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Schikaneder, a kind of literary magpie, filched characters, scenes, incidents, and situations from others' plays and novels and with Mozart's assistance organized them into a libretto that ranges all the way from buffoonery to high solemnity, from childish faerie to sublime human aspiration – in short from the circus to the temple, but never neglecting an opportunity for effective theater along the way.
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- ↑ "Thomas Bauman". Northwestern University.
- ↑ Review of The Pekin: The Rise and Fall of Chicago’s First Black-Owner Theater, Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries
