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Page 579
... novel , play or picture , the primary emphasis is upon entertainment , and to entertain the audience it is above all ... novel the easiest of all three . I have practised all these crafts - that of the theatre with dubious success , that ...
... novel , play or picture , the primary emphasis is upon entertainment , and to entertain the audience it is above all ... novel the easiest of all three . I have practised all these crafts - that of the theatre with dubious success , that ...
Page 580
... novel nor of the play . It lies somewhere between the two . It is not the dramatization of the novel , nor the novelization of a play , but rather a narrative told in terms of the theatre . It must " move " and its characters must ...
... novel nor of the play . It lies somewhere between the two . It is not the dramatization of the novel , nor the novelization of a play , but rather a narrative told in terms of the theatre . It must " move " and its characters must ...
Page 581
... Novels on the stage . In general , dramatic adaptations of novels have been only moderately successful because following the novel closely has often meant including too many characters and scenes , or too many themes . Adaptations which ...
... Novels on the stage . In general , dramatic adaptations of novels have been only moderately successful because following the novel closely has often meant including too many characters and scenes , or too many themes . Adaptations which ...
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Preface George Freedley | xii |
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