The actor who holds his audience captive for one brief moment upon a lighted stage vanishes forever when the curtain falls.

Daphne du Maurier

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Topic

Artist and audience Acting

Author

Daphne du Maurier

Source

The Rebecca Notebook

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

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Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Du Maurier, Daphne. The Rebecca Notebook: and Other Memories. Gollancz, 1981.

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Topic
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Medium
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Time
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Citation

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