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Barrymore's Plain Facts on Critics and New York Audiences
Miss Barrymore denounces New York playgoers and reviewers while outlining ambitions to perform Shakespearean heroines such as Rosalind. She notes audiences come to carp not to laugh or cry and hints at September attempts outside New York. Belasco and Warfield figures cited as examples of virtuous artistic influence.
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Barrymore
New York
Charles Froitman
Gotham
G. B. Shaw
Olga Nethersole
Pat Campbell
Miss Barrymore
Rosalind
David Belasco
David Warfield
Blanche Bates
Moss’ Barrymore
Carp
Miss. Barrymore