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LTD.,I6 CADOGAN LANE,LONDON,S.W.I,andn0 copy of the play or any part thereof may be reproducedfor any purpose whatsoever by any printing or duplicatingor photographic or other method without written permissionobtained in advance from the publishers.  \n# CHRISTOPHER FRY\n\nA PHOENIX  \nTO0 FREQUENTA Comedy  \n'To whom conferr'd a peacock's undecent,A squirrel’s harsh,a phoenix too frequent.'Robert Burton quoting Martial  \nLONDONOXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS  \nNEW YORK TORONTO  \nOxford University Press,Ely House,London W.I  \nGLASGoW NEW YORK TORONTO MELBOURNE WELLINGTONCAPE TOWN SALISBURY IBADAN NAIROBI LUSARA ADDIS ABABABOMBAY CALCUTTA MADRAS KARACHI LAHORE DACCAKUALA LUMPUR HONG KONG TOKYO  \nFIRST PUBLISHED BY HOLLIS &CARTER I946REISSUBD BY THE OXFORD UNIVERSTTY PRESS I949RESET I949  \nREPRINTED I950,I9SI,I952,I953,I955,I960,I964AND I968  \nAn edition illustrated by Ronald Searlewas published 1959  \n6  \nToMY WIFE  \nBCL.1  \nPR6O1/  \nR9  \nP  \n1949  \nSMU LISRARY,  \n# A PHOENIX TO0 FREQUENT\n\nFirst produced at tbe Mercury Tbeatre,London25 April 1946  \nDynamene ·    HERMIONE HANNENDotoELEANOR SUMMERFIELDTegeus-Chromis·  ALAN WHEATLEY  \nDirected by E.Martin Browne  \nRevived at the Arts Tbeatre,London20 November 1946  \nDynamene .HERMIONE HANNENDoto ·       .JOAN WHITETegeus-Chromis .PAUL sCOFIELD  \nDirected by Noel Willman","cbCairwOvU13KyUS","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairwOvU13KyUS","pdf",2315449,"English","# A Phoenix Too Frequent\n## Performance History\n## Publication Details","[{\"question\":\"Who is the author of A Phoenix Too Frequent?\",\"answer\":\"The play is written by Christopher Fry.\"},{\"question\":\"When was the play first performed?\",\"answer\":\"It was first produced at the Mercury Theatre, London, on 25 April 1946.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the central premise or origin of the play's theme?\",\"answer\":\"The title and theme are inspired by Robert Burton's quote of Martial, referencing the story of the Ephesian Matron.\"}]","A Phoenix 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