Theatre director: a person engaged by the management to conceal the fa…

James Agate
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Theatre director: a person engaged by the management to conceal the fact that the players cannot act. ✨ James Agate (1944). Ego 6: Once More the Autobiography of James Agate
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Theatre director: a person engaged by the management to conceal the fact that the players cannot act. ✨ James Agate (1944). Ego 6: Once More the Autobiography of James Agate

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