| 单词 | tragedian |
| 例句 | From Homer through the tragedians and even later, there is a deepening realization of what human beings need and what they must have in their gods. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She combines the brains of a businessman, the toughness of a prize fighter, the warmth of a companion, the humor of a tragedian. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Of course we’re studying things rather more modern, Plato and the tragedians and so forth.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He has very little to say about any of the myths the Greek tragedians write of. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z There's half a page on what Stanislavski and Henry James thought of a great tragedian whose performance at the Park theatre, New York, was disrupted by Wilde's late arrival. Declaring His Genius: Oscar Wilde in North America by Roy Morris Jnr – review 2013-02-15T14:01:01Z It is turning out to be an exceedingly busy season for tragedians from the fifth century B.C. London Theater Journal: The Greeks All Over Again 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z The mustachioed Brack plays Booth with a fierce gaze and fiery rhetorical style that befits the tragedian he actually was onstage. Voices of political outsiders, from Booth to poetic radicals 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z It wasn’t senility melting the edges of form and letting the clowns and tragedians cross-pollinate; experience and mastery were doing that. Review: A Moving ‘Winter’s Tale,’ With Women in Charge 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z Greek tragedians were “driven by innovation,” she added, and liked writing new versions of old myths. An Immersive Show Taps ‘an Oracle’ for a Spin on Greek Myth 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z He was a great actor, a brilliant comedian, a tragedian and comedian of equal measure. Brian Bedford, Stage Actor Who Brought the Classics to Life, Dies at 80 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z It may be that the Nobel was never worthy of this iconoclastic satirist, wily cultural historian, sublime fictive ranter, comic tragedian, outraged citizen, contradictory wit, epic insulter and monumental imaginer. Appreciation: Philip Roth 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z “If you scratch the surface, every humorist is a tragedian,” Justice Bransten said. In Praise of Ruth McKenney 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Soon, the battle lines are drawn between those, of whatever class, who would try to save the world but fail — the comedians, that is — and those who won’t try at all: the tragedians. Review: Taylor Mac’s ‘Gary’ Finds Hope and Humor on a Pile of Corpses 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z Anyone who has read the ancient Greek tragedians Samuel Beckett or Caryl Churchill knows what can be achieved in an unbroken act of inexorable drama. Oh, the dreaded intermission: Long plays at a time when shorter is sweeter 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z It was on stage, however, that Dennehy established himself as a genuine colossus and one of the US’s foremost tragedians. Brian Dennehy obituary 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z Everyone pays lip service to the idea that comedy is the toughest gig in show business, but when it comes to scooping up jewelry for the mantelpiece, the tragedians have it all over the clowns. Nathan Lane, Hamming It Up As Few Can 2010-05-26T17:15:00Z She writes like a classical tragedian dropped into the contemporary. Elena Ferrante’s ‘Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay’ 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z When a similar spirit of technological euphoria reanimated American art in the ’60s, the metaphysical tragedians of the ’50s went into eclipse. Art Review: ‘Signs & Symbols’ and Oskar Fischinger at Whitney Museum 2012-07-26T20:02:10Z In that sense, the title “Comedian” is ironic — for Mr. Cattelan, like all the best clowns, is a tragedian who makes our certainties as slippery as a banana peel. A (Grudging) Defense of the $120,000 Banana 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z Euripides, the most irreverent of the Greek tragedians, cuts these Homeric figures down to size. 'Iphigenia in Aulis' at Getty Villa: Chasing the ever-elusive Euripides 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z The swift smorgasbord of death scenes by Peakes and the player’s five co-stars are ingeniously performed, and Posner’s tragedians bring live music and a jaunty attitude to Stoppard’s long scenes on fakery, reality and death. ‘Rosencrantz’ review: Clever hybrid stager, thy name is Posner 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z It’s ideal for the play’s waiting-in-the-wings quality and for the backstage rehearsals by the tragedians who barge through. ‘Rosencrantz’ review: Clever hybrid stager, thy name is Posner 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z He was an aphorist, a progressive journalist, a provocative essayist and a tragedian. Review | Surprising influences on Oscar Wilde’s greatest works 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z She is the darkest, deepest comic writer and the most searingly funny tragedian. Cathleen Schine Writes Fiction. But She Prefers Not to Read It at Work. 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Carell — still part clown, now part tragedian — may or may not be telling the truth when he says there was no conscious decision to rebrand himself. So long, Michael Scott. Here comes Steve Carell, Serious Actor. 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z "A Greek playwright entered a tailor shop. The tailor asked him, 'Euripides?' The tragedian responded, 'Yes, Eumenides?'" 7 puns that make sense in more than one language 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z The name of the island is true to myth, which suggests that someone at DC Comics has been knuckling down to Herodotus and the Greek tragedians. Top Ten Things About Wonder Woman 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z Among the tragedians, there are extant works from only three: Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. What Ancient Greek Tragedies Can Teach Us About Grief 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z If the best description of a play had been coined centuries earlier by Shakespeare or a Greek tragedian, Scully would not shy from quoting the master. Perspective | Vin Scully delivered a nightly fanfare for the common man 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z “He does not bother about the majestic stride, but moves about completely naturally, not like a tragedian, but like a human being,” a 19th-century critic marveled. ‘Red Velvet’ spotlights a pioneering Black actor who played Othello 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z I return to Shakespeare, as I return to the ancient Greek tragedians, because they reveal to me with each encounter new potential for making meaning in drama. Happy birthday, William Shakespeare! You're not as old as you seem 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z But as the ancient tragedians understood, universal patterns become more visible in extremity when sensationalism is resisted for starker truths. Commentary: Times are bad, so keep your uplift. Give me 'Crime and Punishment' and 'The Godfather' 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z “I wanted to be a tragedian, but a friend suggested I use my voice differently,” she told the Guardian in 2014. Juliette Greco, actress, singer and muse of postwar France, has died 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z The words of the Greek tragedian Aeschylus continue to echo in my mind. Opinion | We missed one chance to open schools safely. Here’s the new, more expensive, option. 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Staring into the abyss, the ancient tragedians created order and meaning through art. Waiting for Sauvignon Blanc: Pandemic reveals Samuel Beckett as the ultimate realist 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z The ancient Greek tragedians had bigger fish to fry than the origins of male neurosis. Oedipus Rex vs. President Trump: Leaders reveal themselves in times of plague 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Henry James, writing on the modern tragedian Henrik Ibsen, observes that the great Norwegian playwright transcends his limitations by showing us “the individual caught in the fact.” What to do during your coronavirus home quarantine? How about: Nothing 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z It was Sophocles, the Greek tragedian, who said, “I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.” Allegations, punishment involving Astros, Patriots and Russia unlikely to deter cheaters as financial motivation grows 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The Greek tragedians rebuilt Troy and the places connected with it in such plays as Hecuba and Iphigenia in Aulis and Agamemnon. From carnage to a camp beauty contest: the endless allure of Troy 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Kahn and Drew Lichtenberg, the STC’s literary manager, steered her toward “Orestes” by Euripides — a slightly later tragedian who took a darker view after Athens’s stark loss in the Peloponnesian War. 5 things to know to know about the ‘The Oresteia,’ the seldom-seen fountainhead of drama 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z Yet as with all great tragedians, a sense of hope emanates from the daring and integrity of the art itself. A great Russian director brings history to life on stage 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z The ancient tragedian Aeschylus recalled this era mythically: Prometheus, in stealing fire from the gods, “founded all the arts of men.” Why Silicon Valley can’t fix itself 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z “I’m trying, in the book, to give a sense of the cauldron of stories and myths that tragedians were drawing on,” he said. The one where Medea saves her kids: lost classics of Greek tragedy 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Mr. Creighton, himself a member of the Players, said that, the way he heard it, Mr. Cagney had gotten into a heated discussion about who was better — song-and-dance men or what Mr. Cagney called “tragedians.” Remembering James Cagney, a Tough Guy With a Green Thumb 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z Women suffragists recited at their meetings the resounding speech that the tragedian Euripides gives his heroine Medea on the economic, political and sexual oppression of the entire female sex. Classics for the people – why we should all learn from the ancient Greeks 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z The Victorian poet, Matthew Arnold, traced it back to ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles and called it "the eternal note of sadness." The Trouble With Ending Wars 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z She is, at heart, a tragedian drawn to the fundamental futility of human life. Author Hanya Yanagihara's Not-So-Little Life 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z The ongoing fight between the Republican establishment and the Tea Party is turning into a downward spiral of vengeance that would leave any Greek tragedian impressed. GOP’s real Ted Cruz problem: Why party’s revenge plot is silly and self-defeating 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z The earliest musical document that survives preserves a few bars of sung music from a play, Orestes by the fifth-century BC tragedian Euripides. How did ancient Greek music really sound? 