''Bethel Merriday'' is a 1940 novel by Sinclair Lewis. It is a book depicting the journey of an aspiring young actress, and her life in a touring company. The company is performing a then-modern update on ''

Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...

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