The Irish Theatre: Being a History of the Drama in Ireland from the Earliest Period Up to the Present Day |
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Page 54
... important means of Jesuit education that almost every important event in the life of the school was celebrated by the enaction of a play . ( 8 ) When the Jesuits founded their school in Cashel about the year 1675 their first concern ...
... important means of Jesuit education that almost every important event in the life of the school was celebrated by the enaction of a play . ( 8 ) When the Jesuits founded their school in Cashel about the year 1675 their first concern ...
Page 69
... Important in this re- gard are the plays of Nat Lee . He was a writer of heroic plays but he went back for inspiration to Webster and to Ford and to Shake- speare . " ( 14 ) It is important to remember that his plays were among the most ...
... Important in this re- gard are the plays of Nat Lee . He was a writer of heroic plays but he went back for inspiration to Webster and to Ford and to Shake- speare . " ( 14 ) It is important to remember that his plays were among the most ...
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... important play , Lady Windermere's Fan , was produced with great success . In April of the following year , A Woman of No Importance , Wilde's next comedy , was produced , having the two well known actors , Tree and Mrs. Bernard Beere ...
... important play , Lady Windermere's Fan , was produced with great success . In April of the following year , A Woman of No Importance , Wilde's next comedy , was produced , having the two well known actors , Tree and Mrs. Bernard Beere ...
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