| 单词 | masque |
| 例句 | Ash wondered suddenly if Ana and Clara were dancing with the hunters at the royal masque. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z For the moment, movements in school hallways are dancelike, a procession of postures in a sexual masque. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lady Isobel did not want me to attend them at the royal masque.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z On the last night of Yule week there was a royal masque held at the palace, where Prince Aidan would himself be attending. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Years ago, her grandfather had taken her to see a masque in Bridgetown, in which a troupe of players from England had acted out the ancient Christmas story. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z In the early decades of the 17th Century, the Stuart monarchs bore witness to magical shows known as masques. Magnificent masques - how the Stuart kings were entertained 2013-07-19T07:22:27Z While the story is merely the excuse for a diverting courtly masque, the libretto has wit and charm, and Eccles treats it with generous care. Music Review: Eccles’s ‘Judgment of Paris,’ at Washington Square Festival 2013-07-10T19:59:16Z There is no song-and-dance masque, as in “The Tempest,” or lullabies, as in “Midsummer” and “Othello.” Concert of late Renaissance music inspired by an unlikely source 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Panto has its origins in commedia dell’arte, royal masque and the peculiarities of Victorian theater licensing. Silly Season: How British Pantomime Looks From Across the Pond 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z The mask-like artifice of the pilots in song, the histrionic flourishes of the historical masques, the melodramatic excesses of villains and heroes alike offer an extravagant thrill of overstoked emotion to a nearly unbearable intensity. The Virtues of Screening “Forbidden” Films 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z The masque performed at Priest’s school seems to refer to “Dido.” The More We Learn About ‘Dido and Aeneas,’ the Less We Know 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Its Baroque references connect medieval France to the glittery splendor of 17th-century allegorical court masques. Review: A New Opera Puts Real Emotions in a Fantasy Garden 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z The triumph of this production lies in the imagination and wit with which these potentially tricky masques are handled. The Fairy Queen – review 2012-07-24T15:30:01Z In the end it wasn't quite enough; this masque remains a mystery. King for a night: my first royal masque 2011-03-08T12:10:43Z The whole performance looked wonderful: you can see they were inspired by the tradition of Elizabethan masque. Another view on Dr Dee 2011-07-10T21:45:00Z Over six sections – a prologue, a life-story, a dream-quest, a dirge, a masque and an epilogue – they meditate on their lives, their hopes, their losses, and on the human condition. On an alien shore 2010-04-09T23:07:00Z A culminating masque, accompanied by singer Nancy Anderson, reaffirms McSweeny’s sophisticated sense of spectacle. Ethan McSweeny’s “Tempest” casts a bright, uplifting spell 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Suffice it to say that in this offering from the Peak Performances program, Krapp is portrayed by that exacting master of the avant-garde masque, Robert Wilson. Review: ‘Krapp’s Last Tape,’ a Melancholy Tone Poem 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z “Acis” — variously described as a masque, a serenata, an opera, a pastoral or an oratorio — has never fallen out of the repertory for long. Dance Review: Mark Morris Stages ‘Acis and Galatea’ 2014-04-28T21:20:19Z Almost entirely, the ceremonial formality of the coronation resembled an elaborate masque, in which each gorgeously costumed participant played his or her part in creating collective meaning. Choreographed Formality, Like an Elaborate Masque 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Handel’s 1718 original masque, based on Dryden’s version, was set to words by Gay. Dance Review: Mark Morris Stages ‘Acis and Galatea’ 2014-04-28T21:20:19Z A modern version of a Baroque court masque, the work brings together period instruments with references to Britney Spears and infinity pools. Review: In ‘You Us We All,’ a Symbolic Hope Writes to Pop Divas 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z By the time you get to the masque near the end, featuring impenetrable spoofs of the nine classical “worthies,” you may doubt young Shakespeare’s judgment of worthiness. Review: Young Bros and Maidens Harmonize in ‘Love’s Labor’s Lost’ 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z It even includes the often-cut Act IV masque, in which goddesses arriving to bless the marriage of Miranda and Ferdinand wear what look like organza parade floats. Deep Dives Into Justice From Shakespeare, Wilde and Atticus Finch 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z In this hybrid form, a play is presented straightforwardly, as spoken text, with masques — parades of songs, choruses and dance — interspersed within each act. Music Review | Les Arts Florissants: Take a Play, Then Adorn It With Opera 2010-03-24T21:30:00Z At least that's the theory: no one is quite sure, because masques are almost never performed, for the straightforward reason that they're more or less impossible to stage. King for a night: my first royal masque 2011-03-08T12:10:43Z The sort of masques that influenced “The Tempest” were designed to show royal authority bringing order out of chaos. Two Ways to Bring Shakespeare Into the Twenty-First Century 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Start with that ill-fated masque that sent a make-believe Cardinal Wolsey to hell — and consigned its four actors to Cromwell’s personal revenge inferno. 'Wolf Hall' Recap: In Finale, King Henry's Masque and Anne's Little Neck 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z The masques are an alternative universe: often, the play unfolds in the real world and the masques in the realm of the supernatural. Music Review | Les Arts Florissants: Take a Play, Then Adorn It With Opera 2010-03-24T21:30:00Z Above all, there were the marvels of Italian masque scenery: Apollo in his chariot, dancers evoking the waves upon the oceans, the muse of Music herself descending from Parnassus on a trick cloud. Monteverdi's Flying Circus 2010-09-17T23:06:00Z Unlike most Royalist musicians, he remained in Britain, teaching and composing incidental music for the theatre, including a collaboration with Matthew Locke on the masque Cupid and Death. Gibbons: Motets; anthems; voluntaries, etc – review 2012-07-25T14:31:01Z Extravagant, elaborate and expensive, masques were one-off spectacles held in the Banqueting House at Whitehall in London. Magnificent masques - how the Stuart kings were entertained 2013-07-19T07:22:27Z This was a 21st-century equivalent of those court masques loved and indulged in by Tudor monarchs. The best films of 2012 2012-12-05T19:00:14Z As for a glossary, The Mattachine Society was named after a French medieval masque and revels group made up of unmarried men. ‘Temperamentals’: Gay activism, pre-Stonewall 2013-05-16T19:35:43Z “Including 55 serious operas, 6 cantatas, 53 comic operas, 17 operettas, 6 sing-spiele, 4 ballets, 4 vaudevilles, 2 oratorios, one each of fares, pastorales, masques, ballads and buffas.” Amy Beach, a Pioneering American Composer, Turns 150 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Corporate generosity funds events such as the Turbine Hall installations, which rival the masques and operas of those lavish baroque courts. Arts cuts? Pah ? let's hear it for patrons 2010-06-09T15:59:00Z The often faintly embarrassing rustic masque also becomes a Slavic peasant ritual plausibly filled with "sunburned sicklemen, of August weary". The Tempest ? review 2011-04-10T20:31:00Z His background in drama is clear from the title track, an entertaining masque of a rap in which four allegorical evils compete for a place in hell in the presence of a priapic Satan. Akala: 'This country is not comfortable with intelligent young black people' 2013-06-01T23:05:01Z The masque was the tradition of a song or special entertainment meant solely for the royal court of the 15th and 16th centuries. Colossal puppets help create a monumental ‘Tempest’ by the Shakespeare Theatre Co. 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z The spirit of the Stuart masque runs at the Banqueting House in central London until 1 September 2013. Magnificent masques - how the Stuart kings were entertained 2013-07-19T07:22:27Z The first version, which probably dates from 1718 and may have been performed as a masque, is effectively lost, and Handel made a total revision and expansion of the score in 1732. Handel: Esther ? review 2012-05-17T21:35:01Z And much of the text of the climactic masque, with its multiple murders, is cut to be replaced by a phantasmagoric jazzy ballet which suggests an unusually wild night at Ronnie Scott's. Review|Theatre|Women Beware Women, Olivier, London|Michael Billington 2010-04-27T23:29:00Z The wedding masque is a very jolly sing-song delivered through the tea hatch. Prospero's Library – review 2012-06-18T18:06:44Z For McSweeny, it was a way to deal with a difficult part of “The Tempest” — the change of tone in the masque segment of the play. Colossal puppets help create a monumental ‘Tempest’ by the Shakespeare Theatre Co. 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z “The Tempest” was performed at the court of King James I, and it may have been intended in part to showcase the multimedia marvels of Jacobean court masques. Two Ways to Bring Shakespeare Into the Twenty-First Century 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z No production, including this one, manages completely to resolve the stylistic tensions built into “Candide,” which hovers between opera and musical theater, and strives to be satirical masque and cautionary tale. Review: The Adventures of ‘Candide,’ and of City Opera 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z “As You Like It” and “The Tempest” contain festive masques with dancing. Shakespeare: huge dance fan. Check out these Bard-themed dances on DVD All the main characters take part in a masque, in the course of which they are killed off by poisoned wine, poisoned incense, arrows shot by cupids, and so on. John Mullan's 10 of the best: plays within plays 2012-05-25T21:55:09Z Would the holiday be canceled entirely, or would it be the Norman Rockwell grandpa carving en masque? Turkey farmers fear that, this year, they’ve bred too many big birds 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Salieri adroitly handles the dizzying array of situations that Beaumarchais throws his way, generating Oriental marches, love duets, shepherd masques, and bloodthirsty monologues. Antonio Salieri’s Revenge 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z In 1575, after 15 years of wooing Elizabeth, Leicester planned for three weeks of masques and banquets at his castle in Kenilworth, aimed at winning the queen’s hand. Kate Williams picks five books about royal marriages 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z The spirit trumpet is one of a number of arcane and intriguing objects in Linder’s exhibition, which is titled The House of Fame, in tribute to a Ben Jonson masque and Chaucer’s dream poem. 