She was an athlete, the drama club star and had a wardrobe we all would have killed for.

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The controversial new drama The Playboy Club was axed on Tuesday by NBC after just three episodes, marking one of the first cancellations of the new fall TV season.

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Among the newcomers: Sons of Anarchy, a dark, gritty drama about a notorious motorcycle club, and Testees, a comedy about 30-somethings who earn their living as medical guinea pigs.

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Perhaps club owners pay sizable premiums for drama, even when the guys supplying it are doing poorly by other performance measures.

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"At the start of the season, the bonus structure was agreed between the board and the players and both parties were delighted that it fell to be implemented following the drama of the last day of the season, " Dalgleish told the club's website.

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The drama is playing in one of Broadway's smallest theaters, and the nonprofit Manhattan Theatre Club is geared around limited runs with lower-priced subscription tickets, so its grosses do not neatly compare to shows playing larger commercial houses with higher average prices.

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