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... night all the fashionables and elite of our town gath- ered to witness a performance of Hamlet at the Town Hall . There has been considerable discussion in the press as to whether the play was written by Shakespeare or Bacon . All doubt ...
... night all the fashionables and elite of our town gath- ered to witness a performance of Hamlet at the Town Hall . There has been considerable discussion in the press as to whether the play was written by Shakespeare or Bacon . All doubt ...
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... night , laddie , do we not ? " SUB - MANAGER " Yes , Mr. Montgomery . ” LEADING MAN- " Then I must borrow the sum of two - pence ! " SUB - MANAGER- " Why ? " LEADING MAN- " I have four days ' growth upon my chin . One cannot play Hamlet ...
... night , laddie , do we not ? " SUB - MANAGER " Yes , Mr. Montgomery . ” LEADING MAN- " Then I must borrow the sum of two - pence ! " SUB - MANAGER- " Why ? " LEADING MAN- " I have four days ' growth upon my chin . One cannot play Hamlet ...
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... night . The call filled him with joy . Here was a chance to show the public how great a histrionic genius had remained unknown for lack of an opportunity . But his joy was suddenly damp- ened by the dreadful thought that , as the play ...
... night . The call filled him with joy . Here was a chance to show the public how great a histrionic genius had remained unknown for lack of an opportunity . But his joy was suddenly damp- ened by the dreadful thought that , as the play ...
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... night , and I want good notices from the critics . " -C . Hilton Turvey . Paderewski arrived in a small western town about noon one day and decided to take a walk in the afternoon . While strol- ling along he heard a piano , and ...
... night , and I want good notices from the critics . " -C . Hilton Turvey . Paderewski arrived in a small western town about noon one day and decided to take a walk in the afternoon . While strol- ling along he heard a piano , and ...
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... night . I have always heard that Mr. Depew is a clever man , but , really , that speech of his you made last night struck me as being TOASTER'S HANDBOOK 13.
... night . I have always heard that Mr. Depew is a clever man , but , really , that speech of his you made last night struck me as being TOASTER'S HANDBOOK 13.
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