The Romantic Young Lady
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The Romantic Young Lady is a 1923 English language play adaptation from Gregorio Martinez Sierra's 1918 Sueño de Una Noche de Agosto ("Dream of an August Night"), translated by Helen and Harley Granville-Barker. The comedy of manners, written in three acts, is set in Madrid. It features a romantic heroine, a sophisticated hero, and a thrice-married grandmother.
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Gregorio Martínez Sierra
Spain
Gregorio Martínez Sierra was a Spanish writer, poet, dramatist, and theatre director, a key figure in the revival of the Spanish theatrical avant-garde in the early twentieth century. Mart&iacu...
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