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... Brothers , The . Richard Cumberland ( English ) . Comedy . 5 acts . 1769 . The hero , the younger Belfield , has been dispossessed of his estate by his brother and separated from his sweetheart , Sophia . His brother , having forsaken ...
... Brothers , The . Richard Cumberland ( English ) . Comedy . 5 acts . 1769 . The hero , the younger Belfield , has been dispossessed of his estate by his brother and separated from his sweetheart , Sophia . His brother , having forsaken ...
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... brother Orestes to murder their mother . After the murder , the brother and sister run from the house and are stricken with remorse . The play ends with the appearance of Castor and Polydeuces , two gods who denounce the evil deed of ...
... brother Orestes to murder their mother . After the murder , the brother and sister run from the house and are stricken with remorse . The play ends with the appearance of Castor and Polydeuces , two gods who denounce the evil deed of ...
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... brother's wife for his infidelity , and chided by his brother's parasite for failing to recognize him . When he sees them all so perturbed at his non - recognition of them , he feigns madness to get rid of them . The doctor is summoned ...
... brother's wife for his infidelity , and chided by his brother's parasite for failing to recognize him . When he sees them all so perturbed at his non - recognition of them , he feigns madness to get rid of them . The doctor is summoned ...
Contents
Preface George Freedley | ix |
Actress Tallulah Bankhead | 33 |
Community Theatre Movement The Carl Glick | 169 |
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