They spend long hours at the Shubert Theatre, sometimes sharing dinners and lunches, and running up and down stairs from one task to the next with a dozen other child actors.

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Jellyby's children fell down a flight of stairs and had no one to tend to or comfort him.

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One of the officers entered the home and encountered Smith holding onto Rebello in a headlock, coming down the stairs, Azzata said.

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Zegerman turned in time to catch a glimpse of the departing girl, who fled down the same stairs as the delivery boy while quickly buttoning her blouse, carrying her silver heels in one hand.

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