2013-10-22T23:41:13Z Besides philosophical studies, where he now added Aristotle to Plato, he read Homer and the Greek tragedians, made extracts from books, attended lectures on physiology, and dabbled in other sciences. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z The story was first amplified by the Greek tragedians, who probably drew their inspiration from local legends, which glorified the services rendered by Athens to the rulers of Peloponnesus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The Greek tragedian is Greek throughout—his subjects, his mythology, his sentences, play wonderfully indeed, but yet restrictedly, within a given sphere. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z They fixed a night, without knowing in which of his favorite parts the tragedian would appear. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z Having won a matchless reputation as a comedian, she turned for a time to tragic characters, and won thereby a wholly new renown as one of England's foremost tragedians. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z The abridger, Velleius Paterculus, who is the only Roman historian who pays any attention to literary history, boasts that the latter might rank honourably with the best Greek tragedians. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z The boy was apprenticed to a bookseller, but his true vocation was decided by a portrait which he made of Cooke, the English tragedian, who was performing in Philadelphia. English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z Clairon was the greatest tragedian that ever appeared on the French stage; holding on it a supremacy similar to that of Siddons on our own. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Before leaving the Italians, we must mourn over the misprints of our homages to the great tragedian in the preceding review. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z It is not, however, under a dynasty of high tragedians that the full development, as a social and intellectual force, of the Victorian drama was to be attained. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z If that mechanic had read the Greek tragedians he would have known that Nemesis must needs come soon. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z There had been dissensions in the company to which he belonged, and the tragedian had parted with the actor who played the second parts. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z On enquiring to whom this fortified-looking residence belonged, I was told it was Fort Hill, the retreat of Edwin Forest, the celebrated American tragedian. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z In this vault were deposited the remains of a distinguished tragedian, who fell a victim to the yellow fever, some years since, in this city. Norman's New Orleans and Environs Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory and State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time 2012-02-13T03:00:18.260Z He began at the foundation of his profession, and rose until he stood next to his friend—next to one who is regarded as the greatest tragedian of our time—next to Edwin Booth. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z Mr. Booth's manager asked her to write a play for the young tragedian. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z While he was debating the course he should take, chance threw in his way the offer of an engagement in the company which supported a distinguished tragedian. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z It is that of a would-be tragedian—a Shakespearian actor.” Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z It was part of an interview with the great tragedian, three days old, and it told me the address of his hotel. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z Cicero specifies among the accomplishments of an orator, the 'voice of a tragedian, the gestures and bearing of a consummate actor.' The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z The story was the subject of plays by the three great Greek tragedians, and was often represented in mimic dances. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Booth the assassin was the third son of the eminent English tragedian Junius Brutus Booth, and the brother of the equally renowned Edwin Booth. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z It was plain that the aged tragedian was inclined to look on the wine “when it was red,” and Bart feared he would prove troublesome and unreliable on that account. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z In an interview with that celebrity, Kean found the eminent tragedian so chilling and unsympathetic in manner, that the poor fellow hurried from the theatre stung to the quick by his inauspicious reception. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z He retained the accomplishment till his latest years, and shows his facility by translating passages from the Greek tragedians in his philosophical works. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z But Fate can play the clown as well as the tragedian, and accomplish as much by an absurd accident as by elaborate glooms. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Hieronymo, who wishes to have a certain subject mounted in a hurry, says to his confidant— "The Italian tragedians were so sharp of wit, That in one hour's meditation They would perform anything in action." The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z It must be rather hard for him, who has always considered himself a tragedian and a Shakespeare scholar, to burlesque the parts he has studied and loved.” Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z ‘Be quiet, you foolish fellows,’ remonstrated the tragedian, who began to think the business serious. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z The opening lines of the Medea of Ennius may be quoted as probably a fair specimen of the degree of faithfulness with which the early Roman tragedians translated from their originals. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z The choosing of a Chorus is indeed one of the main problems of the tragedian. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z Lorenzo replies— "I have seen the like In Paris, among the French tragedians." The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z I have seen the burlesque tragedian overdone on the stage, so that he was nauseating; but I believe Burns can give the character just the right touch.” Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z Later, the tragedians are constantly renewing this process. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z The anapaestic metre was less suited to Latin, and is rarely met with either in the comic poets, or in the fragments of the tragedians. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Slander, from whose sting the most amiable persons are not invulnerable, tempted this woman to spread a report of her being the sister of the celebrated tragedian, Mrs. Siddons. The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times 2011-10-23T02:00:21.883Z Garnier is the first tragedian who deserves a place not too far below Rotrou, Corneille, Racine, Voltaire and Hugo, and who may be placed in the same class with them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z “I believed you would come,” said Frank, greeting the old tragedian. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z More and more he became filled with the grandeur of the Greek tragedians, Sophocles and Euripides above all others. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z Other dramas were more or less close adaptations from his works, or from those of the other Attic tragedians. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z In spite of the ridicule to which he was subjected by Moli�re, he was an excellent tragedian, and in parts made up of "transports and bursts of rage" much admired. Queens of the French Stage 2011-10-06T02:00:38.820Z The style is admirable, and the skilful management of the action contrasts strongly with the languor, the awkward adjustment, and the lack of dramatic interest found in contemporary tragedians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z The old tragedian bowed his head again, and, feeling that she could say nothing to cheer him up, Cassie left him there. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z Attempts have been made by French and German tragedians, to revive the ancient chorus, but without success, as it is entirely unsuited to the modern drama. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z The Roman tragedies seem to have borne much the same relation to the works of the Attic tragedians as Roman comedy to the new comedy of Athens. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z When the genial young tragedian returned to the office building, he would be likely to assume that his suggestion had been acted upon, and his clothing bestowed in another room. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z Among the immediate successors and later contemporaries of the three great dramatists we do not find any who deserve high rank as tragedians, though there are some whose comedies are more than respectable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Then Merry set Gallup to watch the tragedian. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z The compositions of the great tragedian were deficient in the tenderness and pathos for which Simonides was particularly distinguished. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z The stories and characters represented were, save in the few exceptional cases referred to above, directly derived from the Greek tragedians or from Homer and the cyclic poets. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Edwin Forrest was the first distinguished tragedian who was a native of our continent. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z He was the typical tragedian out at elbows, but showing his consciousness of being “an actor.” The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z For the first time Merry fully appreciated the outraged feelings of the old fellow who was compelled to burlesque the tragedian on the stage. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z I know, I know most certainly, that Cleænetus the tragedian Did not eat them. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z The tragedians told how Phaethon drove the chariot of the sun, and upset it, while his sisters were turned into poplar trees, and their tears became amber.*** Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z In the later pieces of Euripides, the third and most modern of the Attic tragedians, we note that the drama has almost wholly disengaged itself from the lyric out of which it sprang. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z True, true," assented the tragedian; "I had nigh forgot. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z “No man owns me!” cried the tragedian, drawing himself up and staring round. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z Ion the tragedian also mentions the polypus, in his Phœnix, saying— I hate the colour-changing polypus, Clinging with bloodless feelers to the rocks. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z This was when the great tragedian undertook the management of Covent Garden. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z The Alexandrian tragedians came long after Euripides, and to their sophisticated taste his pathetic and emotional plays appealed far more than the austerer and manlier masterpieces of his two great predecessors. