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Page 118
... produced Loaves and Fishes . None of them was a failure ; none of them was a success . The managers neither made nor lost money on them . Loaves and Fishes failed to have a long run because the public of that day was uneasy at seeing a ...
... produced Loaves and Fishes . None of them was a failure ; none of them was a success . The managers neither made nor lost money on them . Loaves and Fishes failed to have a long run because the public of that day was uneasy at seeing a ...
Page 141
... producing an elaborate school of performers , suc- cumbed when musical instruments were invented that produced more beautifully the peculiar effects it sought ; and there is no reason why prose drama should not suffer the same fate . It ...
... producing an elaborate school of performers , suc- cumbed when musical instruments were invented that produced more beautifully the peculiar effects it sought ; and there is no reason why prose drama should not suffer the same fate . It ...
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... produced chiefly by amateurs is thin in comparison with that of the coun- tries in which a number of men , with ... produces the best of which he is capable . Since writing is a healthy occupation , he will probably go on living long ...
... produced chiefly by amateurs is thin in comparison with that of the coun- tries in which a number of men , with ... produces the best of which he is capable . Since writing is a healthy occupation , he will probably go on living long ...
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