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The stage constitutes a very important chapter in the social and political history of a people and the bend of the national genius can’t be fully comprehended without its study. A puritan may look askance at the play-house, but its influence over the mass can’t be ignored, and it is no exaggeration to say that a ‘nation is known by its theatre.’ One can know more about Greek character from their immortal plays than from the pages of a formal history. ...