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... audience to concern themselves with one character or two more than with the rest . With the interest thus dispersed it is possible that the audience will not feel warmly about any of the persons of the play , and since the author must ...
... audience to concern themselves with one character or two more than with the rest . With the interest thus dispersed it is possible that the audience will not feel warmly about any of the persons of the play , and since the author must ...
Page 125
... audience , and , I suppose one must add now , the director . For the moment I will consider the audience . All the best dramatists have written with their eye ... audiences affect plays ; a matinée audience and an evening 125 THE SUMMING UP.
... audience , and , I suppose one must add now , the director . For the moment I will consider the audience . All the best dramatists have written with their eye ... audiences affect plays ; a matinée audience and an evening 125 THE SUMMING UP.
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William Somerset Maugham. audiences affect plays ; a matinée audience and an evening audience may see quite different plays . We are told that the Norwegian public looks upon Ibsen's plays as comedies rich in laughter ; the English ...
William Somerset Maugham. audiences affect plays ; a matinée audience and an evening audience may see quite different plays . We are told that the Norwegian public looks upon Ibsen's plays as comedies rich in laughter ; the English ...
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