'Do you have any ectoplasm? Is it vaginal?' The return of punk artist Linder 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z In 1620, Ben Jonson’s masque News from the New World Discovered in the Moon was performed before King James I, entertaining the court with satire but also elucidating the newest astronomical viewpoints. Flying Chariots and Exotic Birds: How 17th Century Dreamers Planned to Reach the Moon 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z At the end of Shakespeare's career, an entirely new form of theatre was emerging - the Jacobean masque tradition, which was the multimedia theatre of its day. Shakespeare's Tempest gets mixed reality makeover - BBC News 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z The judge referred to it as a “Father Christmas” chair, with “what looks like a cucumber masque” on Mr. Abaaoud’s face. Belgian Court Jails Islamic State Cell Leaders for Foiled Plot 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z On Twelfth Night 1617 at the Banqueting House, Whitehall, Pocahontas attended Jonson’s masque The Vision of Delight and was received by royalty. What's Missing From the Pocahontas Story 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z The 32-year old is the face of the company's hair rescue masque called "Fearless". A model first: woman with Down Syndrome stars in beauty campaign 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z States fall, arts fade—but Nature doth not die, Nor yet forget how Venice once was dear,25 The pleasant place of all festivity, The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy! Poems on Travel 2012-04-23T02:00:31.163Z I could not have survived in my vineyard at San Vittore: I need artists, sculptors, apprentices, courtiers, women, princes, jousting, masques, jewelry, perfume... Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z The boy of fifteen quickly made friends with the stone-masons, and, getting from them a piece of marble, began to copy the antique masque of a faun. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z Rare Ben Jonson was surely elated by the lists of royal and noble personages who presented his masques. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z There was little harm in the Latin masque, and great mirth. The Mardi Gras Mystery 2012-03-24T02:00:18.017Z That I relished an hour in the very hall where the masque must have been held, to which Romeo ventured in the house of his enemy, to see the fair Juliet, you may easily believe. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Madame Duvenant, dressing like someone from an Inigo Jones’ masque, her rosy sex refreshing, greeted me with a favorable eye. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z "And in a week you would be wild for a masque!" he said cynically. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z He was employed to compose the plots and verses of the stately and splendid masques in which Elizabeth, and Anne of Denmark, and her "Royal Doggie" delighted. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Here in New Orleans were jewels and costumes in a profusion of splendour; but here was preserved the underlying idea of the masque itself—that in concealment of identity lay the life of the thing! The Mardi Gras Mystery 2012-03-24T02:00:18.017Z Parties, fancy balls, and private masques, are given, and kept up till morning. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z He and Ben discussed a masque Jonson was to produce. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z "Believe that which thou seest not," cries Flaubert in his marvellous masque of mythologies ancient and modern, The Temptation of St. Anthony. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z This done, they made a masque or mummery with all the personages, and so the feast ended.” Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z It was the very first masque party she had ever seen, and she could not get over the wonder of it. The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House 2012-02-27T03:00:12.427Z It is a masque, where every one plays his character unconsciously, and therefore naturally and well. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Ay, I might be the dwarf in a masque or the fool in motley! The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z This exquisite and unique drama, or rather masque, is entirely occupied with “the doings, the births, the wars, the wooings” of bees, expressed in a style at once most singular and most charming. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z He thought at first it must be some tasteless masque that had missed his way and strayed there by mistake. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z Inigo Jones, the court architect, for whom Ben Jonson had long supplied the words of masques and complimentary pieces, quarrelled with his great colleague in the year 1634, and applied to William Davenant for verses. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Derived from France, where the opera gained great favor and attracted the services of Corneille and Quinault, the English species was closely related to two national forms of drama, the masque and the tragedy. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z After supper, the king repaired to the garden, and a masque of noblemen, knights, and gentlemen passed before him. Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z Further, Cibber's piece adds literary insight to our concept of the hardly dumb genre of pantomime, with its musical and masque components. The Harlot's Progress, The Rake's Progress (MS., CA. 1778-1780) 2012-01-25T03:00:37.903Z Dancers sweeping past him; masques running against him and pushing him from side to side; kettle-drums and trumpets dinning in his ear; life itself seemed on a sudden to be turned into a dream. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z An extract from this masque is given in Lamb’s Dramatic Poets, and it was highly praised by Coleridge. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Revenge is accomplished much as in "The Spanish Tragedy," though by means of a masque instead of a play, and without the death of the hero. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z The earl of Rochester procured for him, apparently with the sole object of annoying Dryden by infringing on his rights as poet-laureate, a commission to supply a masque for performance at court. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The morality and masque features appear in such characters as "Virtue" and "Vice" who frame the piece, and "Liberty" and "Benevolence" who descend and ascend on a cloud, at the end taking Virtue with them. The Harlot's Progress, The Rake's Progress (MS., CA. 1778-1780) 2012-01-25T03:00:37.903Z Carriages rolled by, and masques in all sorts of guises past him, chattering and humming as they went along. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z Sir Christopher Hatton, a member of the Inner Temple, gained the favour of Queen Elizabeth, for his grace and activity in a masque which was acted before her majesty. The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple 2012-01-18T03:00:11.003Z Much of the old stage effect reappears, as in the masques, funerals, ghosts, and exhibition of dead bodies, but there is a great increase in the number and ingenuity of melodramatic sensations. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z Eight platforms had been constructed in different parts of the town on which were to be enacted masques and allegories. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z The masque in the fifth act "is regarded by a large majority of editors and critics as an intrusive insertion by some hand not Shakespeare's." The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z Suddenly the spark of life behind the monstrous masque that had been Fielding Thaneford's face had disappeared; quite as when the wind extinguishes the candle in a paper lantern. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z Whitelock, in his Memorials, gives a minute and most animated account of this masque, which will be read with interest, as affording a characteristic and admirable exhibition of the manners of the age. The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple 2012-01-18T03:00:11.003Z The masque "was generally approved of, specially by all strangers that were present, to be the noblest and most ingenious that hath been done heere in that kind." Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z Allegorical masques, dances with musical accompaniment and pantomimic interludes, were interposed between each of the five acts, enhancing the simplicity of the Roman plays and gratifying the vulgar by an appeal to their senses. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z It was the time when Nature seemed to pause a while in her ceaseless masque of the seasons to whisper her one honest word into the ear of man. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z About the time of Henry VIII., masques were introduced from Italy. The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature 2011-10-20T02:00:20.857Z The community masque idea is all right in itself. Of All Things 2011-10-09T02:00:26.957Z Her second English Christmas was enlivened by a masque, in which, as her French attendants were gone by this time, she had the assistance of her English friends. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z What horrid masque will the dire fiends present? Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z His dear, wild, brave, demure Diana had never drawn one breath of life—and the adventuress who wore her masque had all along laughed at him in her sleeve! "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z His "Comus" is the best masque in English, and certainly a charming picture of chastity and its triumph over temptation. The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature 2011-10-20T02:00:20.857Z The trouble with the community masque is not so much with the masque as with the community. Of All Things 2011-10-09T02:00:26.957Z The winter pageant or winter masque on the ice was the crowning event, and 104 here the older people came to realize how closely they had been watched and studied by their children. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z One of the ladies in the masque to-night has taken a liking to you; and sent you by me this purse of gold, in recompence of that she saw you lose. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z But, until the Duke your son, no one has had a masque on the water, it would seem. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z I turned, almost with a start, and the masque, in the costume of Mademoiselle de la Valli�re stood there. In a Glass Darkly, v. 2/3 2011-08-25T02:00:31.597Z It presents the community masque as a substitute for war. Of All Things 2011-10-09T02:00:26.957Z In 1575 he had a share in devising the masques, published in the next year as The Princely Pleasures at the Courte at Kenelworth, which celebrated the queen’s visit to the Earl of Leicester. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z In the Duke of Devonshire’s collection of drawings, by Inigo Jones, are several cries, drawn in pen-and-ink, for the masques at court in the reigns of James I. and Charles I. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z We have had masques in palaces and also in gardens, and some, I own it, beautiful; for our palace on the hill affords fine vistas of cypress avenues and the distant plain. