Who said "The stage is the only place where truth can wear a mask."?

This quote is attributed to Sergei Diaghilev.

The stage is the only place where truth can wear a mask. - Sergei Diaghilev

"The stage is the only place where truth can wear a mask."

Sergei Diaghilev Truth

Impresario & Entrepreneur Russian 1872–1929

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