason . It depends on the mental capacity of ...
... notion that when the intelli- gent look for thought in a playhouse , they show less intelligence than one would have expected of them . Thought is a private thing . It is the offspring of reason . It depends on the mental capacity of ...
Page 148
... notion has proved successful ; it needs a greater adaptability than modern actors have . Probably the dramatist's best way to cope with this difficulty is to underwrite his parts , lightly sketch- ing the characters and counting on the ...
... notion has proved successful ; it needs a greater adaptability than modern actors have . Probably the dramatist's best way to cope with this difficulty is to underwrite his parts , lightly sketch- ing the characters and counting on the ...
Page 208
... notion prevailed that anyone who had artistic leanings and wanted to write short stories must write stories like Chekhov . Several writ- ers transplanted Russian melancholy , Russian mysti- cism , Russian fecklessness , Russian despair ...
... notion prevailed that anyone who had artistic leanings and wanted to write short stories must write stories like Chekhov . Several writ- ers transplanted Russian melancholy , Russian mysti- cism , Russian fecklessness , Russian despair ...
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