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2. List of one-act plays by Tennessee Williams - Wikipedia

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   The Palooka. The Palooka is a 1937 one-act about an old has-been boxer. The characters are The Palooka (Galveston Joe), The Kid and The Trainer. The Kid is nervous about his first fight, and The Palooka relieves the Kid's anxiety by telling about the fictional life he wanted to lead after he retired as Galveston Joe.

3. List of works by George Bernard Shaw - Wikipedia

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   Pleasant: Arms and the Man, Candida, The Man of Destiny, You Never Can Tell .) 1898. Three Plays for Puritans ( The Devil's Disciple, Caesar and Cleopatra, Captain Brassbound's Conversion) 1901. Dramatic Opinions and Essays: (theatre criticism, Saturday Review 1895-98) 1906.

4. One-act play - Wikipedia

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   One-act play. A one-act play is a play that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writing competitions. One act plays make up the overwhelming majority of Fringe Festival ...

5. Play (theatre) - Wikipedia

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   e. A play is a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between characters and is intended for theatrical performance rather than mere reading. The creator of a play is known as a playwright . Plays are staged at various levels, ranging from London's West End and New York City's Broadway – the highest echelons of commercial theatre ...

6. Category:Plays by Anton Chekhov - Wikipedia

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   The Wedding (Chekhov play) The Wood Demon (play) Categories: Russian plays by writer. Works by Anton Chekhov. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.

7. Anton Chekhov bibliography - Wikipedia

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   Anton Chekhov bibliography. Portrait of Chekhov by Isaak Levitan, 1886. Anton Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. He wrote hundreds of short stories, one novel, and seven full-length plays.

8. Theatre of ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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   Origins of Roman theatre. Rome was founded as a monarchy under Etruscan rule, and remained as such throughout the first two and a half centuries of its existence. Following the expulsion of Rome's last king, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, or "Tarquin the Proud," circa 509 BC, Rome became a republic and was henceforth led by a group of magistrates elected by the Roman people.

9. Category:Short stories adapted into plays - Wikipedia

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   T. The Tale of Hongxian. The Tale of Huo Xiaoyu. Tale of the Transcendent Marriage of Dongting Lake. Toba Tek Singh (short story) The Turning (short story collection)