| 单词 | prompter |
| 例句 | The faithful, reverent crowd appeared not to mind that for much of the show Mr. Campbell was reading lyrics from prompters that had been set between the monitors at the foot of the stage. Music Review: Glen Campbell?s Goodbye Tour at Town Hall - Review 2012-01-08T22:56:50Z Visiting a cemetery and other prompters of memory, Alvarez now sees the place with different eyes. 'The Sky Turns': capturing the essence of impermanence 2011-08-18T23:24:04Z At one point I thought the prompter was wrong and it wasn’t. Laverne Cox Takes the Mic 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Theater is a big part of his family's life: his mother is the stage prompter in a local theater company and his stepfather, Richard Abbott, is an actor and the school's drama teacher. 'In One Person': John Irving's novel of desire, two ways 2012-05-09T21:16:04Z "I begged them to put it on a prompter for me," she says, noting her quick delivery would help sell the comedy and her character. Emmy-worthy guest performers deliver under pressure 2010-06-09T04:41:00Z And as the run continues, this busy artist may not need to glance quite so much at the prompter’s box. Music Review: ?The Enchanted Island? at the Metropolitan Opera - Review 2012-01-01T22:56:22Z I asked him where the prompter or autocue would be and he said, "Oh, no we won't have one of those." Kenneth Branagh recalls the opening ceremony of London 2012 2012-12-23T00:06:01Z It's as enthralling as everyone says it is, but it's also a prompter of existential terror, forcing viewers to consider what they were up to seven years ago, and might be seven years hence. TV highlights 28/05/2012 2012-05-27T19:00:02Z The show is essentially an earnest prompter for conversations or school discussions. Review: A Catalog of America’s Problems in ‘Awake’ 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z That made it harder for them to see me in the prompter’s box. The Story of a Production That Changed the Metropolitan Opera 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z “I’ve had a hip replacement but I’m full of beans and I’m full of zest, but this is just a prompter to say ‘come on you’ve got more to do now’,” he said. ‘I’m so lucky’: Elton John receives prestigious UK award 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z There was a cloak he had to remember to throw to the ground at one point, which she said she would ask the prompter, Greg Buchalter, to remind him of. Michael Fabiano’s 7 Hours From Call to Stage at the Metropolitan Opera 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z His unfailing politeness has an old-fashioned courtliness to it; at a rehearsal for “Harvey” this month, he said sorry every time he had to ask the script prompter to remind him of a line. Theater: Jim Parsons Prepares for His Lead Role in ‘Harvey’ 2012-05-23T15:00:21Z Most of the action takes place on a flat surface, called the apron, at the front of the stage, where the prompter’s box protrudes. Arts & Leisure Preview: The Valhalla Machine 2010-09-17T16:10:00Z Tonight Kaitlyn’s journey on The Bachelorette draws to a close, and as the preshow prompter asks, “Will Kaitlyn choose jealous Shawn or passionate, intense Nick,” which makes both of them sound like total duds. 'The Bachelorette' Finale: Decision Day for Kaitlyn 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z I sat in on all but a few, serving as backup and prompter to make sure that certain questions got asked and that shared recollections of various situations got caught on tape. Katharine Graham at 100: Inside the making of one of the greatest Washington memoirs ever 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z I don’t want to see c-o-l-o-r on the prompter or there’s going to be hell to pay. ArtsBeat: John Oliver Prepares to Host ‘The Daily Show’ 2013-06-03T16:11:44Z Faintly visible in the right-hand corner are the prompter’s hands. Damaged Picasso Returns to the Met After Repair 2010-04-20T15:28:00Z He bemoaned the National Review Board for being “so cheap they don’t have a prompter.” Will Smith Calls Bradley Cooper ‘Beautiful’ at Film Gala 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z She spends a half-hour polishing her material, loads it into a prompter and shoots the four-minute video. Television: ?The Bachelor,? Played for Laughs Onstage and Online 2012-02-12T15:50:32Z The role of the prompter, beyond the immediate effect of specific cues on the music, serves also to nudge aside the musicians’ egos. Critic’s Notebook: So Percussion’s ‘Where (we) Live’ Has Echoes of John Cage 2012-12-18T23:05:51Z He would read anything that was on the prompter, and he delivered the jokes really well. ‘The Daily Show’ at 25: The Creators Look Back 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z And there are going to be a lot more u’s on the prompter. ArtsBeat: John Oliver Prepares to Host ‘The Daily Show’ 2013-06-03T16:11:44Z "If that means I stray a little off the prompter every once in a while," he said, "that's the way it goes." With choreographed conventions, is something lost? 2012-08-29T03:21:08Z They had those numbers projected down by the prompter’s box. The Story of a Production That Changed the Metropolitan Opera 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Stewart never let a line go through the prompter that he didn’t fuss over personally, and his writers learned not to get too precious about their work. Moments of Zen (and rage) behind ‘The Daily Show’ 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z And when he was doing "The Apprentice" he was just reading prompter. Kathy Griffin is used to the death threats now. And she’s not backing down 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z You could see singers glancing nervously at the prompter’s box and at Mr. Levine. In Carsen’s ‘Falstaff’ at the Met, Verdi Through a Postwar Lens 2013-12-07T10:08:48Z And this