French Tragedy in the Reign of Louis XVI: And the Early Years of the French Revolution, 1774-1792 |
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... play earned , twice in succession or three times otherwise , less than twelve hundred francs in winter , eight hundred in summer , the author ceased to receive a share in the earnings of the play . When a dramatist wished to have his play ...
... play earned , twice in succession or three times otherwise , less than twelve hundred francs in winter , eight hundred in summer , the author ceased to receive a share in the earnings of the play . When a dramatist wished to have his play ...
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... play was acted sixteen times , making a good record for a dramatist's first tragedy . The Mercure gave an account of the play , stating that in its first form the death of Axiane was followed by that of Mirza , who perished at her feet ...
... play was acted sixteen times , making a good record for a dramatist's first tragedy . The Mercure gave an account of the play , stating that in its first form the death of Axiane was followed by that of Mirza , who perished at her feet ...
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... play its chief spectacle . There is a touch of the supernatural in V , 2 , for the important meeting of the king and ... play was such a failure that he withdrew it . The Mémoires secrets 20 declared that the public disliked the play ...
... play its chief spectacle . There is a touch of the supernatural in V , 2 , for the important meeting of the king and ... play was such a failure that he withdrew it . The Mémoires secrets 20 declared that the public disliked the play ...
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Tragedy in the New Theater April 1782June 1789 | 85 |
MarieJoseph Chénier and J L Laya 17861792 | 105 |
CharlesPhilippe Ronsin and VincentAntoine Arnault | 119 |
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