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z Quite dramatic again," remarked the tragedian, who had no thought but what had reference to the stage; "the repentant sinner on his death-bed—excellent! Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z He literally convulsed the audience by the manner in which he burlesqued the Shakespearian tragedian. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z But Chæremon the tragedian says, that wine inspires those who use it with Laughter and wisdom and prudence and learning. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z The Laureate had graven on the tomb of the tragedian’s career the three words, “Moral, Grave, Sublime.” The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z But the tragedian has no time to waste on trifles for their own sake. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z At the conclusion of the play our tragedian rolled up his MS. and returned it to his pocket, while various were the expressions of approval from the members of the club. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z Then came the fourth act, in which Burns again appeared as the burlesque tragedian. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z For first, I'd have you notice the tragedians; What good they do to every one. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Save for his small size, the former seems the better endowed by nature; his countenance is sombre and bears the stamp of the tragedian. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z Thus, as you know, Mr Editor, the iambics of the Greek tragedians admit certain feet in the early part of the line which they do not allow in the later portions. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z "What a face for the stage!" remarked the tragedian. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z At that moment William Shakespeare Burns was the tragedian sublime, and it is probable that he reached such heights as he had never before attained. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z "Well, have you seen the great tragedian in Romeo and Juliet?" Mr. Punch at the Play Humours of Music and the Drama 2011-06-29T02:00:22.990Z The great tragedian sent for her to his dressing-room, lifted her on to his knee and questioned her. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z Believest thou that the romancers and tragedians, that is, the men of genius among them, who have a thousand times aped, and aped their own apings of everything, divine and human, are other than I? Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z He saved the pension of the old tragedian by offering the sacrifice of his own. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z “Yes, sir,” he said, distinctly, “my name is Burns—William Shakespeare Burns—tragedian—at liberty.” Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z He was eminently the “lofty, grave tragedian,” in his own esteem. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z After lengthy negotiations with a great Italian tragedian, engagements were signed, and he duly arrived in London, and appeared the second night of my season in the character of "Otello." The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z The Hecuba and the Heracleid� are not well constructed, and the Electra and Orestes challenge too directly the masterpieces of the earlier tragedians. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z His translations from the Greek tragedians were of the greatest importance in the history of Roman drama. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z His name was given on the program as William Shakespeare Burns, and, as he represented a burlesque tragedian, it was supposed that the name was assumed. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z Krauss's comprehension and rendering of the Queen's superb note of indignation marked the consummate tragedian; her acting of the part rose to a striking level both of expression and of power. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z I need scarcely say that this tragedian was Salvini, who at once struck the public by his magnificent delineation of Shakespeare's hero. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z He was a tragedian of a bygone generation, and he had many tricks and mannerisms which I had delighted to imitate. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z Such names also evince that most of his dramas were translated or imitated from the works of his countrymen of Magna Græcia, or from the great tragedians of Greece. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Mr. Burns first appeared in the second act, and as Edwin Treadwell, the frayed, back-number tragedian, he literally caused many of the audience to choke in the effort to repress their uncontrollable laughter. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z It is a mistake to say that the unities are always disregarded by the great English tragedian. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z It was similar to that exhibited by the audience in a theatre on the entrée of the great tragedian for whom they have been waiting. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z Yet Edwin had the greatest influence with the tragedian when the gloomy fits came on, and followed him many a night through the streets to see that he got no harm. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z Most of the plays of Attius, as we have seen, were taken from the Greek tragedians. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z As the actor retired, the audience awoke, realized it had seen and heard a man who was no clown, but a real tragedian, and the applause was long and loud. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z What the French tragedians had adopted from the ancients was something inward, a standard of character and motive, or a criterion of taste. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z The stock company played one week only when the veteran tragedian, T. A. Lyne, began an engagement which ran from September the 3rd to the 20th. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z He can hardly have been present when the general Themistocles, then at the height of his fame, provided the Chorus for the earliest of the great tragedians, Phrynichus, in 476 b.c. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z In the age, too, of the Greek tragedians, there was a prevailing fondness for moral wisdom; and schools of philosophy were resorted to for recreation as well as for instruction. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Grim necessity had compelled him to accept Mr. Merriwell’s offer to play in ‘True Blue’ the part of the burlesque tragedian. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z Racine’s great English contemporary seems to have known and to have liked Euripides better than the other Greek tragedians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z Stark was a very talented tragedian of the Forrest school, and his engagement proved quite popular and successful. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z Allowing for the great difference of treatment and the comparative absence of detail in the ancient drama, this phrase would, I think, be true of all the great Greek tragedians. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z Lord Verney, like other tragedians in this theatre of ours, was, perhaps, a little more nervous than he seemed, and did not like laughter in the wrong place. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z Milton goes on to speak of “the lofty grave tragedians” who employed “chorus or iambic,” High actions and high passions best describing. The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry 2011-02-26T03:00:51.130Z They show that he took little interest in political affairs, but confined himself chiefly to mythological subjects, ridiculing, when opportunity offered, the bombastic style of the tragedians, especially Euripides. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z It was not long after this that Davenport was pitted against the English tragedian Barry Sullivan in New York. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z It is the original subject of Attic tragedy treated once more, as doubtless it had already been treated by all or almost all the other tragedians. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z He stands in history, not as a great tragedian, but as the first example of the rebirth of that antique virility which was to display itself so brilliantly in the nineteenth century. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z And well it may, for I have seen the like In Paris, 'mongst the French tragedians. The Spanish Tragedy 2011-02-21T03:00:10.373Z And folks of various sorts were there From East Side yeggs to ladies fair; Here a tragedian, there a joker, Here a banker and there a broker. Right off the Bat Baseball Ballads 2011-02-13T03:00:19.390Z Several of the fragments show a certain measure of descriptive power and poetic imagination in these early tragedians. Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z The other tragedians do not seem to have written in trilogies, and Euripides at any rate moved gradually away from satyr-plays. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z But it is chiefly by his collation of the MSS. of the Greek tragedians and his critical labours on the restoration of their text that he will be remembered. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Why are virtuous tragedians always anxious to rob the low comedians of their cakes and ale? Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z You behold in me the first tragedian of the age. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z He was universally ranked as a great tragedian. The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States 2011-01-26T03:00:29.717Z But it holds in general for the other tragedians too, for the creators of Creon and Antigone, of Prometheus and Zeus. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z I'll have nothing to do with the fighting, mark that," the tragedian doggedly said, "and I wish I'd not seen Tatham neither, nor that bit of—" "Hold your tongue, Bob Acres. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z Nothing could be more plain to the ears of this worthy than these words from the tragedian. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z Although known as a specialist on the historian Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War, she wrote dozens of books on philosophy and political thought in ancient Greece, on the tragedians Aeschylus and Sophocles, and on Homer. Jacqueline de Romilly, Studied Greek Culture, Dies at 97 2010-12-21T02:38:57Z Macklin was a tragedian, and the personal friend of Alexander Pope. Notes and Queries, Number 229, March 18, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc He is more quoted by subsequent writers than any other Greek tragedian; nay, if we leave out of count mere dictionary references to rare words, he is more quoted than all the other tragedians together. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z His arguments to the plays of Aristophanes and the tragedians are in great part preserved. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The reception in honor of the little company of French tragedians, at which almost the whole of the English stage and a sprinkling of society people were present, was a complete success. The Hillman Actors were looked down upon in Rome, but Roscius the tragedian was a great friend of Sulla’s, for he scorned all such notions as unreal. Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men The cause of the tragedian's wild appearance in the street soon got vent in the city. Notes and Queries, Number 229, March 18, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc For instance, the three great tragedians were grouped together round the Battle of Salamis, the great triumph of the Persian Wars in 480 b.c. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z In the Chinese theaters, they put flour on the comedian’s nose to show that he’s not a tragedian, but you don’t need the badge. The Key to Yesterday Now these Attic tragedians manifestly took for their basis the narrative given by Apollodorus, himself an Athenian, as may be shown by some particular circumstances. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 However, when Miss Anderson takes the reins of stage management in to her own fair and shapely hands, the necessity of providing for a tragedian of the first class disappears. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93. September 17, 1887 "I assure you, your action was quite dramatic," said the tragedian. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I The star playing with us just then was a tragedian, but he was a very little man, whose air of alertness, even of aggressiveness, had won for him the title of "Cocky" Roberts. Life on the Stage Although every great tragedian has attempted the famous parts in Shakespeare's tragedies, some have stood out conspicuously for their interpretations. Woman's Club Work and Programs First Aid to Club Women But the account given in Apollodorus, nearly falling into Iambic or Trochaic metre, leaves no doubt that he took his account of the oracle from the Attic tragedians,209 as was remarked above. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 The German turned towards him one of those profoundly austere glances that only a foreign bagman or an American tragedian can compass, and took no further notice of him. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) "Oh, certainly," said the tragedian; "only too happy; besides, it is not every day our club is honoured by a lady." Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I Speak of his early life as a strolling player, his failure as a tragedian and his success in comedy. The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. But he taught me to revere that grandest and most powerful of tragedians, Sophocles. Fragments of an Autobiography In all these plays, Latin, Italian, and French-translation, the influence of the tragedian Seneca was paramount, and this influence made an enduring mark on the future drama of France. A Short History of French Literature Afterward when he rushed around the stage flourishing a wooden sabre he was not a tragedian to be trifled with. Harper's Round Table, May 21, 1895 "Tremulous music, lights half down," muttered the tragedian; but he was instantly silenced by the chairman. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I The people of Leipzig have just had their “Schiller-fest,” or Schiller's festival, in honor of the great national poet and tragedian. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 The tragedian can mouth it just as grandly, on the stage. The Religious Life of London Seneca, as the only extant Latin tragedian, had a monopoly of the classical language which they understood best and revered most heartily. A Short History of French Literature The tragedians of the 17th century continued to pursue the beaten track, marked out already in the 16th by rigid prescription. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" "And each particular hair to stand on end like quills upon the fretful porcupine," quoted Mr. Blackdeed, the tragedian. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I Aristotle objected to the later tragedians that, compared with the great masters, they were deficient in the drawing of character—by which he meant the lofty drawing of lofty character. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" If his prose is explicit, his verse is implicit criticism; and there was thus a reason for speaking somewhat especially of Dryden's character as a tragedian in drawing his character as a critic. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 But there is always something 'remote and afar' about it, and the application by La Bruyère of the famous comparison between the Greek tragedians is in the main strictly accurate. A Short History of French Literature As a comic dramatist he is stated to have been less popular than as a tragedian; yet it is in comedy that he would seem to have had the most noteworthy successors. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" "His Eminence," as applied to Cardinal Wiseman, may be ridiculous enough, but it is even still more absurd, when usurped as it is, by a number of so-called "eminent" tragedians. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) To such Subjects of Greek tragedy. themes Greek tragedy almost wholly confined itself; and in later days there were numerous books which discussed these myths of the tragedians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Everybody sings out, "Sold!" and rose up mad, and was a-going for that stage and them tragedians. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade Euripides, however, hears of the assembly, and prevails on his father-in-law, Mnesilochus, to disguise himself as a woman and seek admittance, that he may plead the cause of the tragedian. Greek Women By far the two greatest tragedians of America in Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things We hope that the nation, in accepting the "tragedian's" books, will not pledge itself to adopt all his "readings." Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) The later tragedians also appear to have occasionally transposed long speeches or episodes from one tragedy into another—a device largely followed by the Roman dramatists, and called contamination by Latin writers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" He has not alluded to the Greek tragedians, and had probably never looked into a single play of Æschylus, Sophocles, or Euripides. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition “Admiration” may or may not properly be excited by tragedy, and until this important question is settled the name of tragedian may be at pleasure given to or withheld from the author of Rodogune. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" I must own that it is much easier to be a tragedian than a light comedian before a $200 house. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things There is this difference between the great tragedian at the Olympic and the great burlesque actor at the Princess's:—That whereas Mr. Robson elevates burlesque into tragedy, Mr. Charles Kean lowers tragedy into burlesque. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) His models were, in tragedy, the later Greek tragedians and their revisions of the three great Attic masters; in comedy, we may feel sure, Menander and his school. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Afterward, when he rushed around the stage flourishing a wooden sabre, he was not a tragedian to be trifled with. Children's Stories in American Literature, 1660-1860 He was for many years lecturer at Trinity, his favourite subjects being the Greek tragedians, Plato and Aristotle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" Nothing proves the popular acceptance and national approval of Greek love more forcibly to modern minds than the fact that the tragedians like �schylus and Sophocles made it the subject of their dramas. A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion I opened it at the speech of the tragedian to Pompey: 'The time will come that thou shalt mourn deeply, because thou didst not mourn sooner!' Coelebs In Search of a Wife Thebes, Pelops’ line, and the tale of Troy are the staple subjects of the great Attic tragedians. Minor Poems by Milton A gentleman was saying here this evening, that he would go to the play to-morrow night to see heroism, as it has been represented by some of our tragedians, represented in burlesque. The Tatler, Volume 3 When the great tragedian and great writer met they always kissed each other, and Dumas always greeted Aldridge with the words Mon Confr�re. The Upward Path A Reader For Colored Children Hart was a tragedian who excelled in parts that required a certain heroic and chivalrous dignity. Old and New London Volume I His intimacy with Forrest gained him a suitable companion in a journey to the Crimea, and the tragedian a not less suitable negotiator in the arrangements for his marriage and his professional engagements in London. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. The great tragedians accept the myths in the aggregate, but decline them in particulars; some of the poets transform or allegorize them; some use them ornamentally, as graceful decorations. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Accordingly Chaucer has made his Monk a great tragedian, one who studied poetical art. English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century "Perhaps it might be better," suggested the tragedian, "if Miss Arminster saw her first." His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts Kemble and Perry fell out over their wine, and Perry was rude to the stately tragedian. Old and New London Volume I You remember what the tragedian says: stay! no!—it’s the comedian,—it’s Menander”—— “To Orcus and Erebus with all the tragedy and comedy that ever was spouted!” exclaimed Aristo. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century Not enough of one at least to venture to take the place on the boards of such a consummate player, such a famous tragedian. The Exploits of Juve Being the Second of the Series of the "Fantômas" Detective Tales The Greek tragedians are not generally felicitous in the construction of their plots. English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century "Sh!" whispered the tragedian, casting a suspicious glance at the Quaker. His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts This picture of Salvini—who its possessor assured me was the finest tragedian he had ever seen—was painted by Mr. Kendal himself. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly A coup de théâtre is not everything, As well he's aware, that tragedian troubled Who is gliding so gloomily off at the wing. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 22nd, 1890 He is reputed to have been a good actor; but Richard Burbage the tragedian and William Kemp the comedian were greater actors than he. William Shakespeare His Homes and Haunts The first of these tragedians marked two-thirds of the Inferno and Paradiso as worthy of being committed to memory. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 "Hear, hear!" said the tragedian from the back of the room, while the Quaker settled himself into the most comfortable armchair with a sigh of contentment. His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts I never realized the full immensity of Clithering’s fatuousness until he uttered that mangled quotation from Macbeth in the tone of an old-fashioned tragedian. The Red Hand of Ulster He could not have known Cooke, even in the decline of that great tragedian's power, and the little giant was indeed a revelation. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Old Copeland was a good actor, and he told me of having travelled with Edmund Kean, the great tragedian. Adventures and Recollections Who was he?