is literally live on TV on Sunday with Finneas and the prompter just threw me off. Laverne Cox Takes the Mic 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Singers on stage looked more to the prompter’s box for direction. Adjusting Medication May Prolong Levine’s Tenure at the Met 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z True, Domingo's voice relies more on artfulness, and perhaps also on the prompter, than it once did. Nabucco – review 2013-04-16T16:07:34Z He also said Mr. Pacino “is doing exemplary work,” and, responding to reports in The New York Post about his alleged reliance on prompters, said, “he has learned his lines.” Delayed Opening for Mamet's 'China Doll' 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z The performance of Jimmy Fallon failed to impress many, with the Tonight Show host’s cold open – a musical number based on La La Land – falling flat, followed by his prompter failing to work. Golden Globes 2017: La La Land wins record seven awards as Moonlight takes best drama 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z The title character, an elderly theater prompter, collects something unusual: lost shadows she sees around her, unattached to people. Spare Times: For Children, for Jan. 13-19 2012-01-12T22:22:26Z “Now they’re back safely in their joke holes, doing what they do best: making my prompter word screen full of good and haha.” Late-night hosts return from the writers' strike: 'I missed my writers so much' 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z The performances were longer than time allotted in recent years and the presenters or winners didn’t use prompters. A Tony Awards like no other, really. Strike leaves Broadway stars to rely on their ‘live’ muscles 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Diesel even mocked the script rolling across the prompter that Universal had put together for the actor to read about the movie. 'Oppenheimer' wows. Vin Diesel goes off script. What you missed at CinemaCon 2023 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Then, reading off a prompter in the back of the room, Biden turned his attention to the first soccer player honored as a Medal of Freedom recipient. Perspective | Simone Biles and Megan Rapinoe changed their sports — and their country 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z In addition, actor Adam Huel Potter was guaranteed bit roles in Willis films and served as Willis’ prompter, providing the actor his lines through the ear piece. Concerns about Bruce Willis' declining cognitive state swirled around sets in recent years 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z While hosts tend to try to smooth over weirdness during live events, Palmer moves past bumps like her teleprompter going down by simply saying, “My prompter is down. What are you getting into?” Hosts were just supposed to guide us from one commercial break to the next. Now we want them to help us make sense of the world. So while he might dial down the volume and speak from the prompter in big speeches, he still stoked fears of immigrants and goaded his political enemies. President Biden Gives a Pep Talk for Still-Unusual Times 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z One of the clearest signs of the tightening oil market is its deepening backwardation, a structure in which oil is more valuable now than in later months, spurring prompter sales. Real-time oil appetite catches up with futures rally 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z The RNC chair went on to suggest that the Commission on Presidential Debates is conspiring to let Biden "debate from home with his prompter and his aide." Fox News host cuts off GOP chair's virtual debate rant: "Prove" Trump "had multiple negative tests" 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z “Does he think the people in the crowd don’t see the prompters? Or does he think his supporters just don’t care?” Washington Post reporter roasted for comparing Trump, Biden teleprompter use 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z This was fortunate, because his speech often fell into the flat, book-report cadence Mr. Trump resorts to when reading from the prompter. The Unmasked Ball: Trump Creates His Own Pandemic-Free Reality 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z Never read anything off the prompter you didn’t approve of ahead of time, and always beware of the hot mic. Brazen, entitled, comfortable: why hot-mic debacles like Thom Brennaman's happen 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z There are talking points but no scripts or prompters, Bishop said, which means that viewers are getting accomplished chefs and other experts sharing their knowledge in a relaxed way. ‘America’s Test Kitchen’ has the recipe to hit season 20 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z Instead of reading from a prompter, Ms. Gordon memorized her lines. Joyce Gordon, TV’s ‘girl with the glasses,’ dies at 90 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z He certainly seemed more comfortable Tuesday in the mode of expansive, backslapping master of ceremonies than he ever has reciting his staffers’ text from the prompter. Trump’s Reality-TV State of the Union Argues for Another Season 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z “I’m talking about the prompter,” she shot back. Billy Bush Is Ready for a Return to TV. Will Viewers Welcome Him Back? 