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THE LIVELY ARTS
So They Got a Plot
And that’s liow the musicals finally came out of the dunce’s corner with both fists swinging, mostly the left
May
1
1938
GILBERT SELDES
So They Got a Plot
GILBERT SELDES
May
1
1938
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THE LIVELY ARTS
So They Got a Plot
And that’s liow the musicals finally came out of the dunce’s corner with both fists swinging, mostly the left
May
1
1938
GILBERT SELDES
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