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I got it into my head , I think from the fact that George Moore's Strike at Arlingford was done by the Independent Theatre , that my only chance of being acted was by making a reputation for myself as a novelist .
I got it into my head , I think from the fact that George Moore's Strike at Arlingford was done by the Independent Theatre , that my only chance of being acted was by making a reputation for myself as a novelist .
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In fact my connection with that body prejudiced me with them , for they decided that I could only write gloomy and unprofitable plays . They could not say that my comedies were gloomy ; but they felt them vaguely unpleasant and were ...
In fact my connection with that body prejudiced me with them , for they decided that I could only write gloomy and unprofitable plays . They could not say that my comedies were gloomy ; but they felt them vaguely unpleasant and were ...
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I have mentioned the fact that from the first I felt a singular embarrassment at witnessing one of my own plays , and this , instead of growing less with each play I produced , as I might have expected , grew greater .
I have mentioned the fact that from the first I felt a singular embarrassment at witnessing one of my own plays , and this , instead of growing less with each play I produced , as I might have expected , grew greater .
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