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-U9 Sola i i his Illustrated London Hewc. ,-ccomt: ... a very yoan;j man - eager, restless, in-->nlclve, i-wntuouc, full of loving tmf lovable qualities, pronpt to forget and forgive, implacable and ru-c.ilcss only t?\v:,ro3 t»i
accuracy, those Mrh-hoeled satin shoes are surely out of '.:. ce. Mary Eastl-ike may, like Elena Modjeska, hc;vo prove ilocl against Godwin in the matter of h"r oi-.n cor;tu"e. Polonius is decribed by the same reviewer as y/onrinr a brocade robe, and this does not correspond to the derirn ./^n^: rk. ,in f s papers for a ::rey mantle, brown ovor-ro'vn, and red aiu er-'..o\vxi. It iij possible that the designs were clvxêd by Cj;v.in or by . nother, but it is equally ôr.rible that the critic 'o eyes or iiis memory were at fruit - hir: ntafciiont thrt Ophelia in iiur interview with Hamlot wor > nink not in accord v.lth the ;silv"rgrey veil, and yellov/ and pale blue-green of Godwin's costume sketch. . .hat ever their coatuner,, the performances: of Ophelic , Laertes and Polonius in this rcene die not elicit inuch prîco. Hie j-ntr'r.i-.te_ found Laertcc, played by Fr, a': Cooooi-, "h;,rd and sonev/hat affected", and the Cn^ti' M;? Critic ventured to cutest that his "most terribly diricctic" tone WG.'^ evidence of a i'r,nily tr;:it in the r:ic.le line of Polonius* fuiaily. CliiTord Cooler, as Polonius, cut a be"1 ; cr fi^-are thcui i.icny of hio younger colleaguec, but snoke too quickly for thu taote of The Entr'acte, though, as the Cr - vious Critic observed, he £'ave hie -3.:.rt sufficient huniour "to cervc as a foil bo the more sc.vious ch:..rr.icter:: rt , ..itliout pi vi:v to 'Gho gallery, Acco.L-îns to the ;oromt-co"'y, Onliolia's clocin^,: lino ("I sli; -.11 oboy, my ord") va;-; "tearful", but, c c; unu.-'l, tiio annotc-tor offers no critical comment on tho iiit'-r^prctrtlon, The i'ii'f.it v:or(. c of the fourt]i occne hold the next , nr ;rir,o for the audio ice: The aii- bites cJiro-.vdly. Is it v?ry cold? Opinions vrriod on the :iov; iâdi-,.;. -'oinc ."ic\:'dos«d it as a wilful eccentricity - "frivolous" and "rooolciit of c if cc-citi inthe v/ordc of '''•jju._^l^>r '- c ';:o * Archer v;os :noc]:in.n;: ...such revorenca for the blLUH'0.or_. of .icnin^, and CîLlell's y •'O-f.ct-torr; a> lits of no del1 -;: ;e. •.'ho ro...r T': is uttorl1.^ MO; iiin- less, unlosc Hrr.il et .v/ichcd Horatio to trlic the rp"dii>:; of tLc (The _ 2iiljL " 2 Octobc-r) -^ cor^cc -ondont fred riok (.c^:::;i'e areîed t^ t although Darrett h.-d sot the \l-y in Into ; . ' :i:^;» îc ila..ilot felt
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p o , PICTORIAL SHAKESPEARE, 1880-1
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SYNOPSIS This thesis ie in two volu
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VOLU.TE 0:iE Pace. Introduction i A
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11 of habits and jnnmivra, and ic h
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IV ACKHOWL.EnGEM PMT S I am gratefu
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vi 16 .^ccne from Daly's production
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In 1882 J.M.Stoddart, a Philadelphi
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artistic achievement is considerabl
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is of cource and obviously removed
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similar kind sought for the restora
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11 in the earliest dawn of literatu
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13 all conventional circles. It was
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and in Gothic times": In tho;:e tii
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Illustration 1 (b) Hughes, April Lo
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Illust ation 2 (b) Wate timiBe T Th
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17 Moore's independence took him to
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19 fetishism and the worship of lit
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21 felt to be essential in evoking
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23 the now movement was advocated a
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25 the wrong effect in a room, wher
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27 Chapter Two SHAKESPEARE CRITICIS
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29 possesses - and Mr Swinburne, th
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31 T '..e recognise the speech of t
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ihis tells us nv ch more about £>.
