The Theatre: First Englishman

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Twelve years ago an ambitious, talented young Englishman came to Manhattan and was disheartened to find the Land of Opportunity a place where one seemed to divide one's time between lying in bed in a cheap hotel, counting squashed insects on the ceiling, and sitting on park benches, hungry. This U. S. appeared to have two bright spots, however, in the persons of an actor and actress who were quite fond of each other and of him. They were very considerate people. When the actress took him to sing and...

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