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... comedy with a big part for an actress , who , if she liked it , might induce a manager to give the play a trial . I asked myself what sort of part would be likely to appeal to a leading lady , and having made up my mind on this point ...
... comedy with a big part for an actress , who , if she liked it , might induce a manager to give the play a trial . I asked myself what sort of part would be likely to appeal to a leading lady , and having made up my mind on this point ...
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... comedy must consider from the standpoint of comedy is himself . XXX V I HAD by then made up my mind on many things connected with the drama . One of the conclusions I had come to was that a prose play was scarcely less ephemeral than a ...
... comedy must consider from the standpoint of comedy is himself . XXX V I HAD by then made up my mind on many things connected with the drama . One of the conclusions I had come to was that a prose play was scarcely less ephemeral than a ...
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... comedy is concerned , it should be recognized that the demand for realism is unjustified . Comedy is an artificial thing and so only the appearance , not the reality , of naturalism is in place . The laugh must be sought for its own ...
... comedy is concerned , it should be recognized that the demand for realism is unjustified . Comedy is an artificial thing and so only the appearance , not the reality , of naturalism is in place . The laugh must be sought for its own ...
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