The test supreme of all acting is the coincidental presence upon the stage of a less competent actress who is twice as good-looking.
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A Thumb-nail Critique—The plays which, in the last two decades, have in the United States made the most money: “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” “Way Down East,” “The Old Homestead,” “Ben Hur,” and “Peg o’ My Heart.” The plays which, in the last two decades, have, in the United States, made the least money: “The Thunderbolt,” “Strife,” “The Three Daughters of M. Dupont,” “The Incubus,” and “General John Regan.”
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The unities of the Belasco drama: Time, place and (legal) action.
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Constructive critic: One who builds up the newspaper’s theatrical advertising revenue.
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The producers of our two-dollar music shows are rapidly gobbling up all the vaudeville actors. This will immeasurably help vaudeville.