—an actor—a manager of a theatre—a great tragedian? Miss Grantley's Girls And the Stories She Told Them At first his friends were at a loss to account for his attitude, but as time went on it appeared that the tragedian had not exerted himself for nothing. His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts And this was the Israel—the high tragedian in the comedy sock—that I tried humbly to typify in my Man of Sorrows. Ghetto Comedies He was the first really great American actor who had appeared in London as a rival of the English tragedians; for Cooper was born in England, though always regarded as belonging to the younger country. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Under the spell of these performers, I wrote a series of studies of the tragedian in his greatest rôles. A Son of the Middle Border In the imagination of the gossipmongers Professor Marshall, as a Greek tragedian, and Mr. Browne, garbed as a highwayman, were to be added to the list of artists. The Madcap of the School The tragedian paused, shivering from his recent agitation, and Cecil, seeing his condition, rang for some brandy. His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts We know how well read he was in Homer and the Greek tragedians; how he knew by heart his Ennius, his Nævius, his Pacuvius, and the others who had written in his own tongue. The Life of Cicero Volume II. The tragedian resumed his American engagements November 15, 1837, at the old Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History This was enough to justify me in giving up one of my precious dollars on the chance of seeing the great tragedian enter the room. A Son of the Middle Border But in his mode of treating these subjects, he approaches more nearly to the tragedians of antiquity. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 Banborough whipped out a roll of bills and handed the desired amount to the tragedian without demur. His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts She had her own ideas—she eloped with the second tragedian from the theatre over there. The Readjustment And thus the great ambition of the tragedian to be a benefactor to his profession was destined to come almost to naught. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History As I nailed and sawed at pine lumber, I murmured inaudibly the lofty lines of the play, in the hope of fixing forever in my mind the cadences of the great tragedian's matchless voice. A Son of the Middle Border Even when Plato wrote his Republic, Euripides was generally considered the “wisest of all tragedians.” Atheism in Pagan Antiquity His book was generally Plato, or Homer, or one of the Greek tragedians, or the Bible, in which last he took a great interest. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 Madame de Staël, seizing me by the arm, exclaimed, "I am sure you would make an excellent tragedian; remain with us and take a part in the 'Andromache.'" Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 "You ought to be an actress, and not a singer," he said, and advised her to take lessons of Mr. Barton, his leading tragedian. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History In the evening, with Mr. Jackson's son James, the most diffident and sensitive man I ever saw, Miss B—— and I went to the theater to see Dussendoff, the great tragedian, play Hamlet. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I The professed comedian never furnishes so much amusement as the would-be heroic tragedian, who, like the Count Joannes, furnishes uproarious merriment for the whole evening. Buchanan's Journal of Man, September 1887 Volume 1, Number 8 Mr. C. "How, then, do you account for the astonishing power of some tragedians?" The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 He is a study of a real type, and a type which all the tragedians knew. Oedipus King of Thebes Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes He wished her to appear with Forrest, the American tragedian, then visiting the London stage for the second and last time. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The Greek tragedians were the great religious instructors of the Athenian people. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles He is 'the old mystical tragedian of the Middle Ages, Everyman.' Gilbert Keith Chesterton Let Herr Fabs see how he would get in himself; but what he said of the performers, tragedians and comedians, singers and dancers, that was the most rascally of all. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen The poet has diversified the language by the intermixture of the Doric dialect, in imitation of the Greek tragedians; of this kind are the expressions, vat vind, diskivered, I be kim, and for to know. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810 The legends of Thebes have furnished the great tragedians Sophocles and Euripides, with their finest subjects. Ancient States and Empires Now it is unquestionable that, with the tragedians, Zeus is the Supreme God. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles "Yes," replied the tragedian, "the performers ought to be all good, for they have been selected and sent to that situation by very excellent judges!" The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 If he had possessed a slender well-shaped figure, he might have been the first tragedian on any stage; the heroic, the great, filled his soul; and yet he had to become a Pulcinella. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen If he had possessed a slender well-shaped figure, he might have been the first tragedian on any stage: the heroic, the great, filled his soul; and yet he had to become a Pulcinella. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales Junius Brutus Booth, the great English tragedian, died in America while returning from a lucrative tour to California. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) If I felt pleased at finding you at home, how was my satisfaction increased, by hearing from a yellow-bellied waspish footman that you were busy with the first tragedian of the day? The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810 It is related that once, when Callipedes a celebrated tragedian, offered his homage to Agesilaus, and for some time received no notice in return, he said to the king, "Do you not know me, sir?" The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 We make no allowance for the imitative talents of a tragedian, if he stands convicted of forgery, nor for the courage of a soldier, if he is accused of murder. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities Burbage was the great tragedian, and the original performer of Richard III. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture Mr. Osbaldiston, the well-known tragedian and theatrical manager, died at his residence, near London, on the 29th December. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 He had experienced the power possessed by the orator on the rostrum, the tragedian on the stage, the poet in the arena, to stir the passions, subdue by pathos, or excite by vehement action. Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History But he certainly deserves an honorable place among tragedians of the second rank. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 If you don't, I shall immediately take the Victoria, and start Mr. ——, of the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, as a smashing tragedian. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 Fables must be made realities, and the criminal must gracefully transform his supreme agonies into amusements for the multitude by becoming a gladiator or a tragedian. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 It is worth noticing that of the three greatest tragedians, Massinger was a democrat, Beaumont and Fletcher the most servile jure divino royalists, and Shakespeare a philosopher;—if aught personal, an aristocrat. Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher The republican tragedians had to plead that the arm was a restoration: but their accusers do not believe that the integrity of the statue would have protected it. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 In both cases, the treatment, which the myths met with from the tragedians, is to be distinguished from the myths, as they were current among the community before and after the plays were performed. The Idea of God in Early Religions But he more than once took supper with Sir Henry Irving and it is understood to have been by his advice that the great tragedian was knighted. The Life of King Edward VII with a sketch of the career of King George V You may sit at your ease in your library chair and command the services of the most innumerable company of comedians, tragedians, lovers, ladies, buffoons, soubrettes and pantomimists that the world ever knew. On the Vice of Novel Reading. Being a brief in appeal, pointing out errors of the lower tribunal. Mars, and other actors and actresses were millionaires ten times over, and did not live like ordinary mortals: the great tragedian lived on raw meat, and Mlle. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I At this point, Maxwell, the tragedian from Marlboro, obtained the floor. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 The writings of the tragedians show what might be made of the myths by great poets. The Idea of God in Early Religions His lean face had the blue-white look of the much-shaven actor, and his manner was as portentous as that of a tragedian. The Tyranny of the Dark He secured some small parts, made a tour of the provinces, and finally, in London, engaged in a remarkable war with the great tragedian, Edmund Kean, which divided the town into two factions. American Men of Mind But as time went on, his criticism lost the taint of personal feeling; and Kean was recognised at last as our leading tragedian, though to the end he was never accepted as a great actor. The History of "Punch" Certain it is, when the company commander came in sight, he was standing upon it, in an attitude strongly reminiscent of the heavy tragedian—out of a "shop"—holding forth in his favourite Bodega. No Man's Land The Greek tragedians, really writers of grand opera, made undoubted use of the best musical implements and knowledge they had. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions Edwin Forrest, the great tragedian of that day, and many a year later, and Macready, a celebrated English actor, seemed almost pitted against each other in the same play, Hamlet. A Little Girl of Long Ago There was a great shower of meteors that night, which, if they portended nothing else, may be taken as symbolical of the career of America's greatest tragedian. American Men of Mind Perhaps one great reason for Mr. Burnett's adopting his present profession was a remark made by the celebrated tragedian, Edwin Forrest. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive With this great series of historical and social dramas Shakspere had passed far beyond his fellows whether as a tragedian or as a writer of comedy. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 Gesture is in like manner of more importance to a pantomime actor than to a tragedian, not because his gesture is more refined, but because he has no tongue. Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 No, Master Booth," I muttered in the imagined teeth of the tragedian, throwing an involuntary glance over my shoulder, "you 'll not catch me assisting at any more of your Shakespearean revivals. A Midnight Fantasy He wore spurs of prodigious size, and looked, in the main, like a tragedian about to appear upon the stage. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War Rather, it was the stride of a poseur—like nothing so much as that of the old-time tragedian, made famous by the Henry Irving school of actors. Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point He was eminently the "lofty, grave tragedian," in his own esteem. Classic French Course in English To me she was a princess, and I observed that as the curtain rose after each act and the great tragedian came forth to bow, his eyes sought his daughter's glowing face. A Daughter of the Middle Border In his execution he has really recaptured much of the manner of the great Greek tragedians. Personality in Literature When the tragedian arrived at the rendez-vous, he found Shakespeare in possession; and on knocking was answered that "William the Conqueror was before Richard the Third." The Facts About Shakespeare The overseer—a dyspeptic, long-haired man, who looked like a dejected tragedian—interviewed the new-comer, supplied him with a certain amount of 'copy,' and left him to his devices. Despair's Last Journey Though one of the Greek tragedians may seem rather greater and more complete than another, their work as a whole has a single pervading quality. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield With forward poise, in striking attitude, every nerve at tense strain, stands this crazed tragedian. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 No Greek tragedian ever did attempt, or ever would have attempted, to arouse pity for a creature whose grotesque story expressed the Greek abomination for Phœnician barbarism. Personality in Literature He did not notice Barbara, and the tragedian and his wife apparently forgot her presence. Cruel Barbara Allen From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) "Hush," said the tragedian, putting his finger to his lips. Light Freights Its epic poets are followed by the lyrists and these by the tragedians: tragedy passes into the New Comedy, which is followed by the learned and artistic poetry of Alexandria. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield In this melancholy pleasure, he says, we have a rude picture of the strong impressions which were made by the Grecian tragedians. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 Each minute seemed as long as the dying speech of a tragedian who fancies himself in a death scene. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon She took advantage of the lull which followed the tragedian's expression of friendly triumph to recall Mrs. Cameron to the knowledge of her presence. Cruel Barbara Allen From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) Pope, the tragedian, said that he knew of but one crime a man could commit,—peppering a rump steak. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 Yet what is the picture of this incomparable tragedian, drawn by one who knew him and who has described his person for us minutely, meaning Antony Aston, in his theatrical pamphlet, called the Brief Supplement? Charles Dickens as a Reader In proof of his proficiency in the art of painting, Pope presented his friend Mr. Murray, with a head of Betterton the celebrated tragedian, which was afterwards at Caen Wood. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) "Who can credit these figures," said Mr. Conkling, "when he remembers that the world's greatest tragedian closed his bloody drama at St. Helena leaving the public debt of France less than seventy million of pounds?" Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 To you or me he would have looked like what he was, a second or third-rate tragedian. Cruel Barbara Allen From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) The tragedian had just signed a contract to tour South Africa. Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers Whoever has the soul of an artist grudges no labour given to his art, be he reader or actor, author or tragedian. Charles Dickens as a Reader If a great tragedian could be assured of having such an appreciative audience, how pleasant would be the pathway of art! By the Christmas Fire Well, recite away, our tragedian, with these pests of ours for dramatis personæ. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece Time, however, is but one among many circumstances which the tragedian ignores. An Estimate of the Value and Influence of Works of Fiction in Modern Times Only Morgan remained there with the dead men, like a lone tragedian whose part was not yet done. Trail's End The tragedian represents Henry the Prince as at this period in the full career of his unbridled extravagances; his father bewailing his sad degeneracy, himself pleading nothing in excuse, praying for pardon, and promising amendment. Henry of Monmouth, Volume 1 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth The great tragedian is capable on due occasion of pleasant burlesque; but sheer unadulterated comedy is beyond his powers. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) The old tragedian with a gray beard assumed a stoical 87expression, and did not forget to “vibrate” in pronouncing a masculine “Courage!” Ten Tales But the synthesis keeps pace with the abstraction, for the tragedian creates not passions but men. An Estimate of the Value and Influence of Works of Fiction in Modern Times Mr. Thackeray once designated a certain noisy tragedian "Macready and onions." The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings Then, suddenly recollecting the presence of the tragedian, he dropped his tone, and turning toward Mr. Forrest, said, with a graceful gesture, "I mean, my dear sir, a mere French actor!" Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis On one of these occasions, Henderson the tragedian was present, and expressed warm approval of the child's efforts. Art in England Notes and Studies Wagner—neither composer nor tragedian, but a cunning blend of both—diverted the art to his own uses. Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques The tragedian presents to us scenes of life, not its continuous flow of incident. An Estimate of the Value and Influence of Works of Fiction in Modern Times A comedian, who had been almost lifted from his feet by the pressure at the funeral of a celebrated tragedian, ultimately reached the church-door. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings Mrs. Rooth explained that this gentleman was an Italian tragedian, in Rome, who instructed Miriam in the proper manner of pronouncing his language and also in the art of declaiming and gesticulating. The Tragic Muse He is extremely severe on the faults of the favourite tragedian, and he blames Corneille for preferring the gigantic to the human, and for ignoring the tender and touching simplicity of the Greeks. Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France A longstanding quarrel with Macready resulted in the tragedian assaulting the manager. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" The tragedian, then, idealises, because he starts from within. An Estimate of the Value and Influence of Works of Fiction in Modern Times They have had our tragedians, good, bad, and indifferent. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 Many years ago McCullough, the tragedian, was giving his splendid impersonations of the two masterpieces of Shakespeare at the national Capital. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective Even to the clerk's own disturbed imagination the establishment had suddenly grown raffish, and its dingy paint and drab upholstery resembled the make-up and cloak of a scowling tragedian. One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York She became one of the best Greek scholars in the country, and continued, in her latest years, the habit of reading Homer, the tragedians, and Plato. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 Conway the tragedian called to see me one evening, and in attempting to pass was stopped by Billy, armed as usual, with a pitch-fork. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844 Volume 23, Number 2 Thomas has the ascetic countenance of a tragedian, and the repose of an archbishop. The Patient Observer And His Friends Billy, freckled and sharp-eyed, was a born tragedian. Joyce of the North Woods The distinguished tragedian seemed greatly amused by what she was saying to him. Lady Larkspur After the death of the great tragedian, Hannah spent a large part of her time with his widow. The Friendships of Women Persecution does more harm than the guillotine,' added the tragedian in a tone of bitterness. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 439 Volume 17, New Series, May 29, 1852 It was so at Athens in that glorious age of Pericles and the succeeding generation, the age of the great tragedians, of Thucydides, of Aristophanes and of Phidias. Platform Monologues The tragedians, as a rule, are quiet meek individuals, with soft low voices, in private life. The Idiot Edmund Kean worshipped the memory of Cooke and repeated many of the elder tragedian's ways. Shadows of the Stage One morning I said to her: "To-morrow you are to rehearse Juliet to the Romeo of our new and rising young tragedian." Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O With a glance at Shakespeare's distant grave in the chancel of Stratford-on-Avon Church, the writer exclaimed:— Under this carved marble of thine own Sleep, brave tragedian, Shakespeare, sleep alone. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays Here is one of the few speeches ever delivered by a great man at the crisis of his fate on the sort of occasion which a tragedian telling his story would have devised for him. Abraham Lincoln A tragedian is a hard character only on the stage, but the comedian is the comedian always. The Idiot Like the Greek actor before masks were invented, the Chinese actor paints his face, and the thick-soled boot which raises the Chinese tragedian from the ground is very much the counterpart of the cothurnus. China and the Chinese Thomas Cooper, the celebrated English tragedian, bought a farm near Philadelphia, and it is a positive fact that he is the first man who ever owned a fast trotting horse in America. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O "Mr. Hadley, you may have my resignation, effective at once!" cried the tragedian. The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front Or, The Hunt for the Stolen Army Films His voice, in imitation of the "Boy," the "Great American tragedian," alternates between the deep bass of a veteran porker and the mellifluous tenor of a "pig's whisper." The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales But let me ask you to which of our rival tragedians, Racine and Corneille, do you give the preference? Dialogues of the Dead Hence, "The true tragedian is a false Hector," as stated in Soliloq. ii, 6. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition Talma, the celebrated tragedian, was one of his chief associates at this time, and even then talked with confidence of the future fortunes of "little Buonaparte." The History of Napoleon Buonaparte There was a splendid poetical library, including all the great tragedians, with the older and the middle Comedy. Practical Essays Some critics regarded her as far more of the tragedian than the singer. Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens Pope.—He enjoys that distinction both as a tragedian and as a moralist. Dialogues of the Dead He made us criticise by standards of common sense, and presume that the tragedians were not fools and that they did mean something. Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 "Ah, would that I were back again, treading the boards in my beloved Shakespeare, instead of in this miserable moving picture acting," sighed the tragedian. The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms Or Lost in the Wilds of Florida But the tragedian in real life was not the equal of the tragic poet. Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth He was an enthusiastic admirer of the ancient classics—Homer and the Greek tragedians in particular. Richard Lovell Edgeworth A Selection From His Memoir He was early struck with the beauty of the Greek writers—and more especially the Greek tragedians. Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business Once again, Kalidasa has nothing of the tragedian in his soul; his works, without exception, end happily. Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works With his tall hat and frock coat—which costume he was seldom without—Mr. Bunn was a typical tragedian of the old school. The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms Or Lost in the Wilds of Florida He asks what players they are, and is told, 'Even those you were wont to take such delight in, the tragedians of the city.' Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth If you want to have a notion of what I am trying, take up a translation of any of the Greek tragedians. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals This was Barry Sullivan, who was, I think, the finest tragedian I have ever seen. The Life Story of an Old Rebel In the words of the tragedian Liston, 'I love a row,' and you seem justly determined to make one. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals Tact, discretion, fine taste, are quite indispensable elements of his performance; he must be really a more complete actor than a great tragedian need be. Records of a Girlhood Sophocles, said a learned member, was the proper parallel to Shakespeare among the ancient tragedians: Æschylus—hear, O heaven, and give ear, O earth!—Æschylus was only a Marlowe. A Study of Shakespeare Presently she ventured on the tragedians, without being seen through. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes This youth, M. Guitry, is undoubtedly, if his life be spared, the coming tragedian of the French stage. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 Ion of Chios, historian and tragedian, exhibits his first drama. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 I cannot help thinking there must have been something grotesque in this performance of Brougham's, as when Liston turned tragedian and recited Collins's "Ode to the Passions" in a green coat and top boots. Records of a Girlhood In Kyd's Spanish Tragedy the extemporal art is described:—- The Italian tragedians were so sharp of wit, That in one hour of meditation They would perform anything in action. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 In depth of simple pathos, and intensity of conception, never swerving from his subject, I think no other writer comes near him, not even the Greek tragedians. Lectures on the English Poets Delivered at the Surrey Institution Who ever better understood the futility and helplessness of unaided man, the certain doom that tracks down his pride of insolence, or his sin, than the Greek tragedians? Preaching and Paganism Could a mere chance occurrence have given birth to those faculties which produced a sublime tragedian? Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions The title, anglicised, would be suitable for an old-fashioned transpontine melodramatic tragedian, who could certainly say of himself, "I rant so!" Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, November 19, 1892 These extemporal players were witnessed much nearer than in Italy—at the Théâtre des Italiens at Paris—for one of the characters replies— I have seen the like, In Paris, among the French tragedians. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 By Castor!" she replied, "the noble Gabinius is not a bad tragedian. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. The greatest tragedy of all times would find fit tragedian. T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him Taking up a Greek Sophocles, and translating the OEdipus, the French poet became so deeply imbued with the Greek tragedian, that his auditors caught all the emotions of terror and pity. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions He was forgiven his failure on account of the homage it conveyed to the tragedian's impressiveness. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Nor must we forget that Euripides is a greater admirer of nature, a more complete delineator of her workings, than the two greater tragedians. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. Grief, he says, is expressed by slow and deliberate accents; for that reason, Æsop spoke with gravity; Roscius with quickness; the former being a tragedian, the latter a comedian. A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements There is no instance in which we see more clearly the philosophical value of autobiographies, than in these vivid pictures which the great Italian tragedian and comic author have delineated. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series Amongst the many hits at the young tragedian, the two following are not the worst:— Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 1, July 31, 1841 The labours of doubling fell chiefly on the minor players, for the leading tragedian was too frequently present on the scene as the hero of the night to be able to undertake other duties. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Like the tragedian who is tranquil and unaffected in the scene in which he knows his own death or triumph occurs, Jaspar was calm, and his aspect even sanctimonious. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue Sophocles is the most devout of the Greek tragedians, and reverence for the gods is constantly enjoined in his tragedies. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology What I want you to see clearly is, the descent of the influx from plane to plane, as shown in these two tragedians. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Balaustion and her husband were in a manner representatives of the dead tragedian. A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) The tragedian, however, had been quite unprepared for the misadventure that was to result. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character He told the tragedian how deeply he had been impressed by his performance of "Othello," and how this had deflected his intention from a modern and European to an Oriental and ancient theme. Life of Robert Browning "You opened that trunk?" says Oswald at last in tones like a tragedian at his big scene. Ma Pettengill So great, so terrible, so piteous it is, that, dwelt on in the soul and seen in memory, it will do for us what the great tragedians made their tragic themes do for their hearers. The Poetry Of Robert Browning The part should be played after the manner of a provincial tragedian. Reviews "You distressed me very much, sir," said a famous tragedian once to a "super," who had committed default in some important business of the scene. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character At this juncture our host attempted to fill Rossi's glass with some peculiarly choice wine, but the tragedian stopped him with a smile. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 The god of war brandished a huge sword, and reminded me of the leading tragedian of the Bowery Theatre ten years ago. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life Her two sons are distinguished, the one as a popular musical composer, and the other as a clever tragedian—the latter with considerable talent, also, as an amateur painter. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850 An audience looks at a tragedian, but a comedian looks at his audience. Reviews "Where shall I hit you, Mr. Kean?" inquired a provincial Laertes of the great tragedian. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Mention was made of Bulwer's Richelieu by one of the guests as a part peculiarly fitted to the powers of the great tragedian, and he was asked if he knew the play. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 When the operation was completed he fixed the weapon in his belt and swaggered out with the air of the heavy tragedian at the Old Bowery. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life The antics of our dusky tragedians and comedians made a striking spectacle, and were quite as entertaining as the performances of the highly rated Harrys, Irving and Lauder. The Siege of Kimberley That Salvini is a born actor, a great tragedian, none will be bold enough to dispute. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 33, December, 1873 "Here's a nice mess you've got me into," said once a tragedian, imperfect in his text, to an inexperienced or incautious prompter. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Cases of suicide, so common in the tragedians, are almost unknown. Stories from the Odyssey The actors and actresses in these fascinating histrionic presentations are not called comedians and tragedians, comediennes and tragediennes—but "demonstrators." Walking-Stick Papers None but a tragedian can die by rule, and wait till he discovers a plot, or says a fine thing upon his exit. The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 Our tragedian was a rough joker off the stage; our prime clown the most peevish mortal living. Tales of a Traveller The tragedian very soon gave up the part in disgust. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Booth, however, a greater actor than Cibber, and a tragedian to boot, took a more business-like view of the proceedings, thinking thin houses the greatest indignity the stage could suffer. A History of Pantomime Antonyms: inactivity, passiveness, quiescence. actor, n. doer, participant, performer; comedian; tragedian; thespian; impersonator, personator, mime, mimic; pantomimist; barnstormer; hamfatter; supernumerary. actress, n. tragedienne; comedienne; ingenue, soubrette, understudy; star. actual, a. real, veritable. Putnam's Word Book "It is the face of a sibyl, of a tragedian." Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 098, February, 1876 Indeed, were I called on to name the professional men I have known most distinguished for good breeding and manners, I should name our four tragedians,—the two Kembles, Young, and Macready. The Idler in France The jeering and ironic cheering that arose must have gravely tried the tragedian. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character In Kyd's Spanish Tragedy the Extemporal Art is described:— The Italian tragedians were so sharp of wit, That in one hour of meditation They would perform anything in action. A History of Pantomime But the American has never gone as deep as the Italian into landscapes that are their own tragedians, and into Satanic and celestial ceremonials. The Art of the Moving Picture You know I have gone through every line of the three tragedians long ago, in the way of regular, consecutive reading. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) He approached the great tragedian with a sinking heart, for Forrest had a reputation for brusque roughness never exceeded on or off the stage. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 Tradition long pointed to Mrs. Betterton, the wife of the famous tragedian, as the first woman who ever appeared on the English stage. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character These Extemporal plays were witnessed much nearer than in Italy—at the The�tre des Italiens at Paris—for one of the characters replies:— I have seen the like, In Paris, among the French tragedians. A History of Pantomime Mr. G. seated in chair in very middle of stage, the place, you know, where great tragedians insist upon dying. