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Page 162
... prose comedy . The serious portions are written in rhymed heroics . Etherege's familiarity with Molière's early comedies is evident from the play . Comicer . The comedian of a comedy team ; opposite of a straight man . Comico acceso ...
... prose comedy . The serious portions are written in rhymed heroics . Etherege's familiarity with Molière's early comedies is evident from the play . Comicer . The comedian of a comedy team ; opposite of a straight man . Comico acceso ...
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... Prose and verse , the serious and the comic , pantomime , dancing , music and song intermingle in its pres- entation . Hindu verse has a particular tendency to the didactic style , embodying religious and historical knowledge ...
... Prose and verse , the serious and the comic , pantomime , dancing , music and song intermingle in its pres- entation . Hindu verse has a particular tendency to the didactic style , embodying religious and historical knowledge ...
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... prose fiction comprises an historical romance , Cinq - Mars , 1826 ; Stello , 1832 ; and three fine novelles collected under the title Grandeur et Servitude Militaires , 1835 . In the drama he produced , besides translations from ...
... prose fiction comprises an historical romance , Cinq - Mars , 1826 ; Stello , 1832 ; and three fine novelles collected under the title Grandeur et Servitude Militaires , 1835 . In the drama he produced , besides translations from ...
Contents
Preface George Freedley | ix |
Actress Tallulah Bankhead | 33 |
Community Theatre Movement The Carl Glick | 169 |
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