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; cl:ed u vt.'co t •.v;r.rc1 c a curtz :.r,, suedonly touched : ;;: in:/c it, started, emitted a hyat ric. 1 shriek, o.nd fled. By v.xy of contrast, Lc.ertee was understated. To Punch do "Too much of water host t_iou, poor 0 >h:lir»" seemed a "heertleac, unfeeling jest" from a "monotonous, uncynr:r>thotic lirlvt comedian", v'lo Jt.~ ;;e found Prank Cooper's performance "uni orccsivo and colourless", .ill; rd's ; ctin^; in the cequence concerning the 'lot against Hamlet V/CE, to Clement Scott, "of remarkable interest", but he fid not reccribe its folicitioc in any Ootri; . Barrctt :T: in :';;rve Cl'-uciuc inorc lines thrn Irvinr linC. cone: in the sequence of scenes making up ,:ic fourth : ct (IV.5-7) ";r?.rrctt cut one imacTr-eoi and ei-^t lines, Irvinc tv:> Iir ic-.rcd and seventy-five. Barrett uoed loritio's scene . itl; ti:e co.ilore (IV.6, dice; re 1 ed by Irvin,.^) r.nd restored mOLt of Cl^.udiuo'o conference witn Lo,r ice. Irvinc'tj! ^ror.i~/iboo 1 : chov/o th- t he"" cut a furt;-
176 ... Laertes, I muc£ commune with your Or you < eny me right. Go but apart, f/Iake choice of whom your wisest friends you v.ill, And they shall hear and judge f twixt ;/ou and me. If by direct or by collateral hand They find us touched, w« will our Irin.-xlo^ /;ive, Our crown, our life, and. -11 th; t we c: 11 ours, To you in satisfaction. (IV.5.197-205) Then followed the arriv 1 of the me a center (IV. 7.36) and ,• 11 but four lines of the dialogue cxnli'inirie -;, LCH, concluding with ",,ill you be ruled by me?" (36-7, 41b-57a, 59 etc.). Irving's etaê-prac ice ap ~>Qi rs to h:~vo involved the omission not only of information vital to the understanding of Claudius s relationship ;lt L Laertes, but of the news of Hamlet's return. It is an extraordinary mistake, but its presence in norc than one prompt-book of the Lyceum production sur; csts that it was found cceptable . Barrctt re; tored the whole of IV.6, and a good doal of the next scene. Claudius explained his dependence upon Gertrude ("She is so conjunctive to ny life and coul ... M ), and the messenger arrived \/ith the lot-ore. ::ct of the description of Lamo&d was jrdtted, but the essentials of uncrtec. 1 3 arrcenent to co-^ôr."tc rour.inod. Irving cut ten linos from the description of Ophelia•c ceath, and omitted Laertes's immediate reaction. Barrott still baulked at the alternative names for lomg uinleG, but cut only four lines in all, and allowed Laertes hie feeliii,,3. Both voroionc dice, reed the oi:?.
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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 -
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113 the inadequacy of his voice. Ar
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115 to be calm" when the ncv/s of C
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117 here", and folding his arras at
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119 of events, by the urgency of th
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Illustration 6 Following p.120
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122 to the ba.ok a grcnd effect is
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124 by the Doctor and "ihc Gentlewo
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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
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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
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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 176 and 177: 156 good nctor" in modern comedy, w
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Page 180 and 181: -U9 Sola i i his Illustrated London
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Page 194 and 195: 173 After learning of Polonius's mu
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Page 202 and 203: 11 Laciec and C-c: blcmon, - I woul
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Page 224 and 225: 203 the fray. Enter three or four c
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Page 228 and 229: 206 The first misfortune of the eve
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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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