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z Speaking of media coverage, there will be moments where Trump will give a speech like Normandy, D-Day, and he goes off the prompter and it’s like, "Oh my God. He did so good." MSNBC's Joy Reid: How America can save itself from Trump and Trumpism 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z Dressed in stretchy athletic pants and a black warm-up jacket, she rubbed lotion into her hands but stopped when asked if she, like many performers, relies on a prompter onstage. J. Lo at 50: A-Rod, arenas and a surprisingly durable (even to her) career 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z In the case of Pirro, she was reading an Islamophobic script on prompter: a script that was edited and reviewed by several layers of producers. Don't let its success fool you: Fox News is a mess 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z President Trump, never a strong reader off the prompter, read through sections at a slow cadence, then slam-cut through jarring segues. Trump, Political TV’s Protagonist, Now Has to Share the Spotlight 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Almost like he was reading the speech from his prompter for the first time. Trump has been unimpeachable in uniting a country – in horror | Richard Wolffe 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Trump, who isn't a great prompter reader, was mocked as "low energy." The speech that Trump didn't really want to give 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z “I know Marc uses a prompter. I don’t.” J. Lo at 50: A-Rod, arenas and a surprisingly durable (even to her) career 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z He gulped at the words on the prompter like he was swallowing horse pills. Border wall speech: Trump is losing the macho game of staring himself down in the mirror | Richard Wolffe 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z He sang to sold-out concert halls until the end, resorting to a prompter only after having written upwards of 1,000 songs by his own estimate. French singer and actor Charles Aznavour dies at age 94 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Mr Glossop said "a sizeable fiscal tightening" was planned for 2018, but it might now need to be larger and prompter. Argentina in big rate rise as peso slumps 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z I offer Hammerstein’s old words as an example—a prompter—of what they sound like. The Wisdom of Oscar Hammerstein 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Trump got his instructions on whom to sack via a prompter on his desk that was made to look like a phone. On TV, Trump loved to say ‘You’re fired.’ In real life, he leaves the dirty work to others. 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z But this speech is who Mr. Trump is on paper — or on the prompter screen — until his next episode. Sanding Down the Edges, at Least for a Night 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z At least, that’s what it sounded like when Trump was reading slowly from his prompter. The kind of night Donald Trump loves best – when he can applaud himself 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z KEEN, no doubt, to stay alive, drug traffickers tend to be prompter payers than most. Increasingly, hunting money-launderers is automated 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z “Gibby” reads quickly from the prompter, is flat as a pancake and looks uninterested. Scouting the next Vin Scully: All 30 MLB broadcast teams ranked 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z If she were to put her life onstage, he would be her prompter. “A Small Flame” 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z Among other things, Trump delivered perhaps the best example of word salad since Sarah Palin’s “broken prompter” incident several years ago. A display of unbelievable ignorance: In a real country with a real president, Trump’s AP interview would destroy him 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z “A new national pride is sweeping across our nation,” he read from his prompter in a tone he used to describe as low energy. Trump's Congress speech was a heroic effort in contradiction and cliche 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z “I’m sorry, there’s nothing in my prompter here. Jim, can we fix that?” Stephen Colbert Parodied Mariah Carey’s New Year's Eve Show 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Now, you notice there is no teleprompter here tonight, which is probably smart, because maybe you saw Donald dismantle his prompter the other day. Read Hillary Clinton's Al Smith Dinner Speech 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z “Do you want me to ... ?” can be good prompters for enthusiastic consent or opportunities for your partner to redirect the sexual experience. Advice for New Students From Those Who Know (Older Students) 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z “You prayed, and the prompter went back on.” Meet the Pastor Who Prays With Trump 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z “Trump needs to be quiet and read off the prompter.” Mike Pence is the anti-Trump on the trail, just the way the campaign wants it 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z But when she delivers a speech, discipline and preparation dictate the use of notes or a prompter. Gun nut: Trump, the one with the “best words,” is incoherent when talking about firearms — and everything else 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z It’s a bunch of news actors that read off a prompter. Cenk Uygur: 'Bernie Sanders is the political revolution, we are the media revolution' 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z “There are a couple of heartbreaking indicators in it that were real prompters for me,” Hall said. 2 Sundance films explore a journalist’s on-air suicide 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z The prompter box, normally at the front of center stage, had been moved into the orchestra pit. A Fight at the Opera 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z On television, Mr. Franklin did not like to rehearse, and he never used cue cards or prompters. Joe Franklin, Local Talk Show Pioneer, Dies at 88 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z