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Posted by:	Michael_Portantiere 04:07 pm EST 12/01/13
In reply to:	re: A bit more - ryhog 03:32 pm EST 12/01/13

"All I am saying is that, in common usage, folks sometimes refer to (e.g.) The School for Scandal as restoration comedy, and in light of that (unless my assumption about how it is used in the play is wrong) it is not a faux pas for McNally to use the term as he did." That's an interesting point. I have not seen the play, but if the character in the McNally play who incorrectly refers to SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER as a restoration play is supposed to be someone who's speaking off the cuff and who isn't depicted as being very knowledgeable of theater history, then one might argue that this is not an error, although I'd argue that it's still unfortunate in perpetuating misinformation.

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