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Maretzek, fell in the period when Barnumism was at its zenith, and
Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time Henry Edward Krehbiel 1888
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Our readers must not suppose that his proficiency is merely of an ordinary kind, or that his notoriety is another species of Barnumism.
Music and Some Highly Musical People James M. Trotter 1867
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