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... verse . Christopher Marlowe demonstrated to what magnificent use blank verse could be put in his Tragical History of Doctor Faustus . After him came Shakespeare , the greatest exponent of both blank verse and drama . It was Shakespeare ...
... verse . Christopher Marlowe demonstrated to what magnificent use blank verse could be put in his Tragical History of Doctor Faustus . After him came Shakespeare , the greatest exponent of both blank verse and drama . It was Shakespeare ...
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... verse , J. M. Synge must be in- cluded for the cogently poetic cast of his plays , particularly his Riders to the Sea , generally credited with being the greatest one - act play ever written . His Deirdre of the Sorrows is also ...
... verse , J. M. Synge must be in- cluded for the cogently poetic cast of his plays , particularly his Riders to the Sea , generally credited with being the greatest one - act play ever written . His Deirdre of the Sorrows is also ...
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... verse , 1906 , followed in 1911 by his first play , also in verse , Cophetua . His most successful play has been Abraham Lincoln , 1919. As an actor he played various parts , including the title- role of Abraham Lincoln , Mary Stuart ...
... verse , 1906 , followed in 1911 by his first play , also in verse , Cophetua . His most successful play has been Abraham Lincoln , 1919. As an actor he played various parts , including the title- role of Abraham Lincoln , Mary Stuart ...
Contents
Preface George Freedley | ix |
Actress Tallulah Bankhead | 33 |
Community Theatre Movement The Carl Glick | 169 |
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