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The task of succeeding so successful a manager as Murray was an arduous one. Wyndham had to be leading comedian, acting manager, and stage manager in one; also a transition period was at hand which witnessed the increasing demand in
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was one of the performers), the Royal shared the fate of its predecessors, the Queen's and the
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