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z The masques and mummeries, which were occasionally got up, were novelties in Scotland, and excited the anger of the Reformers, though it is difficult to tell why. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z Indifference, irresponsibility, lack of coöperation, non-attendance at rehearsals, and a spirit of laissez-faire in the face of which it is impossible to produce a successful masque. Of All Things 2011-10-09T02:00:26.957Z It is uncertain whether the Queen had retired to her own chamber before Bothwell quitted the Palace, or whether he left her at the masque. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:23.870Z Fletcher and Ben Jonson wrote many masques which were acted at Court. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z I am but a poor scholar, Madam; knowing the names and stories of gods and heroes only from songs and masques. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z Upon other occasions, several of which will be alluded to afterwards, masques were performed upon a more extensive scale. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z I feel like badly naughtily Japanese girl in masque.” Molly Brown's College Friends 2011-07-16T02:00:15.700Z The King and Queen had supped in state at eight, and now a masque was in progress, held in the glorious hall which Henry III painted with the story of Antiochus. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z Several of Ben Jonson’s masques were written for performance at Theobald’s. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The doors of the knights' hall and the great antechamber were thrown open to admit persons of all ranks to the dance and masque. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z One of the songs of the masque was written to the air of Haydn's Spirit Song, and obtained great applause. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z You know I wear a masque, the doctor insists upon it; and when I cross the room my dear little boy cannot feel quite sure about his mother. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z Johnnie twirled his moustache as he followed the nondescript sexless figure which flitted down the dimly-lit panelled passage before him like some creature from a masque. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z First the idea of introducing the story with the feast of Pan,—but as against this it may be said with truth that feasts of Pan are stock incidents in Elizabethan masques and pastorals generally. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z Oh, that puts another face upon the matter, as the fellow said when he put on his masque at the costume ball. The Corner House Girls on Palm Island 2011-06-01T02:00:23.043Z "A masque! that is very good; but, for this morning—I have been talking with the commandant—and have another proposal—" "Which is?" The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z The series already executed consist of four scenic masques, each of which is valued at £5200 sterling. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z In an earlier reign he would have corresponded in sonnets with Sir Philip Sidney, played with Euphuism, been very kind to Jonson at the presentation of a masque, and never set foot in The Mermaid. Oscar Wilde A Critical Study 2011-05-04T02:00:14.580Z The hymn to Pan is especially interesting in comparison with two of Keats’s Elizabethan sources, Chapman’s translation of the Homeric hymn and Ben Jonson’s original hymns in his masque of Pan’s Anniversary. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z In its second stage it was related only in its methods of terrorism and its removal of justice from the courts to the masques until its own leaders were powerless to check it. Ku Klux Klan Secrets Exposed Attitude toward Jews, Catholics, Foreigners and Masons. Fraudulent Methods Used. Atrocities Committed in Name of Order. 2011-04-28T02:00:15.077Z But guests come and guests go; pastimes draw to a close, and the hour arrives when the curtain falls on the masque. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z To go dancing among unknown people is about the dullest occupation to which a traveller can betake himself; unless the dance be one of the free kind, where introductions are easy—morris, masque, or fandango. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z She writes me full accounts of Venetian Carnival doings,—masques and gondoliers, &c, &c., and music on the Grand Canal till daybreak. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z This belief is mentioned by two writers at least with whom Keats was very familiar: by Ben Jonson in his masque The Satyr and Robert Burton in the Anatomy 397 of Melancholy. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z During the whole of one session of congress senators and representatives serving in Washington in the years just after the civil war occupied themselves in stripping the masques off the southern night-riders. Ku Klux Klan Secrets Exposed Attitude toward Jews, Catholics, Foreigners and Masons. Fraudulent Methods Used. Atrocities Committed in Name of Order. 2011-04-28T02:00:15.077Z The masque, he thought, contained “not only poetry and thought in the body, but much research and good old reading in your prefatory matter.” Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z The masque ends with Hero, crowned Queen of Summer, singing a very graceful welcome to the princes. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z Never had such a commotion been created in the placid waters of society as was raised by the delicate cards of invitation to Señora Morito's fête champêtre and bal masque. Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives 2011-03-28T02:00:28.167Z All that he had hitherto appeared, all that had seemed his nature and very self, was thrown off as if it had been a masque or disguise. Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I 2011-03-12T03:00:27.327Z Secret covenants arrived at by a sheeted brotherhood, veiled signs, orders written in blood and posted at midnight on the victim's door—by such means did the Klan substitute the masque for the ballot. Ku Klux Klan Secrets Exposed Attitude toward Jews, Catholics, Foreigners and Masons. Fraudulent Methods Used. Atrocities Committed in Name of Order. 2011-04-28T02:00:15.077Z A picturesque group you would have said, whose air of frivolity seemed but a masque beneath the veneer of which lay sorrow. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-09T03:00:44.777Z Sullivan wrote a very elaborate masque for the Calvert production at Manchester, much of which is published. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z He was fond of gaiety, and had a succession of balls, masques, plays, and supper-parties. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z It is clear that Queen Henrietta Maria, with her passion for appearing on the stage in masques, however much she may have been before the times, must have caused great scandal to the Puritan party. Philip Massinger 2011-02-25T03:01:15.270Z In Major Andre's masque we had a charming little verse; I brought you a copy of it, see, here it is. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z She shut her eyes to the past, and concentrated her attention on making her beautiful city "the revel of the earth, the masque of Italy." A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z The masque in Act i. is written entirely by Shadwell, with music by Henry Purcell. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z The same exultation found its way into the current forms of ode and pastoral, of masque and allegory, and into many a dedication and interlude of prose. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Illustrated with numerous facsimiles of his designs for masques. A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 1 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe 2011-02-16T03:00:36.047Z And when these wild and more than half-naked figures came up, leaping, whooping, drumming, shrieking, hideously painted, and flourishing clubs, tomahawks, javelins, it was like a masque of fiends breaking into paradise! Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z They would all be en masque before midnight.” The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z There is no overture, and the first act begins just before the masque. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z About the second watch, the door flew open, and afraid neither of masques nor enchantments, Britomart walked boldly in. Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene 2011-02-06T03:00:52.580Z Painting and carpentry are the soul of masque. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z He will burn, sack, and destroy all along the Spanish main, whilst the other will but make a sort of harnessed masque through the Low Countries. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z The dainty malice, the grave insolence, the superb disdain, the assurance and yet the solicitude of fashion wedded to beauty, youth to breeding, was a sufficient masque to the draggle-tailed little creature of the afternoon. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z Leonato now makes a tardy effort to welcome Don Pedro and the rest, and a masque begins with a very stately saraband. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z She would begin a new existence from this hour, an existence full of glorious joy and imperishable youth, a masque of spring, a midsummer's night dream, a revel of sweetest, lightest laughter. The Undying Past He alludes, with not a little contempt, to Inigo Jones’s costly settings of the masque at the court of King James. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z The amusements of the early portion of Elizabeth's reign for the most part consisted in her dearly-loved bull and bear-baiting, with occasionally the more refined masques and pageants. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z The works that pass under their names consist of over fifty plays, a masque, and some minor poems. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis The last duet and chorus, for Cupid and Bacchus, is very bright and melodious, composed in six-four time, and makes a merry end to the masque. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z Shortly after, the popular masques of the Italian theatre became familiar in the south of Germany and on the Rhine. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. His daughter is not to have any pleasure from the masque, but to shut herself up in the house so that no sound of Christian masquerading may reach her ears. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z "Methinks I long to look upon one who hath written three poems, a whole litany of sonnets, and two masques or mysteries." William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z The painted vases give a perfect representation of the antics and masques of this ancient carnival. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 After a magnificent banquet in the common council chamber, above the assize court, a princely masque of gods and goddesses, richly apparelled, was presented before her majesty. Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations Now the first to essay that ring was Queen Morgana le Fay, for she supposed that this was a masque devised by King Pelles in honor of her. The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions He wrote plays and not masques, and his genius lay in portraying the drama of human life. