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Won at Last is a five-act comedy by American dramatist Steele MacKaye. The play was written and set in 1877. [1]

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  1. Malloy, Jerry M. "Buffalos Steele MacKaye, the Father of Modern Acting" . Retrieved 2024-11-12.