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, November 1, 1890 Could you really imagine that I have not looked into the Greek tragedians for years, with my true love for Greek poetry? The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) A friend, however, suggested the theatre, and gave him a card to Frederick Warde, the tragedian. Laugh and Live To Mr. Bensley, the tragedian, so much admired by Charles Lamb, and so little by any other critic, a curious accident is said to have happened. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character The tragedian, learning that the women in council assembled are debating on the punishment due to his misogyny, implores the effeminate poet Agathon to intercede for him. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 "He is tender, plaintive, and passionate," I answered; "but perhaps I may be pardoned if I venture to prefer the vigour and majesty of the sterner tragedian." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 With deliberate didactic purpose the tragedians—with pure and native passion the lyrists —fitted their perfect words to their dearest faiths. The Queen of the Air Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm Procter delighted to recall the many theatrical triumphs of the eccentric tragedian, and the memoir which he printed of Kean will always be read with interest. Yesterdays with Authors Lekain, the French tragedian, playing the part of Tancred, at Bordeaux, required a supernumerary to act as his squire, and carry his helmet, lance, and shield. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character But the mere overflow of careless poetic power which is manifested by Aristophanes would have sufficed to set up any ordinary tragedian or lyrist. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 No singer, no tragedian, no comedian, no wit could have had such a triumph, could have given such intense pleasure. The Regent Possibly it is because 'comedian' and 'tragedian' seem to be too exclusively masculine—so that a want is felt for words to indicate a female tragedian and a female comedian. Society for Pure English, Tract 05 The Englishing of French Words; the Dialectal Words in Blunden's Poems I have seen all the great tragedians of my day, but I have never seen an equal to the sublime of this extraordinary actress. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 332, June, 1843 And the prepared speeches introduced by the tragedians, however alien they may be to the dramatist's intentions, and independent of his creations, are not properly to be considered as gag. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Nor has the veil been altogether withdrawn from that strange tragedy which, for the strange tragedian, was the last of all. Books and Characters French and English He was Strang the tragedian, the orator, the conqueror of a legislature, a governor, a dozen juries—and of human souls. The Courage of Captain Plum I now recall the name of Ira Aldridge, a colored man from New York City, who was covered with princely honors as a successful tragedian. Iola Leroy Shadows Uplifted When Aristophanes would mock the creations of Euripides, which are meant to move the public by their declining fortunes, he at once turns the tragedian into a rag-picker. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes The same speech condemns alike the rant of the tragedians and the gag of the comedians. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character The Classical tradition has to answer for many sins; perhaps its most infamous achievement was that it prevented Molière from being a great tragedian. Books and Characters French and English The celebrated tragedian, Forrest, was playing; would the young ladies like to see Hamlet? The Morgesons The tragedian will always be a limited tragedian if he has not learned how to laugh. The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections When the tragedian Nævius did demand, Why did your commonwealth no longer stand? Poetical Works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham Usually, however, fine clothes, such as "birthday suits," became the property rather of the tragedians than the comedians. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character The painter of "Louisiana refusing to enter the Union" stood before him, his head elevated loftily, one foot set forward and his arm extended like a tragedian's. The Grandissimes Nor must we forget that this preëminent tragedian was a perfect comedian, and that this fact entitled him to true enjoyment of the humorous side of life. Delsarte System of Oratory Yours I hear never flourished more; here the comic actors were never so low; the tragedians hold up their heads in all senses. Sterne "I must see you again," said the tragedian, rising. Darrel of the Blessed Isles "How chances it they travel?" inquires Hamlet concerning "the tragedians of the city"—"their residence both in reputation and profit were better both ways." A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character On the stage there was the astonishing success of Ira Aldridge, a tragedian who in his earlier years went to Europe, where he had the advantage of association with Edmund Kean. A Social History of the American Negro Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of Liberia The impromptu tragedian recited several lines in a declamatory tone accompanied by gestures to match. Delsarte System of Oratory Oh! but she sings admirably; has a very fine, strong voice; is an excellent buffa, and an astonishing tragedian. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II At his voice, the poet and the tragedian rose up at a single bound. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 The three great Grecian tragedians, for instance, all worked at the same subject. Essays of Schopenhauer "I bided my time, as the tragedians say." Tommy and Grizel I will prove this system by facts, particularly with respect to the merriment of Aristophanes, upon our three celebrated tragedians. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces North.—Which of the Greek tragedians do you patronise? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 330, April 1843 Scholars and tragedians between them seem to have appropriated the right to keep Shakespeare's memory green. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 28, 1917 It was impossible to act the tragedian before her. The Nine-Tenths But it left in my mind a very pleasant impression of this great tragedian. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 The broad ridicule which Aristophanes casts against the tragedians is not half so laughable. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces The shoe worn on the ancient stage by comedians as the buskin was by tragedians. MacMillan's Reading Books Book V Besides, it was supposed that the tragedians wrote under a divine inspiration; and the subjects and representations which they embodied were for the most part susceptible of a deep spiritual interpretation. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 Away to earth, contemptible comedians, And hear our curse, before we set you free' You shall be all be eminent tragedians, Whom no one ever goes to see. The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan Our tragedian took the book, and proceeded to argue his point by means of texts selected skilfully here and there, from Genesis to Revelation. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 He told the tragedian how deeply he had been impressed by his performance of "Othello", and how this had deflected his intention from a modern and European to an Oriental and ancient theme. Life of Robert Browning It seems that one day, while my mother and Richard were returning home, they got on a street-car which already held the great tragedian. Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis There was the Odeon quite near them, and Philip soon shared his friend's passion for the tragedians of Louis XIV and the sonorous Alexandrine. Of Human Bondage We go to earth, contemptible tragedians, We hear his curse, before he sets us free, We shall all be eminent tragedians, Whom no one ever, ever goes to see. The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan One of the Prime Minister, and one of Ludwig, the tragedian at the Court Theatre. The Princess Aline This clearly shows that he was the most commanding figure among the tragedians of 500-458; and for more than half that time was usually the victor in the contests. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The acme of bliss, which would have been a marriage with the tragedian, was not for her in this world. The Awakening and Selected Short Stories Even those you were wont to take such delight in, the tragedians of the city. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare By merely leaving out an incident, or omitting to appeal to a sentiment, a Greek tragedian could flood his whole work with a new significance. Albert Durer They are of Ludwig the tragedian, and of the German Prime Minister, two most valuable works, and especially interesting to us. The Princess Aline Her means becoming greater, thanks to the support of men in authority, she bought in the rue Chantereine, afterwards rue de la Victoire, a little house belonging to Talma, the tragedian. The Court of the Empress Josephine But it was not long before the tragedian had gone to join the cavalry officer and the engaged young man and a few others; and Edna found herself face to face with the realities. The Awakening and Selected Short Stories We know that the authors of excellent comedies have often failed in the grave style, and the tragedian as often in comedy. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 There was no tragedian whose powers were in the least comparable to hers. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor Their defects and merits alike reveal them as kindred, though Lucan stands worlds apart as a poet from Seneca, the ranting tragedian. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal It had been let to the tragedian Barrett, who was to appear six days after me. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt It was when the face and figure of a great tragedian began to haunt her imagination and stir her senses. The Awakening and Selected Short Stories I have already spoken of her merits as a comic actress, when I mentioned her as a tragedian. Paris as It Was and as It Is Aeschylus, the grandest of the three tragedians, who has given us under a thin veil the first plantation of Europe. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 Not being acquainted with the works of the elder Seneca the rhetorician, Sidonius invented a new author, Seneca the tragedian. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal He was the first tragedian of the Comédie, and the most uncouth man in France or anywhere else. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt Any one may possess the portrait of a tragedian without exciting suspicion or comment. The Awakening and Selected Short Stories Seneca, the tragedian, explains himself in the same manner as the philosopher. The System of Nature, Volume 1 Marcus Pacuvius, the nephew of Ennius, wrote plays for the thirty years after his uncle's death, which had an even greater vogue; he is placed by Cicero at the head of Roman tragedians. Latin Literature Its author has read the Greek tragedians carefully and to some purpose; he has studied the characters of Electra, Cassandra, and Antigone with diligence, if without insight. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal "Oh—well, I am glad to hear that," answered the tragedian. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt |
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