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z In London and its environs, bear-baitings, bull-baitings, masques, morris dancers, theatrical exhibitions, and all sorts of diversions filled up the hours. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z O heart, hear thou the summons, Put every grief away, When all the motley masques of earth Are glad upon a day. Later Poems I often think which is which—which is the imposture and which is the masque. The Little Schoolmaster Mark A Spiritual Romance Is this the court masque, and the ball we look'd for? A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 We saw the annual masque given by four hundred University women in honour of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway She excelled at the game of chess, and delighted in the allegorical representations, so much in fashion in her day, by the name of “masques.” Lives of Celebrated Women This masque of friendship, in which she was whole-souled and he half-hearted, became an anguish. Shadows of Flames A Novel She held a light masque in her hand, and laughed at him with her dancing eyes and rosy mouth. The Little Schoolmaster Mark A Spiritual Romance Then ushering your wife, and Mistress Ugly, her daughter, to plays and masques at court. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 He was a great writer of ballets or masques, and not unfrequently, like Voiture, showed that a true poet underlay the fantastic disguises he put on. A Short History of French Literature The masque was an amusement at any time too costly to be popular, and with the Rebellion it was practically extinguished. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The “masque proper” is used to celebrate the betrothal in the fourth act. How Shakspere Came to Write the Tempest "He says that life is a wretched masque, a miserable apology for existence by the side of art; what do you say to that?" The Little Schoolmaster Mark A Spiritual Romance There were hawking and hunting parties, masques and tourneys, and every sort and kind of amusement for the Royal visitors. The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History The Young Women's Christian Association has given some altogether delightful masques and pageants; the Camp Fire Girls have done the same. The American Country Girl No doubt this was due to the nature of the media in which he mainly worked, the masque and the 138 song-book. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" This is a simplified form of such a masque as would be given at court. How Shakspere Came to Write the Tempest He cried himself to sleep: all through the night, amid fitful slumber, the crowd of masques jostled and mocked at him; the weird strains of unknown instruments reached his half-conscious bewildered sense. The Little Schoolmaster Mark A Spiritual Romance ‘Norgem village loyally entertains her with a masque or play, and a Latin oration spoken by the parson, for whose false quantities, if I’d made ’em in my girlhood, I should have been whipped.’ Rewards and Fairies What need had he of masques or mockeries, whose heart died within him at every word that was uttered? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 The vogue of the song-books was even more ephemeral, and, as in the case of the masque, the Puritan ascendancy, with its distaste for all secular music, effectively put an end to the madrigal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" "The Virginia woman, Pocahontas, with her father counsellor, have been with the king, and graciously used, and both she and her assistant well placed at the masque." History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia To the boy's wonderstruck sense the flaring light, the mystic and awful forms, the thronged masques, the shock of surprise and terror, fell with a stunning force. The Little Schoolmaster Mark A Spiritual Romance It is not that masques turn out ill, and that those who will not celebrate the great anniversaries turn out well. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories Charles came forward with the same indifference as "he would have entered Whitehall on a masque night," as an intelligent observer described. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 As for triumphs, masques, feasts, weddings, funerals, capital executions, and such shews, men need not to be put in mind of them; yet are they not to be neglected. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time In the same masque the queen is thus characterized by a satyr. Folk-lore of Shakespeare Others had the entire upper or lower part of the visage stained like masques in domino. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia But I do not believe, nor do you, that the masque of the one, or the embassy of the other, expressed the love, or the hope, or the faith of either! Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories His day was one of pageant and show, of masque and spectacle, and into its gay assemblage of knights and courtiers, ladies and great nobles, Dunbar fitted perfectly. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 It is only as the pageant of life passes by and the masques turn their backs upon us, that we see through the deception, or believe that the train will have an end. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time The Christmas masque at Gray’s Inn, in 1594, was on a magnificent scale. Folk-lore of Shakespeare Those children with the lilies in their hands carried me back to the old religious masque of centuries ago. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. In spite of penury, there is to be a masque at Court this Christmas. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories In obedience to this command the Seven Deadly Sins present a masque before his Satanic Majesty, and it is in the description of this grisly performance that Dunbar reveals a new aspect of power. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 It is indeed a part of my duty in this visit, to request that you and the ladies will be present at a grand masque ball to be given on Lady Frances's birth-night.” Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion Lakes and seas are represented in the masque. Folk-lore of Shakespeare When Mrs. Hofer was not herself entertaining, she and her guest lunched and dined out daily, attended several teas every afternoon, a cotillon, a skating masque, and five balls. Ancestors A Novel At the masque at Whitehall he says, "a Puritan was flouted and abused, which was thought unseemly, considering the state of the French Protestants." Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories Balls, masques, concerts and ballets followed each other with dazzling swiftness. Francezka The good-natured guests at the Governor's awarded all due, and more than due merit to the masque which was prepared for their entertainment. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion How does the Autumn in her mind conclude The tragic masque her frosty pencil writes, Broad on the pages of the days and nights, In burning lines of orchard, wold, and wood? The Garden of Dreams The street-cars had stopped, but there were a number of automobiles filled with masques, singling out their friends on the pavement and hurling confetti. Ancestors A Novel Or was it a less appropriate masque of King James' devising? Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories This must mean such things as masques and revelries among the upper classes. Minor Poems by Milton The theatre, the masque, the revels, which the genial rays of the Restoration had once more warmed into life, next formed the subjects of his conversation. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion Those horrible beings very often do not appear in their own proper forms, but en masque. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II In one or other part it was clear that he was a dissembler, and wearing a masque that could not argue any good purposes. Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. And now you, the heroine of the masque, must try to imagine that you are lost in a wild wood represented by a carpet spread here, in the center of the hall. Cynthia's Chauffeur The king, after all, was so tired, and the hall so crowded, that the masque was adjourned till the Saturday following, when all went well. Old and New London Volume I “Sir William Berkeley might give me a more unwelcome welcome than to a masque.” Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion The procession was watched from windows and balconies, and at last came the evening with its alluring festivities, including the bal masque. Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 The "Arcadia," why written—Sidney's various heroes: shepherds, knights, princesses, &c.—Eclogues and battles, fêtes, masques and tournaments—Anglo-arcadian architecture, gardens, dresses and furniture. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare In the masques and banquets with which Buckingham entertained the court, he usually expended, for the evening, from one to five thousand pounds. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 The masque was most perfectly performed in the Banqueting House at Whitehall, the Queen dancing with several of the masquers, and declaring them to be as good dancers as ever she saw. Old and New London Volume I The object of this general rush was to see the masque, which was to be represented in the porch, illuminated and prepared for the purpose. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion Sometimes an anti-masque of grotesque figures was introduced to serve as contrast to the beautiful figures of the masque. An Introduction to Shakespeare In the midst of battles, masques and eclogues, interludes are consecrated to fêtes of chivalry. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare Inigo Jones, his excellent machinery for exhibiting masques, iii. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 One of the grandest masques ever given by the Templars was one which cost £21,000, and was presented, in 1633, to Charles I. and his French queen. Old and New London Volume I We are going to-night to the Duchess of Sutherland's fancy ball at Stafford House, which is to be a less formal, but not less magnificent, show than the Queen's masque. Records of Later Life The later masques had elaborate scenery and costumes, with just as much plot as would serve to string together the lyrics and dances. An Introduction to Shakespeare Our masque is ended by this grievous news; But where's my Lady Marian? Collected Poems Volume Two He joined Thomson, as we have said elsewhere, in the composition of the masque of Alfred, and 'almost wholly changed' the piece after Thomson's death. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) The masque came to Whitehall by water from Winchester Place, in Southwark; three peals of ordnance greeting them as they embarked with torches and lamps, as they passed the Temple Garden, and as they landed. Old and New London Volume I Lincoln's Inn vied with the Temple in the masques and revels of the time of James I. Gray's Inn, nearly opposite the north end of Chancery Lane, once belonged to the Lords Gray of Wilton. Dickens' London The masques were produced with the utmost lavishness, the most extravagant one of which we know costing over �20,000. An Introduction to Shakespeare Their masque and ball Would all be ruined. Collected Poems Volume Two It was true she had trembled before him at the masque, but she swept that out of her mind. