Word: successful
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...temptations is a hard one, but it is only by this battle and the victory, that we may come in touch with the Living God. One of the most common of these temptations is impurity, in mind, body or imagination. It is a sin whose wages are death to success, to self-respect, to reputation, death to mind and body...
...first success of Coppee was in 1869 when both he and Madame Bernhardt won fame in "Passant," Since that time he has produced "Severe Torelli," "Jacobites," and "Pour la Couronne." Of Richepin little need be said except that his masterpiece is "Le Filibustier...
...Edmond Rostand, whose name today is familiar to all, began his career by writing and publishing a small book of poetry, called "Les Musardises." It passed unnoticed. His first burst into popular favor must be attributed to the success of "Romanesques," which was performed at the Comedie Francasie. "Princesse Cintaine," and "La Samaritanie" next attracted notice and these were interpreted by Sarah Bernhardt. The unprecedented success of "Cyrano de Bergerac" and "L'Aiglon" hardly needs comment...
...playwrights for these theatres, M. Francois de Curel has attained the greatest success. More recently, M. Bruyerre has scored a success with "En Paix," a study of lunatic asylums. In "La Clairiere," Mm. Lucien Descaves and Maurice Donnay present in a very clear manner the social problems that confront our society, and show the difficulties that protract their solution...
...turns out to be Nitro, the leader of the band. Meanwhile Della Croca, while attempting to coerce his daughter, Trivia, into a mercenary marriage, forces her by his violence to run away and join her lover, the secretary of the Dynamiters. These are confident of the success of their conspiracy. But the failure of Nitro's attempt to blow up the king breaks up their plans and forces them into hiding. The news of the outrage, combined with the flight of Trivia, sets the whole town in an uproar and finally rouses the prime minister to action...