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35 (XVII .LGO-Lll,) . The Irving re
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37 This is a typical Wildean parado
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39 autocrat "not merely should desi
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41 series of "efforts to interpret
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4 O J before you, , ith ell their j
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iv. waiter ?at,er«n Pater publishe
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47 This view is re^-examined by the
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49 This description might be of the
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52 Henry V exhibits a contrast betw
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54 an air of grave thought, of an i
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56 Our firot question with regard t
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58 It has been suggest ed that one
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60 would earn "not more than £1,50
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62 hero* a faithful wife, and Geoff
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64 two procoedures can bo observed:
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66 speeches and tableaux. This was
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great a coincidence that Eva should
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70 aa well r.a to the theatre", but
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72 ing Ruth Holt and speaking with
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74 I note, by the bye, that Sweet L
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76 were produced, twelve of them re
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78 These changes in the way in whic
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Clayton in hie speech on the closin
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82 palled on many observers - the c
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84 maintain itself on its intellect
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66 were "becoming so nict and gente
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88 in the course of the century the
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PART 2-.VO The Production of Shakes
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9? On flarch -°4» 1874 reward Fit
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published a collection of Essays in
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96 who did can hardly have been una
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Aquarium" (p»15). Against this may
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-00 pictures: but always \vithout a
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102 of the three major "new" plays,
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Illustration 3 Following p.103 Elle
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105 tiat selects one episode from a
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107 The virtues of Irving*s stagecr
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109 the picturesque grappling in a
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Illust ation Ellen Terry as Lady Ma
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Ill up to i'Tacbeth and his vdfc -
Page 130 and 131: 113 the inadequacy of his voice. Ar
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Page 136 and 137: 119 of events, by the urgency of th
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Page 142 and 143: 124 by the Doctor and "ihc Gentlewo
Page 144 and 145: 126 Macbeth woo in continuous perfo
Page 146 and 147: 128 SCliilE PAi;,-,i;rt t DESI&ITER
Page 148 and 149: 130 Between 18?4 and 1875 Godwin ha
Page 150 and 151: 132 The solution of this unadifying
Page 152 and 153: 1..4 Alhainbra Theatre in December
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Page 156 and 157: 138 in the flcah the customs of t:i
Page 158 and 159: 140 each of the plays in the Shakes
Page 160 and 161: 142 the beauty of proportion, and t
Page 162 and 163: 144 The etc c-Li;'ru'êraent of the
Page 164 and 165: 146 considerable diplomacy in ceali
Page 166 and 167: 148 We hope we are doing Sir iûire
Page 168 and 169: 150 Chapter Three GODWIN, ..ILuOIi
Page 170 and 171: 152 approval of literote and intel
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Page 202 and 203: 11 Laciec and C-c: blcmon, - I woul
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Page 206 and 207: 165 Chapter Four. k-JiibHi£LD Arii
Page 208 and 209: To iill the Vc cant position - assu
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Page 214 and 215: 193 Lady of Lyons would be retained
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Page 224 and 225: 203 the fray. Enter three or four c
Page 226 and 227: . Illust ation 10 Following p. 20k
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208 the back a row of three rounded
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210 notes the t "there seens little
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absent in both. Fron the balcony uo
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214 good deal". The Illustrated s_p
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216 £i:c! DIVJ obse ver useci "arc
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... .'lien Ju'ici, ;".s picked u by
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ia t.-is scene. In c; be f L.n ac-r
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2; 2 "picture" i^ruc as to ; ct-c'r
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c cy oi Subr, s ion all the no re s
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26 . to• orô the spocc t:>r..:>
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Uiot belor-/". 'iho i.t i'iy ,.o _o
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230 oi lc%uo lor icorôo tnu the re
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232 arausea . The merry-anarew" - G
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234 comings, the new Romeo and Juli
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236 On January 4, 1884 The Times ha
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c-38 propoial to present Browning's
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240 for 1884" (5 January 1884): Ret
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242 It was A%% to be exoccted that
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None of this was of avail: reviewer
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246 few stage-directions, and some
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248 to "Mr David James's chick-a-le
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250 "Master, co on, and I will foll
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TI-, 4. 4.-«« n Following p.251 .
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253 not enthusiastic, is often kind
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Illustration 12 Mr and Mrs Kendal a
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256 she delivered "0 oninous.J He c
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258 It v/rxc p..T-b of a rtr-tcLy o
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260 ohakoapc.-re seemed to have bee
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262 -c.ky 'h t 2 June 1804). In 100
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264 wary Andersen's p.-oOuction of
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266 at home in her part. "\v. .A."
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268 at first. Peovlc must rrov; e.c
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P70 inforn- ti-»n ;v.-c rot ^r-.a^
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272 he mentioned those used in the
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274 of fifty-six minutes. The brief
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276 F.H. K c din, as Polixenes, \vr
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277 moved towards her. Tier next 1
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its early speeches the actress "see
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261 i-Ievs, he a scared "bright and
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282 laughter and nur.ic v/eie heard
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Ha, ha, what a fool honesty is} I p
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-Illustration 15 — Mary Anderson
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287 at 103 - "You perceive she stir
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artistic predilection* to the theat
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291 Chaoto Seven : Th£ 1888-9 Sti
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293 magnificent thon sensitive; but
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295 written by Shakespeare wrs appr
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297 in a supposedly riliz&bethan ma
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Illust ation 16 Following p.298 Sce
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300 degree of refinement and intell
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302 iii. Beerbohm Tree and The Merr
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304 actor; never yet that Nature ha
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306 rushing water" in the forest wh
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308 ibleS. Lady Tree wrote th,-1 he
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310 original. Daniel BancJmai.n had
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312 i ct Two 1 ay 1471 l.The Roaci
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ecorded Mansfield f L, business in
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316 any specific ccscrijtion oi the
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318 Hichara "r. t er hysteric*. 1",
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320 his ctrêr, and his rationalisa
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322 hen he conies we h pj he ,111 h
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324 in the use of unit sets, styliz
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are vlthin reach of ell, the old sy
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328 to the new stagecraft. Archer a
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330 and the fairies performed an el
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to provide a repertory theatre in L
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334 To a society which had made a c
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Her public readings, and the reviva
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338 aioting of two short scenes in
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340 greeted with a chorus of catcal
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34; Mrs Langtry again engaged Wingf
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344 virtue of his voice more than b
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proper person - one almost expected
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Illust:ation 18 Mrs Langtry as Cleo
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343 of the preparations for the bat
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35 J was left to the audience's pow
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352 unable to deny some power in Mr
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oversight of \vin,cfield's, or did
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356 The actress should take for gra
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"Isn't she Itoyall" "Isn't she " sn
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360 'illir.i Poel's collection of e
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362 lost in retrospect by contrast
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364 Artist (1087), but the emotiona
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SONDERDRUCK DEUTSCHE SHAKESPEARE-GE
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Designer and Director: E. W. Godwin
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