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The Meccas of the World

The Meccas of the World

by Ruth Cranston

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Author
Cranston, Ruth, 1887-1956
Title
The Meccas of the World The Play of Modern Life in New York, Paris, Vienna, Madrid and London
Original Publication
United States: John Lane Company,1913.
Credits
Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Language
English
LoC Class
D: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere
Subject
Vienna (Austria) -- Social life and customs
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 67346
Release Date
February 6, 2022
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE MECCAS OF THE WORLD
  2. 2.CONTENTS
  3. 3.ILLUSTRATIONS
  4. 4.PROLOGUE
  5. 5.I IN REHEARSAL (New York)
  6. 6.I THE CAST
  7. 7.II CONVENIENCE VS. CULTURE
  8. 8.III OFF DUTY
  9. 9.IV MISS NEW YORK, JR.
  10. 10.V MATRIMONY & CO.
  11. 11.II THE CURTAIN RISES (Paris)
  12. 12.I ON THE GREAT ARTISTE
  13. 13.II ON HER EVERYDAY PERFORMANCE
  14. 14.III AND ITS SEQUEL
  15. 15.III THE CHILDREN’S PERFORMANCE (Vienna)
  16. 16.I THE PLAYHOUSE
  17. 17.II THE PLAYERS WHO NEVER GROW OLD
  18. 18.III THE FAIRY PLAY
  19. 19.IV THE BROKEN-DOWN ACTOR (Madrid)
  20. 20.I HIS CORNER APART
  21. 21.II HIS ARTS AND AMUSEMENTS
  22. 22.III ONE OF HIS “BIG SCENES”
  23. 23.IV HIS FOIBLES AND FINENESSES
  24. 24.V IN REVIEW (London)
  25. 25.I THE CRITICS
  26. 26.II THE JUDGMENT
  27. 27.Transcriber’s Notes

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