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court He had written the most beautiful of court masques; his Bobadil some men preferred to Falstaff. Old and New London Volume I The only things that really seemed alive in that masque of a face were the two eyes, glowing eery blue-green fire like twin entities of alien evil. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 Probably because of the patronage and interest of royalty, it was in the private theaters that painted scenes, already used in court masques, were first introduced. An Introduction to Shakespeare It was the night of the annual masque ball at Tiravaya, a summer resort a few miles from Arequipa. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew A hundred men might have desired her whilst she stood on high in the masque. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court The Carnival lasted for six months of the year, and was the occasion for masques and licence of every description. The Venetian School of Painting He stepped forward and swung a hard left hook for that expressionless masque of a face. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 In the developed masque there were two classes of participants: noble amateurs, who wore elaborate costumes and danced either among themselves or with the spectators; and professional entertainers, who spoke and sang. An Introduction to Shakespeare And when the concluding fairy masque is toward, blank verse rages. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 And she did not love him because he had treated her like a servant after she had walked in his masque. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court Mrs Radcliffe's moonlight landscapes—masques and music—exhibit with great beauty one aspect of the city, but only one. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 Only the cleverest of facial masques and body padding could ever have enabled this monstrosity to pass unnoticed in a world of normal human beings. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 A short masque, Peleus and Thetis accompanies the play. The Works of Aphra Behn Volume V Here in seclusion, for the gates were locked at night, the gentlemen of these societies in a bygone age were famous for the masques and revels given in their halls. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel She tried to pull her sleeve from between his great fingers, and she whispered in a sort of terror: 'You stay the masque!' The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court The curtain had risen on the great miracle-play of the soul; she, too, longed to dance in the masque of the virtues and the graces. Audrey Craven A versatile dramatic poet is grim Destiny, making with equal facility tragedy, farce, burletta, masque or mystery. The Strollers You may see at Herrenhausen the very rustic theatre in which the Platens danced and performed masques, and sang before the Elector and his sons. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges After tea at their lodgings—which were at a large hotel in Westminster—Mr Leach started out with his wife, and eventually landed her into a place where bal masque was going on. Adventures and Recollections I will go to no masques nor revels.' The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court And this naturalism was shot through with streaks of pure fantasy, so that kangaroos suddenly bounded on in a masque for the edification of a Russian tyrant. Ghetto Comedies Beneath his windows the masque and interlude were born. The Strollers Gipsy's programme had been drawn up somewhat on the lines of a May Day masque; she herself called it "The Festival of the Briar Rose". The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life States fall, arts fade—but Nature doth not die, Nor yet forget how Venice once was dear, The pleasant place of all festivity, The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy! Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 The brightness of this day we owe Not unto music, masque, nor show, Nor gallant furniture, nor plate, But to the manger's mean estate. Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II "In his house they did nothing but feast, dance, and masque; and himself passed away the time in hearing of foolish plays, and in marrying these players, tumblers, jesters, and such sort of people." The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar The part we really wanted you to take, Mrs. Shaw, was that of a nymph in an Elizabethan masque which Lumley has written, with music by Stephen Bampton. The Invader A Novel A screen gallery, an organ and a high table completed the hall which was the principal room of the castle and the place where all of the feasts, mummeries and masques were held. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls There is a resemblance between the autos of Calderon and the masques of Jonson. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 Mummers: men who played in entertainments masked and in various disguises. masque: a kind of play in which the actors wore masks. The History of London Venice once was dear, The pleasant place of all festivity, The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature At Whitehall the king himself and some of the choicest nobles of the land turned actors, and performed a grand masque, on which occasion the Templars were present as spectators in seats of honor. A Book About Lawyers The hall was thronged with spectators, for a masque was to be given, and menials as well as courtiers were interested in the pageant. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls They seemed too solemn and imposing to join in a masque. The World I Live In But Lyly's work generally has more of the masque than the play. A History of Elizabethan Literature Even at night, and in the small hours, frisky masques and dominoes walked the moonlit streets, and made loud old Flemish mediæval love, à la Teniers. The Martian In the following reign, the masques of the lawyers in no degree fell off with regard to splendor. A Book About Lawyers Instead of the tombstone masques that pass for faces among Anglo-Saxons, they have human features, quick, responsive, mobile. Appearances Being Notes of Travel To put an end to the solemn gyrations, a troop of fairies mercifully waved poppies over us all, the masque faded, my head fell, and I started. The World I Live In The exquisite lyrics, and the masque of the goddesses, show that the taste of the audience of 1610-11 needed to be tickled. William Shakespeare It is like a "nocturne" written by a musician who has wandered through all the cities of Europe with a company of beggar-players, playing masques of death to the occupants of all the cemeteries. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations Says Whitelock, at the conclusion of his account of the grand masque given by the four inns, "Thus these dreams past, and these pomps vanished." A Book About Lawyers It was at Wanstead House, a seat of the Earl of Leicester, that Sidney wrote his masque the “Lady of the May” in honour of Queen Elizabeth’s visit in 1578. Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age After these a masque, prepared by Thomas the Rymer, who sat on the right hand of the King, followed; and the company laughed, wept, and wondered, as the actors performed their parts before them. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 This masque was, I believe, printed in the year of its production, but I do not find it mentioned in the last edition of the Biographia Dramatica. Notes and Queries, Number 78, April 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Ben Jonson devised a masque entitled "Love's Welcome" for the royal amusement, and there was such feasting and show that it cost between fourteen and fifteen thousand pounds. The Dukeries For instance, when Wolsey was in the fulness of his power, Sergeant Roo ventured to satirize the Cardinal in a masque with which Gray's Inn entertained Henry VIII. and his courtiers. A Book About Lawyers Now yellow waxen lights Shall wait on honey love, While youthful revels, masques, and courtly sights Sleep’s leaden spells remove. Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age In late years this had been practically a masque or an opera. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror “Beau masque,” said she, “I perceive that you are a man of much sensibility.” The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol Remark too Shakespeare's habit of looking upon the world as a masque or pageant, not to be treated with too much respectful anxiety as if it were as real as ourselves. The Contemporary Review, January 1883 Vol 43, No. 1 After the masque there was a banquet, which was followed by a ball. A Book About Lawyers The present Court much affecteth masques, plays, and such like, so that now there be twenty where her late Majesty would see one.” It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot Christmas rejoicings with this sinful woman queening it at masque and dance! A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg Courtiers and poets vied with each other in the production of plays and masques at each successive Christmas or Carnival. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 Henry VIII.,—a sort of historical masque, or show play. Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher That year the opera ball was more brilliant and the masques finer than ever. The Story Of The Duchess Of Cicogne And Of Monsieur De Boulingrin 1920 Lely's ladies are not unfrequently en masque, and are habited in the conventional dresses adopted for goddesses in the court of Versailles. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 She dreamed of ease and plenty, of soft linen, of bright garments, of balls and masques, of gaiety and splendour. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg Another time, Gaspare Visconti composed the masque with the chorus of Turks, to which we have already alluded, for representation before the duke and duchess. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 As well as masque can be,” &c.— and all that follows to “who is return'd”—is plainly blank verse, and falls easily into it. Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher Alice was closely questioned as to the communication she had received; but she replied, evasively perhaps, that it was only one of the usual stale conceits appropriate to the masque. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries amateur dramatic productions called masques were presented. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide The musicians, mistaking her for some personage of the masque, struck up the 'Dance of Joy.' A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg By-and-by he was made Laureate,—the first Laureate,—and he was very great and glorious, and wrote masques and plays and poems, and quarrelled with Inigo Jones—no! Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls Dumb Eve looked down, nor knew Death’s pallid masque, And strove to wake the maid. Lilith The Legend of the First Woman But whether it is a drama, or a poem, or a play, or a masque, I cannot say. The Cycle of Spring The literary character of the masque developed into the compositions of Ben Jonson, and culminated in Milton’s Comus. