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RACHEL.

an echo transmitted to us from those who had the privilege of hearing and seeing her. In every stroke of the brush, in every line written, the painter and the poet leave us the inheritance of their genius and inspiration. The actor's frown or smile is as transitory as its effect on the audience whom it thrills.