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4 than that which this discussion brings to our attention. Let me first briefly define Dr. Johnsons position upon this subject: and secondly inquire Is it tenable?

1. It should be noticed that he makes an important distinctive between the Stage, and the drama. A distinction that is often lost sight of in This discussion. His man is not with the drama or with dramatical representation but with the Stage as it is. I do not understand him to object to any wholesome drama, but he claims that the stage never has been and never can be made a permanent success upon the basis