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide April first would be an occasion for a fancy dress party en masque. Games For All Occasions At the marriage of Lord Herbert, son of the Earl of Worcester, in 1599, a masque was given for the Queen in which we are told eight ladies of the Court performed. Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 There are four openings for pipes in the circumference—each had been covered with a Gothic masque, now broken off and defaced, but which may be easily restored. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) His "Comus" and "Arcades" had rivalled the masques of Ben Jonson. History of the English People, Volume VI Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683 Like to a masque in ancient revelries, With mingling sound of thousand harmonies, Soft lute and viol, trumpet-blast and gong, They came along, and still they came along! Poems And after the very successful masque on Thanksgiving Eve, she could not escape Bob Endress altogether. A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall In vain Dolfo Spini and his companions had struggled to get up the dear old masques and practical jokes, well spiced with indecency. Romola The "Comus," which he planned as a masque for some festivities which the Earl of Bridgewater was holding at Ludlow Castle, rises into an almost impassioned pleading for the love of virtue. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 But this is well: Greeks only should free Greece, Not the barbarian, with his masque of peace. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry The very interesting and richly coloured masque or pantomimic play which is here printed in book form for the first time, was invented sometime in 1894 or possibly a little earlier. For Love of the King a Burmese Masque No more flattery, I pray; we are no longer en masque. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse In the season these people overflowed the hotels, where they had constant hops with, occasionally, splendid balls and even masques. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death In spite of Cecil's economy, the treasury was drained to furnish masques and revels on a scale of unexampled splendour. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 Are they masques or dramas? and if the latter are they strictly speaking classical or romantic in form? John Lyly For a long while Mrs. Chan Toon, who after her husband’s death became Mrs. Woodhouse-Pearse, refused to permit the masque to be printed. For Love of the King a Burmese Masque The boat, rowed by a man enveloped in a mantle and a masque, at that instant gains the bank. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1 And I that die these deaths, that feed this flame, That … in smooth spoons spy life's masque mirrored: tame My tempests there, my fire and fever fussy. Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins Now First Published When the Danish king visited England actors in a masque performed at Court were seen rolling intoxicated at his feet. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 In Lyly's day drama had not yet been differentiated from masque, and his plays, therefore, partook of the nature of both. John Lyly A masque taken from that dreadful head was long exhibited in different nations of Europe, and appalled the spectator by its ugliness, and the mixture of fiendish expression with that of bodily agony. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs Sanguine lifts Eugenia into the boat, and the masque receives her. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1 On January 12, 1619, as a result of negligence during the preparations for a masque, the Banqueting House caught fire and was burned to the ground. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration Bacon spent two thousand pounds in a wedding masque. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 Lyly's work therefore never advanced very far in the direction of the masque, though in its complimentary allegories it had much in common with it. John Lyly The masque, originally only a masquerade, soon acquired some dramatic accompaniment, and in the court of James I developed into an elaborate form of entertainment. The Facts About Shakespeare This valuable MS. contains a most minute and curious account of the performance of Shirley's masque, entitled The Triumphs of Peace. Notes and Queries, Number 35, June 29, 1850 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Although built in such a short time, and of such flimsy material, this expensive Banqueting House seems to have been allowed to stand, and to have been used thereafter for masques and plays. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration In some of the masques the devices of attire were the work of "Master Jones," as well as the invention and the architecture of the whole of the scenery. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries Produced as they were for the Court, it was natural that they should possess something of that atmosphere of pageantry, music, and pantomime which we now associate with the word masque. John Lyly Had it not been for that night, that night which sets us here, you and me,—I should be now in London, at Whitehall, at some masque or pageant perhaps. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia But all are better than the sigh supprest, Corroding in the cavern of the heart, Making the countenance a masque of rest, And turning human nature to an art. Don Juan Though masques might be given there, the regular place for plays continued to be the Great Hall. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration The masque, as Lord Bacon says, was composed for princes, and by princes it was played. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries But Elizabeth was economical and preferred plain drama to the expensive masque displays, though she was ready to enjoy the latter, if they were provided for her by Leicester or some other favourite. John Lyly Whitehall was also the home of the short-lived masque, a form of entertainment extremely costly. Westminster The Fascination of London Its very elegances are "rose-coloured curtains for the doctors"—the masque of a moribund art. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) Usually the Court performances, like the masques, were important, almost official occasions, and many guests, including the members of the diplomatic corps, were invited. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration At the Court of James thousands of pounds were sometimes expended on the production of a single masque. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries Their faded frolics, tarnished show Are shadows faint and rude Of mimes who centuries ago Joked, caramboled and wooed, Of masques Venetian, Florentine, Of moyen-age renown— Of Harlequin and Columbine, Of Pantaloon and Clown. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 14, 1893 After the exercises were over, the queen gave a supper in the banqueting-house, succeeded by a masque, and that by a splendid banquet. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth "I have never seen him in the tartan, beyond perhaps a waistcoat of it at a bal masque." Doom Castle For the performance of a masque there in 1559 the Queen erected a temporary "Banqueting House." Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration Inigo Jones, who became architect to the Court in 1606, shared honours with Ben Jonson in the production of the Court masques, as did also Henry Lawes, the eminent musician. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries It is needless to add, that they were young ladies habited as peasants, and that there was a masque at the chateau. Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 What was then rare among the greatest subjects, he kept a company of actors of his own to perform plays and masques at festival times; in summer they travelled about the country. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth In her royal progresses through the kingdom, the universities and the nobles and the cities vied with one another in receiving her with plays, revels, masques, and triumphs, in the mythological taste of the day. Brief History of English and American Literature Thereafter the Banqueting House, "every way389 larger than the first," was regularly used for the presentation of masques. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration He greatly increased his own popularity by taking part in the tournaments, in which "he did exceedingly well"; and he also assisted in the several curious and picturesque masques of Christmastide. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries Yes, he may slip in for a torch-bearer, so he melt not too fast, that he will last till the masque be done. In The Yule-Log Glow, Book IV In the masque and pageant of the afternoon four thousand school children took part. The Book of Hallowe'en In masque, elegy, and sonnet, he set the seal to the Elisabethan poetry, said the last word, and closed one great literary era. Brief History of English and American Literature Now yellow waxen lights Shall wait on honey love, While youthful revels, masques, and courtly sights Sleep's leaden spells remove. In The Yule-Log Glow—Book 3 Christmas Poems from 'round the World On all these occasions Henry diverted his guests right royally, spending vast sums on the masques and disguisings; but none of the Christmas diversions proved greater attractions than The King's Tournament Displays. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries The ceremonials incident to the marriage of Frederick and Elizabeth were splendid in the songs, dances, masques, parades, fireworks, and dramatic entertainments at Whitehall. Shakspere, Personal Recollections Though Hallowe'en is decidedly a country festival, in the seventeenth century young gentlemen in London chose a Master of the Revels, and held masques and dances with their friends on this night. The Book of Hallowe'en Christmas plays, masques, pageants, and the like were largely patronized by the Tudor sovereigns, and the fashion set by the Court was followed in the country. The Peace Egg and Other tales It is a masque of the gods, and not a ballad like the Winning of Thor's Hammer. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature Invitations were sent out to every House of Court, that they and the Inns of Chancery might see a play and masque. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries Inigo Jones planned machinery and painted scenes for the masques, written by Ben Jonson, for performance before Anne of Denmark and the Court of James the First. Art in England Notes and Studies At Nikko, Japan, where there are many shrines to the spirits of the dead, masques are held to entertain the ghosts who return on Midsummer Day. The Book of Hallowe'en It was said she had never smiled since the day of the masque. Orrain A Romance "Go quickly to the Capucin, Rue de Seine, where they sell dominoes for the bal masque, and buy me one complete, mask and all." The Queen's Necklace King Edward took part in some of the Christmas masques performed at his Court, with other youths of his age and stature, all the performers being suitably attired in costly garments. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries New Year's Eve brings a masque ball for the young folk, a supper, fireworks, and at midnight a clinking of glasses, when healths are drunk in hot punch. Denmark In the evening an entertainment was given, in the Louvre, to the notabilities of Paris; and after supper there was a masque of the most lavish magnificence. Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS He meant that his Majesty, by some means or other, discovered that the Queen was at the masque and who remained behind in the cabinet. Orrain A Romance There were masques and theatricals—nay, the king wanted a play acted on Christmas night—and card-playing went on for high sums, the queen losing £300 on the eve of Twelfth night. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide "Jack Straw" was a kind of masque, which was very much disliked by the aristocratic and elder part of the community, hence the amount of the fine imposed. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries Indeed in the profusion of spectacular interludes one finds much that resembles not only opera, but also the English masque and sometimes even the French pastoral. Some Forerunners of Italian Opera "There is going to be a night masque, and a mock combat at the Louvre," the man said. Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS "And all this because I want to borrow a few stones for the masque!" he exclaimed as he thrust the box into the hands of one of his gentleman. Orrain A Romance Mary does not seem to have kept up state Christ-tide except on one occasion, the year after her marriage with Philip, when a masque was performed before her. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide He ruled over and organised all the games and sports, and during the period of his rule there was nothing but a succession of masques, disguisings, and dances of all kinds. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries There were masques and balls and tournaments at the court, and gay revels as the stately Queen went from castle to castle, and palace to palace, in her visits to her princely subjects. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 A triumphant expression of that confidence in the invincibleness of virtue, when aided by Divine Providence, and therefore a fitting conclusion of the whole masque. Milton's Comus I knew the Queen was at the masque; she has gone there to see Diane wearing her jewels. Orrain A Romance There was also a masque for her amusement on Twelfth Night. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide The Queen strove to entertain her Royal husband with masques, notwithstanding that he had seen many fair and rich beyond the seas; and Nicholas Udall, the stern schoolmaster, was ordered to furnish the drama. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries The lamentable play of Pyramus and Thisbe follows, which, it will be noticed, has some of the main features of a masque. Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries For the purpose of his masque at Ludlow Castle he was bold enough to add a brand-new god, no less, to the classic Pantheon, and to import him into Britain.” Milton's Comus Why not slip on a hood and go to the masque? Orrain A Romance On his left arm he carries a tall shepherd's staff; it may be that he has sometime played a pastoral part in some masque. Van Dyck A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation A masque of eight mariners, of cloth of gold and silver, and six pairs of chains for the galley slaves. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries In the Merchant of Venice, Shylock mentions the procession of a masque through the streets, forbidding Jessica to look out of the window at these 'Christian fools with varnished faces.' Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries For the form of the epilogue in the actual performance of the masque see note, l. 975-6. Milton's Comus There a royal banquet was held, with much splendor and display; after which a masque, prepared by those ingenious authors Mr. Beaumont and Mr. Fletcher, was enacted before her. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main One night, while he was being sought in one end of the kingdom, he danced en masque in the palace of the king. Wolf Breed The music was composed by the eminent musician Henry Lawes, and the masque was adapted for performance by the family of the earl and countess, who then had ten children—eight daughters and two sons. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries It always implies a certain special importance in the music, and is generally connected with a Royal banquet, masque, or procession. Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries The word has come to us, through the French form masque, cognate with Spanish mascarada, a masquerade or assembly of maskers, otherwise called a mummery. Milton's Comus This truth is a naked and open daylight, which doth not show the masques and mummeries and triumphs of the world half so stately and daintily as candle light. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 I'm going to have a party for some week-end guests—a masque dance. Then I'll Come Back to You As Prince Charles he had taken part in the Court entertainments of Christmastide, and had particularly distinguished himself in Ben Jonson's masque, "The Vision of Delight." Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries The strange medley of past and present which distinguishes its masques and feastings only reflected the medley of men's thoughts.... Post-Prandial Philosophy Compare— "Greeks only should free Greece, Not the barbarian with his masque of peace." The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 "I recognize that, but have already discovered where I can read the truth beyond the masque—what is occurring now?" My Lady of Doubt Prince Charles finally took for wife that Princess Henrietta Maria of France whom he and Buckingham had first seen dancing in a royal masque, during their holiday visit in disguise to Paris. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality These magnificent Christmas masques were continued after Charles's accession to the throne until the troubles of his reign stopped them. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries His dramatic powers were fostered by the popular masques with their gorgeous show of color and rhythm, and in mere boyhood he wrote music for several of them. For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music His Excellency quizzed me after the masque and asked me did I know when the ships sailed and whither they were bound, believing me to be cozened by his gold. Days of the Discoverers In the comedies, like the masques in other days, sarcastic remarks on the government came to be made; this was the Parabasis. History Of Ancient Civilization Perhaps, among that brilliant company, there was more than one plebeian, who, under cover of the masque, and employing the license common at these saturnalia, had intruded himself unbidden. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales In the masque of night he could just make out the sketchy forms of a river-barge and two steamers anchored a few yards out. The Parts Men Play The master of the ceremonies came to Whitelocke from the Queen, to desire his company this evening at a masque; and they had this discourse:— Whitelocke. A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II. He had been the guest of a friend at the acting of Master Lyly's new masque by the Children of the Chapel at Gray's Inn. Days of the Discoverers Who in the world would have thought of passing comments on the weather at a masque! Hearts and Masks Yet we have seen it so interpreted and administered, as to be truly what the French have called it, a monarchic masque. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 With three introductory essays upon the masque proper, and upon the origin and history of the poem. Life of John Milton The Queen makes this masque chiefly for your Excellence’s entertainment, therefore you must not be absent, but rather the Danish Ambassador must be uninvited; and I shall presently go about it. A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II. Monsieur, I tell you, it is a masque. Montlivet Behind the spread grey masque of apparent death lay stores of accumulated life, ready to break forth at any point. Four Weird Tales Go back to your guests; I know, you see, whence you come; take up your part in the play, the masque; be ready with your cues. A Comedy of Masks A Novel He pointed to a black masque cloak, and rang the bell. Adrien Leroy In the evening, according to the invitation from the Queen, Whitelocke went to Court to the masque, 111 where he did not find the Danish Ambassador. A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II. "You treat it as a masque in your own heart, madame?" Montlivet The Vice-legate had the imprudent insolence to introduce three of his servants in masque—without tickets, too! and in spite of remonstrances. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals Better rather to rest for a little in this vague world of half-lights into which she had stepped, under the cooling stars, and then to return and take up one's old place in the masque. A Comedy of Masks A Novel First appeared in print at the end of the masque The Judgement of Paris, but it was composed for the masque of Alfred, which was first performed on August 1, 1740. Charles Dickens and Music From eight o’clock at night till two the next morning they were at the masque, which was in the usual room fitted for the solemnity, in which the Queen herself was an actor. A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II. "This is a masque, a comedy," she stumbled. Montlivet Amongst our author's other poetical productions, he has written three plays and a masque, which are in print, which we shall give in the same order with Mr. Langbaine. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume II The masque lasted an hour; all the different motions were symbolic, as Smith had learned all Indian dances were, and much of it he was able to comprehend. The Princess Pocahontas Death only can be dreadful to the bad: To innocence, 'tis like a bug-bear dressed To frighten children; pull but off his masque, And he'll appear a friend. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 What would your Excellence expect in matter of precedence, as in case you should meet with any other ambassador at the masque? A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II. He must have led a psalm-singing youth that every attempt at rakishness should make him as piquant as a figure at a masque. Montlivet But these were employed only in masques at court, and were too expensive for the little theatres in which plays were then acted. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume II In any case he would have enjoyed the masque, knowing that Pocahontas had performed it to honour her father's guests. The Princess Pocahontas On the marriage of the Earl of Somerset, the Venetian was invited to the masque, but not the dinner, as last year the reverse had occurred. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 Much of the music is tuneful and attractive, though cast in a stiff and old-fashioned form, and the masque music in the second act is as fresh and melodious as anything Gounod ever wrote. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. The masques for Mary’s reception were actually being organised, when, in July, Elizabeth, on the pretext of persecutions by the Guises in France, broke off the negotiations. A Short History of Scotland This masque, at the request of this honourable society, was devised and written by the author in three days, and was presented by the members thereof as an entertainment to his Highness. