The Heroes of the Puppet StageHarcourt, Brace, 1923 - 418 psl. |
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... Look ! The small curtain is drawn and a soft light shines through the opening . See now the shimmering wires as the creaking inhabitants enter The stage , while their canvas homes shake , and the balconies , daubed on in colour . Amid ...
... Look ! The small curtain is drawn and a soft light shines through the opening . See now the shimmering wires as the creaking inhabitants enter The stage , while their canvas homes shake , and the balconies , daubed on in colour . Amid ...
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... look all the more terrifying as they alternately straightened and dropped in shimmering loops . The dragon had 16 The Heroes of the Puppet Stage THUS TO WIN A BURST OF APPLAUSE Frontispiece PAGE WHO, UPON HIS APPEARANCE, HAD FAINTED.
... look all the more terrifying as they alternately straightened and dropped in shimmering loops . The dragon had 16 The Heroes of the Puppet Stage THUS TO WIN A BURST OF APPLAUSE Frontispiece PAGE WHO, UPON HIS APPEARANCE, HAD FAINTED.
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... look here , can't you be reasonable ? " said the vio- let head and attracted the attention of the others , who were caught off their guard for a minute , a minute which Saint George seized to drive his sword straight through the neck ...
... look here , can't you be reasonable ? " said the vio- let head and attracted the attention of the others , who were caught off their guard for a minute , a minute which Saint George seized to drive his sword straight through the neck ...
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... Look out , Saint George ! " from the boys in the audience . The little girls turned away their heads and covered their eyes . They could not bear to see their beloved hero killed . Nor did they look at the stage again until the cries of ...
... Look out , Saint George ! " from the boys in the audience . The little girls turned away their heads and covered their eyes . They could not bear to see their beloved hero killed . Nor did they look at the stage again until the cries of ...
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... looks were murderous . He could never smile an honest smile with eyes that drooped so deceitfully and with his mouth pulled down at the corners in perpetual churlishness . It is not extravagant to have each puppet made so he can act ...
... looks were murderous . He could never smile an honest smile with eyes that drooped so deceitfully and with his mouth pulled down at the corners in perpetual churlishness . It is not extravagant to have each puppet made so he can act ...
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actors amusing appeared arms audience beautiful Bradamant Brighella called Carlo Gozzi Casperl Charlemagne Clarice clown coloured Columbine Comedy court cried curtain dance devil Doctor doll actors dragon drama dressed England English fair famous father Faust fellow fight Frontino hand Harlequin Harlequin Truffaldino head heard hero Hisamatsu imitate Italian Italy Japanese Joey Joruri Judy Karageuz Khufu killed King knight Kosuké Kyusaku ladies laugh Leandro little actors live look lovers marionettes masks master Mephistophilis never nose O-Katsu O-Mitsu O-Somé Orlando Orlando Furioso Pantaloon poet Prince Princess Pulcinella Punch Punch and Judy puppet player puppet plays puppet show puppet showmen puppet stage Rogero royal Sabra Saint George Sashiro scene servant shadow play shadow puppets showman soon stick stood story strings sword Tartaglia tell theatre thee thou three oranges Toby told took Truffaldino Turkish villain voice wicked wizard wooden actors
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