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November 30, 1886
Folies Bergere stage first revue
Once a hall for operettas, pantomime, political meetings, and vaudeville, the Folies Bergère in Paris introduces an elaborate revue featuring... MORE >
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The first great satirist whose works endured and served as models for later writers was the poet Horace. Erasmus, speaking through the persona of Folie (Folly) in his Praise of Folie (1509), still makes modern readers laugh at the customs, beliefs, . . .
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