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does simply nothing at all; he is unable to read the newspapers, live in the clouds, sleep, or kill time in any way; for the poor man exists in a trance of waiting to know whether his play will be produced, when it will be produced, how it will be produced, etc., etc. It is no use talking to a dramatist who is undergoing this enforced period of waiting; only the very hardened ones manage to suppress their natural excitement, and are

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