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... Puritan attack on plays and poetry . It re- mained in manuscript until nine years after Sir Philip's death ; in 1615 two editions were printed , one for Henry Olney with title as above , the other for William Pon- sonby , entitled The ...
... Puritan attack on plays and poetry . It re- mained in manuscript until nine years after Sir Philip's death ; in 1615 two editions were printed , one for Henry Olney with title as above , the other for William Pon- sonby , entitled The ...
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... Puritan . Synonomously , strict . From the stern morals of Puritan days the word puritan has come to symbolize any strait - laced influence . In 1698 , Jeremy Collier published A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the ...
... Puritan . Synonomously , strict . From the stern morals of Puritan days the word puritan has come to symbolize any strait - laced influence . In 1698 , Jeremy Collier published A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the ...
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... puritan satire , and Sir Hercules Buffoon . His plays have a noteworthy farcical and robust quality . Ladder , The . J. Frank Davis ( American ) . Drama . 3 acts . 1926 . A play dealing with reincarnation , nominally produced by Brock ...
... puritan satire , and Sir Hercules Buffoon . His plays have a noteworthy farcical and robust quality . Ladder , The . J. Frank Davis ( American ) . Drama . 3 acts . 1926 . A play dealing with reincarnation , nominally produced by Brock ...
Contents
Preface George Freedley | ix |
Actress Tallulah Bankhead | 33 |
Community Theatre Movement The Carl Glick | 169 |
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