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... star had he not managed to escape , with the help of his friends . Soviet audiences , in con- trast , were orderly participants in the action of post - war propaganda plays . Today , however , according to rumor , the jitterbugs who ...
... star had he not managed to escape , with the help of his friends . Soviet audiences , in con- trast , were orderly participants in the action of post - war propaganda plays . Today , however , according to rumor , the jitterbugs who ...
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... star is Norma Shearer , he must determine what sort of story is best for her . Should it be a period or a modern ... star's abilities must not be limited nor can the public be permitted to feel that it is seeing a familiar background ...
... star is Norma Shearer , he must determine what sort of story is best for her . Should it be a period or a modern ... star's abilities must not be limited nor can the public be permitted to feel that it is seeing a familiar background ...
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... star takes precedence over dramatic considerations . As a system it is an evil , deleterious to the drama . Star - Wagon , The . Maxwell Anderson ( American ) . Drama . 3 acts . 1937 . Stephen Minch , an inventor , and Hans Wicks , his ...
... star takes precedence over dramatic considerations . As a system it is an evil , deleterious to the drama . Star - Wagon , The . Maxwell Anderson ( American ) . Drama . 3 acts . 1937 . Stephen Minch , an inventor , and Hans Wicks , his ...
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CONTENTS | xi |
Preface George Freedley | xii |
Acoustics 2343 | 24 |
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