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... Lady Teazle in the original production of The School for Scandal , 1777. Acclaimed the greatest comedy actress of her time , she went to Covent Garden in 1782. She made her last stage appearance as Lady Racket in Three Weeks after ...
... Lady Teazle in the original production of The School for Scandal , 1777. Acclaimed the greatest comedy actress of her time , she went to Covent Garden in 1782. She made her last stage appearance as Lady Racket in Three Weeks after ...
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... lady . Her twin brother , she assures him glibly . Napoleon is not deceived , and , after the orderly has left to find the soldier with the papers , deftly retrieves the documents from the lady's bodice . But he will learn some scandal ...
... lady . Her twin brother , she assures him glibly . Napoleon is not deceived , and , after the orderly has left to find the soldier with the papers , deftly retrieves the documents from the lady's bodice . But he will learn some scandal ...
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... Lady Teazle , is interrupted by the ar- rival of Sir Peter . The lady hides behind a screen . When Charles arrives , Sir Peter also hides . The conversation between the brothers shows Sir Peter that his suspicion of Charles was ...
... Lady Teazle , is interrupted by the ar- rival of Sir Peter . The lady hides behind a screen . When Charles arrives , Sir Peter also hides . The conversation between the brothers shows Sir Peter that his suspicion of Charles was ...
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