Mayer kicked off the show by reading a corporate script from a prompter in an office-casual cardigan. What Happened When Marissa Mayer Tried to Be Steve Jobs 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Biden’s misadventures, which tend to strike when he ventures “off prompter,” as his staff calls it, feed on one another, because the pattern is already in place. Off Prompter: Joe Biden Explained 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z This was an avoidable catastrophe, above all if there had been earlier recognition, and prompter and vaster national and international responses. Ebola Co-Discoverer: 'This Was an Avoidable Catastrophe' 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Inside the Nokia Theatre, the celebrities are mingling and standing in the aisles as producer Don Mischer explains that Emmy winners won’t see numbers ticking down on the prompter when their acceptance speeches ramble on. BEWARE THE UPSIDE-DOWN TRIANGLE 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z She was studying Italian opera in Milan when she met a veteran prompter at the renowned La Scala opera house and started training with him. Hidden From the Opera’s Crowd Is a Human Safety Net 2014-05-10T01:55:38Z Then the prompter went up and down – then I walked off. Michael Bay Has Bad Day At CES With Samsung UHDTVs 2014-01-07T02:16:00Z But here, reading off a prompter with no studio audience to laugh at his jokes? Spike's VGX Awards Evolve Into A New Kind of Mess 2013-12-08T15:50:00Z That means setting a clear vision for her administration, and explaining how she’s going to realize it—preferably without the aid of the cue cards and prompters she typically uses. South Korea Elects First Female President 2012-12-20T05:15:00Z Alabama goes into its open week without needing such a podium prompter. No. 1 Alabama eases past Ole Miss, 33-14 2012-09-30T04:59:11Z She is a prompter, and her job is critical to the seamless performances that audiences expect from one of the world’s great opera companies. Hidden From the Opera’s Crowd Is a Human Safety Net 2014-05-10T01:55:38Z The usual convention formalities–colors, anthem, benediction—introduce Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank, who goes off prompter and over his time talking about “Myth Romney,” the political superstar that Mitt Romney will never be. What You Missed While Not Watching the Last Night of the DNC 2012-09-07T06:35:38Z Firstly, the show's inbuilt drama – can Tyson carry almost two hours of wordy monologue without a prompter, and the answer is yes. Mike Tyson's Broadway debut: weird, a little combative and not very grown up 2012-08-03T16:30:00Z Is he a clever prompter who functions to most damaging effect around the edge of the penalty area, behind a single striker? Euro 2012 is Steven Gerrard's last chance to impose his authority 2012-06-01T18:23:27Z With McClellan in command again there was a prompter action on his part than had been manifest throughout his Peninsula campaign. The Young Sharpshooter at Antietam 2012-04-19T02:00:29.860Z Away in Albany she heard a bell shrill; it was like a prompter's warning of the play's ending. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z Gold to him was a living force, the origin of all his strength and evil, the prompter of his actions. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z I stationed myself therefore at the prompter's box, and addressed the performers very courteously, who took off their hats, and when my speech was finished, there was a general murmur of assent. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z His eyes were still wet when the door opened, and the insidious prompter of the enterprise which had deprived him of his liberty entered the room. The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z A big iron asbestos curtain is worked by a lever in the "prop" corner on the prompter's side. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z He failed in an attempt to set up a private school, and became prompter in a Dublin theatre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Reynard, who seldom wanted a prompter, however, had his cue given him sufficiently upon this occasion; and so nibbling off one little bit for himself, he laid forth all the rest for the Lion's portion. ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. 2012-03-19T02:00:22.807Z In the method of nature, there is always some prompter, called a desire, answering to each of the actions which it is requisite for us to perform. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z My lord, I am already convinced," said Sir Roger Millington, who, once having obtained the cue, could go on without the prompter--"I am already convinced: I see my mistake. The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z The morning and evening prayers, and the religious observance of the Sabbath, were pleasant and profitable prompters to serious thought. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z The other prompters were the pleasure of intellectual hunting and "the architectonic instinct." Herbert Spencer 2012-02-29T03:00:20.773Z The prompter gave him the word he needed, and no one else paid any attention to this out-break. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z And I think that is the most eye-opening thing that they just assume that as a woman I am reading off a prompter. Slap Shot: 30 Seconds With Kathryn Tappen 2012-02-11T15:29:54Z Progress kept the prompter's book and gave him the cue. Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington 2012-02-11T03:03:55.693Z At last, in age and want, in lodgings small and bare, they wait the prompter's call; and when the end is reached, maybe a vision glorifies the closing scene. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z Every long declamation was a duet, the prompter's rapid undertone charging along beneath the actor's voice like a horse beneath its rider. