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Lear

The tragic king from Shakespeare's King Lear.

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In Impressions de Théâtre: Referenced as 'frenzied Lear' in the tribute to Henry Irving, suggesting a performance of King Lear. Later, in Fabien Dei Franchi: Mentioned as a role Irving should play, wandering on the…

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