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... role in A Midnight Bell . She became a member of Charles Frohman's company and supported John Drew . Her most famous roles in- clude Lady Babbie in The Little Minister , Juliet , the title role in Peter Pan , Maggie Wylie in What Every ...
... role in A Midnight Bell . She became a member of Charles Frohman's company and supported John Drew . Her most famous roles in- clude Lady Babbie in The Little Minister , Juliet , the title role in Peter Pan , Maggie Wylie in What Every ...
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... roles older or younger than themselves , or a nationality foreign to their own , necessitating changes in manner of ... role onstage . Charles II of England ( 1630-1685 ) . Lacy was his favorite actor and Nell Gwyn one of his favorite ...
... roles older or younger than themselves , or a nationality foreign to their own , necessitating changes in manner of ... role onstage . Charles II of England ( 1630-1685 ) . Lacy was his favorite actor and Nell Gwyn one of his favorite ...
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... role . It has always recognized the drama as an important educa- tional medium and gradually fostered the production of plays which though non- religious were moral . The Morality plays were a link in this development . However , the ...
... role . It has always recognized the drama as an important educa- tional medium and gradually fostered the production of plays which though non- religious were moral . The Morality plays were a link in this development . However , the ...
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