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  • "Masquerades," - a romantic comedy from Algeria about a narcoleptic woman who embraces a piece of false gossip to trick the man she loves into taking action-is showing this week, as is "My Tehran for Sale," a riveting look at a terminally ill Iranian actress trying to find success in the underground art scene of Tehran.

    Columbia Daily Spectator 2010

  • There are Masquerades, and some cons are better known for costumes than others.

    Pros at Cons at SF Novelists 2010

  • I also love being in Masquerades, and tend to be a den mom if I'm not actively being on stage.

    Why Con? jimhines 2010

  • Not exactly Academy Award fare, Masquerades (Algeria) nonetheless earned a nice amount of lobby buzz after its showing because it was a simple and entertaining romantic comedy.

    David Wallechinsky: Academy Awards: Best Foreign Language Film 2009

  • Masquerades were known for their scandalous implications.

    Marriage a la Mode, Part 4: The Toilette Heather Carroll 2008

  • Masquerades were coming into vogue at the time in England with the addition of venues such as The Pantheon.

    Tart of the Week: Elizabeth Chudleigh Heather Carroll 2008

  • Masquerades, I have generally heard said, were more silly than wicked: but they are now, I am convinced, the most profligate of all diversions.

    Sir Charles Grandison 2006

  • Masquerades, added he, are not creditable places for young ladies to be known to be insulted iit them.

    Sir Charles Grandison 2006

  • Masquerades have been, in New England, of a private nature and held indoors.

    Brook Farm John Thomas Codman

  • Masquerades were then at the height of popularity.

    Mary Wollstonecraft Elizabeth Robins Pennell 1895

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