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume II He hurriedly explained to the others that Pocahontas was evidently intending to do them special honour in welcoming them with some kind of sylvan masque. The Princess Pocahontas Merlin, in a masque by Jonson, addresses Prince Henry, Yet rests that other thunderbolt of war, Harry the Fifth; to whom in face you are So like, as fate would have you so in worth. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 Feudal war array was no concern of his, but the "argent revelry" of masque and dance, and the "silver-snarling trumpets" in the musicians' gallery. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century That amazing one who had vanished within a few yards of his bazaar of "masques et costumes"? The Flower of the Chapdelaines Fear not—trust me—and enjoy the masque as much as I mean to enjoy "Kismet." The Day of Days An Extravaganza After their greeting, when Powhatan and Captain Newport eyed each other appraisingly, the gifts were brought into the field where Pocahontas had danced her masque and spread out before the curious gaze of the savages. The Princess Pocahontas A few days before the duke went on his last expedition, he gave a farewell masque and supper at York-house to their majesties. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 Is it a masque or a murder he is planning?” Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France The chroniclers have given us many accounts of the masques and plays which were acted in the court, or in the castles of the noblemen. The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) Constant in attendance upon the court, he frequently took part in the masques performed before it. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest It employs the pastoral machinery, includes a masque of virtues,—Faith, Hope, Mercy, etc.,—and closes with a compliment to Pope's "Messiah." A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century The contrast is striking when we turn to the masques, the triumphs, and the pageants which were exhibited on great occasions by the court or by the citizens of London. A History of English Prose Fiction “And in a week you would be wild for a masque!” he said cynically. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France Great was the stir and preparation for the evening masque; a pageant containing many allegories and devices; dancing and merry games, with all other "lawful recreations and honest amusements." Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 At the lower end of this a temporary stage was erected, for the masque about to be represented before the King. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest In royal progresses, court masques, Lord Mayors' shows, and public pageants of all kinds, mythology ran mad. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century Besides the very free and easy balls, masques and banquets, there were what were called "quaint conceits" of more than doubtful decency, and there was much buffoonery of a very low type. The Curious Case of Lady Purbeck A Scandal of the XVIIth Century These masques and court pageants gradually brought movable scenery upon the stage, in place of the tapestries, "arras cloths," "traverses," or curtains drawn upon rods, which had previously furnished the theatre. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character It is none the less of value to recognise at the outset that A Midsummer-Night's Dream is more of a masque than a drama—an entertainment rather than a play. The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' "You have seen one masque to-night;—but you shall now behold a different one—the masque of death." The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest It may be a wooden animal's face, which can be pulled apart by a string, and reveal under it an effigy of a human face, the first masque changing into great ears. The Log School-House on the Columbia Hum, is it so? 'tis excellent, It is her will too, to have feasts and banquets, Revells and masques. Rule a Wife, and Have a Wife Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (3 of 10) The storm in this masque must clearly have been of a very elegant and courtly kind, with sugar-plums for hailstones and perfumed water for rain. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Will completed his survey and already saw, in his mind’s eye, a brave masque of autumn gold spreading above the lean lands of Newtake. Children of the Mist What! pondering over the masque, Master Nicholas, or thinking of the petition you have to present to his Majesty?" cried the master of the ceremonies, "Let neither trouble you. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest The museum at Ottawa, Canada, contains a great number of such masques, and some missionaries in the Northwest make curious collections of them. The Log School-House on the Columbia He sees the motley pageant of the Age of Reason pushing the churchly "masque" aside, impatient of the slowly-trailing garments, in which he, the last actor in it, is passing off the scene. A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) His book was judged libellous, for he had unwittingly aspersed the Queen in his attack upon the masques performed at Court. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Female performers certainly appeared freely in these as in other masques, and there was no reason for putting a handsome youth in this r�le of the captive Church. Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 I see;—this is an order from his worship, Sir Richard, to admit a certain woman, who is to enact Doll Wango in the masque. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest But over and above any 'nice discrimination,' "Pippa Passes" is simply a poem, a lyrical masque with interspersed dramatic episodes, and subsidiary interludes in prose. Life of Robert Browning "The interpretation is very simple," replied the king; "but, in the first place it is absolutely necessary that that velvet masque should fall." International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 Evelyn, not caring much for such entertainments, seems, nevertheless, to have frequently attended the plays and masques of the Court. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character The masque element is not dumped into King Arthur altogether so shamelessly as in other cases; the whole play is a masque. Purcell The banquet after the wedding was followed by a masque. Stories of the Border Marches This thought might lead me through the world's vain masque Content, though blind, had I no better guide. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 We find the earl of Pembroke's name among the actors in Ben Jonson's masques, and Falkland's eclogue testifies to their intimacy. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 Meanwhile a taste, even a sort of passion, had arisen at the English court for masques and pageants of extraordinary magnificence. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character In 1690 and later Purcell took full advantage of masques which were inserted, the interpolations being sometimes as long as the rest of the play, and artistically of infinitely greater value. Purcell Chess, by Mr. Louis Tylor, is a sort of Christmas masque in which the dramatis personæ consist of some unmusical carollers, a priggish young man called Eric, and the chessmen off the board. Reviews In gilded halls some take their ease, In song and dance they find delight; And there are those whom banquets please, And masques and revelry by night. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, December 26, 1891 At the marriage which followed Bacon presented as his offering a masque, performed by the members of Gray's Inn, of which he bore the charges, and which cost him the enormous sum of £2000. Bacon "It seems," says Isaac Disraeli, "that as no masque writer equalled Jonson, so no 'machinist' rivalled Inigo Jones." A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Yet the masque afforded him opportunities of which he made splendid use. Purcell This day at the Earl's there is a great masque of Dian and her huntresses, satyrs, fauns, all manner of sylvan folk. Sir Mortimer They are all characters in a masque of love, forms and figures in a revel. The Art of Letters The day is spent in seeing the city and visiting the hot sulphur baths and in the evening we attend a big bal masque in a suburban garden. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Still the masques were to be distinguished from the ordinary entertainments of the public playhouses. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character In spite of incongruous masque or rather pantomime scenes the pervading atmosphere is sustained. Purcell She dreamed of a masque at Hampton Court, long ago, and of the gown she had worn and how merry she had been, and she dreamed of the Queen. Sir Mortimer Campion afterwards wrote a masque in celebration of the nuptials of the murderers. The Art of Letters But Don has just chuckled and gone on refusing to answer letters or fill out Mr. Purinton's blasphemous efficiency charts or join the Poetry Society or attend community masques. Shandygaff Morals, interludes, and masques were gradually brought upon the scene. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character The masques, mummeries and festive customs described in the text are in accordance with the manners of the age. Twice Told Tales A much needed book of masques by a noted producer and author. The Theory of the Theatre Walpole lived for his eyes, and saw the world as a masque of bright and amusing creatures. The Art of Letters Monsieur the American," said the black domino, "you have been most kind to an—an incognita—of a masque. The Fortieth Door I give them the very best operetta, a dainty masque, first rate music-hall artists. The Darling and Other Stories The chroniclers have given us many accounts of the masques and plays which were acted in the Court, or in the castles of the noblemen. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England For these musical entertainments he took as a model the masques, or court celebrations, which had been the most popular form of private theatricals in the days of Elizabeth and James. The Theory of the Theatre Watteau was a poet of excessive sensibility as well as the contriver of dainty masques and ballets. Promenades of an Impressionist He painted in general with a powerful, but heavy hand; in his masques, however, he often shows a singular gracefulness, especially in the lyrics which he introduces. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature The human masque she watched, with dreamless eyes In whose clear shallows lurked no trembling shade: The stars, unkenned by her, might set and rise, Unmarked by her, the daisies bloom and fade. The Poems of William Watson During Charles's reign, and preceding his, Ben Jonson wrote the plays, or masques, for Christmas. Christmas Entertainments It is well known that masques had been produced with elaborate scenic appointments even at a time when the professional stage was bare of scenery. The Theory of the Theatre A mere masque laden with the sweet, prim allegories of the day it is not. Promenades of an Impressionist He was most successful in writing masques, among which are Spring's Glory and Microcosmus. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature |
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