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41Troilus — [ Etruscan fresco, Tomb of the Bulls, Tarquinia, c540 530BC.] Troilus (also Troilos, Troylus) (Ancient Greek: Τρωίλος, Troïlos, Latin: Troilus) is a legendary character associated with the story of the Trojan War. The first surviving reference to …
42Queen Anne's Men — was a playing company, or troupe of actors, in Jacobean era London. [E. K. Chambers, The Elizabethan Stage, 4 Volumes, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1923; Vol. 2, pp. 220 41.] (In their own era they were known colloquially as the Queen s Men mdash; as …
43Alexandrian Pleiad — The Alexandrian Pleiad is the name given to a group of seven Alexandrian poets and tragedians in the 3rd century B.C. (Alexandria was at that time the literary center of the Mediterranean) working in the court of Ptolemy II Philadelphus. The name …
44Gustavus Vaughan Brooke — (25 April 1818 ndash; 11 January 1866) was an Irish stage actor who enjoyed success in Ireland, England and Australia. Early lifeBrooke was born in Dublin, Ireland, the eldest son of Gustavus Brooke (died 1827), a graduate of Trinity College,… …
45Hamlet in performance — Hamlet by William Shakespeare has been performed many times over since the beginning of the 17th century.hakespeare s day to the InterregnumShakespeare wrote the role of Hamlet for Richard Burbage, chief tragedian of The Lord Chamberlain s Men:… …
46George John Bennett — (1800 1879) was for nearly 40 years a Shakespearian actor on the London stage, notably Covent Garden and Drury Lane. He was the son of the eminent popular comedian George Bennett and Harriet Morland, the daughter of an ancient family in… …
47William Topaz McGonagall — (* 1825 in Edinburgh; † 29. September 1902 ebenda) war ein schottischer Exzentriker und Dichter. Im englischsprachigen Raum gilt er als schlechtester Dichter aller Zeiten …
48acting — /ak ting/, adj. 1. serving temporarily, esp. as a substitute during another s absence; not permanent; temporary: the acting mayor. 2. designed, adapted, or suitable for stage performance. 3. provided with detailed stage directions for the… …
49Talma, François-Joseph — born Jan. 16, 1763, Paris, France died Oct. 19, 1826, Paris French actor and theatre manager. He made his debut at the Comédie Française in 1787. Influenced by the painter Jacques Louis David, he became an early advocate of historical costuming,… …
50Aldridge, Ira Frederick — ▪ British actor born c. July 24, 1807, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Aug. 7, 1867, Łódź, Pol. American born English tragedian, considered one of the greatest interpreters of his day. Aldridge performed in his teens at the African Grove Theatre in… …
