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Riding the Rails – A Bourgeois Tragedy in Two Acts

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Program Notes For centuries it was theatrical doctrine that while ordinary folks could be the subject of comedies, only those born to the uppermost classes suffered deeply enough to be the subject of tragedies.  Except for a few 17th century outliers (maybe four plays, five if you count Othello), it was well past the Enlightenment … Read more Riding the Rails – A Bourgeois Tragedy in Two Acts

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Riding the Rails – A Comparison

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My Riding the Rails mini-series is apparently missing the mark.  Either that, or riding better-run rails for their entire lives has my non-American readers so positively disposed toward train travel, they keep missing my salient points. I said the Silver Star was the best of the lot – my point being, we rode lots of … Read more Riding the Rails – A Comparison