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z The prompter clapped his hands and called out "First act!" Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z I read from the prompter's book—O'Farrell had sketched the plot to me on the way over—and did my utmost to keep up with his hasty interpolations of the business. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z The Captain determined anyhow to act as prompter. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z No prompter's voice is heard, and no one has the slightest clue to what the next scene is to be. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z He then joined a travelling company of actors to whom he acted as prompter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z He seems, however, to advocate autocracy, and to deride democracy, and this would appear to put him in agreement with the kaiser and his professorial prompters. The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z I could see, under the hood, the long dramatic hand of the prompter waving to the droning monotony of his voice through the stupidest performance I remembered. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z The prompter, a big red-faced fellow with a bull's voice, just then roared, "Swing your partners!" The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z On this the voice of God said to the prophet Ezekiel, "Thou son of man, unbelieving and prompters to evil are with thee, and thou dwellest with the worst wormkind." The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z Mr. Amato, who was also the company’s stage director, music director, prompter, vocal coach, diction coach, caterer, broom pusher and emergency tenor, among other things, was 91. Anthony Amato, Founder of Amato Opera, Is Dead at 91 2011-12-15T04:27:47Z The conscientiousness of the Opposition, i.e. of the most distinguished French and German Bishops, could not be put to a prompter, a more crucial, or a more decisive test. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z She paused, and put her head on one side, as if waiting for the prompter. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z I have fallen these last years on evil days, physically speaking, and have to do things only when and as I rather difficultly can, and not after a prompter fashion. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z Neither Hebrew, nor arithmetic, nor the mathematics are enumerated; there are the six forms, but no monitors or prompters. Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters 2011-11-16T03:00:25.713Z "I just gave it to you," retorted the prompter, with the utmost coolness. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z Germany has prudently—cowardly is the more proper word—remained behind, satisfied, for the time being, to play the part of prompter to her vassal, Austria. England, Canada and the Great War 2011-10-20T02:00:21.577Z I am not always before the lamps, the gout is a very poor prompter. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z One set, entitled "Our Theatrical Celebrities," depicted the Premier as stage manager, the other members of the cabinet as leading man, premi�re danseuse, prompter, etc. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z The lower end of the room was converted into an extempore stage, and the monitors and prompters took part in some recitation, or select scene from the Latin or Greek dramatists. Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters 2011-11-16T03:00:25.713Z Dodichet began to cough again, then spat at the prompter, who stuck his head out of his box, and shouted: "Look out what you're doing!" San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z The stranger was now summoned not only as prompter, but to read the part of Lady Townly. The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:27.667Z The cadet, standing up, got nervous when he did not know what to say, and only heard imperfectly what his prompter said. The Gentleman Cadet His Career and Adventures at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 2011-08-31T02:01:40.423Z "Still it is a wonder to me," said Pan Yan, "that he writes about loyalty to the house of Radzivill, and not to the country, which means more than the Radzivills, and demands prompter rescue." The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z She drilled the chorus, trained the dancers, coached the speakers, arranged the costumes, and during rehearsals, at any rate, was sometimes stage-manager, pianist, prompter, dancing mistress, Lord Chamberlain, and principal boy, all combined. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z I became prompter to the troupe; I was not discontented, for, after my accident, they gave a performance for my benefit, which was quite a success. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z Debora watched each actor, listened for each word and cue the prompter gave them with an absorbed intensity she was scarcely conscious of. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z Nevertheless some little disappointment was felt by those who had hoped for a prompter solution. Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 31, 1916 2011-08-09T02:00:23.527Z For where with impious hearts Men sin against the all-acknowledged Gods, And yet escape unpunish'd, who can think The altar of a cat will be more holy, Or prompter to avenge itself, than they? The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z A few illustrations will suffice: A man in public company wishing to give utterance to some particular opinion or sentiment, invariably finds the pipe or the pinch the best prompter. Nicotiana Or The Smoker's and Snuff-Taker's Companion 2011-07-29T02:00:29.353Z Dodichet, having conceived the droll idea of smoking in his prompter's hole, set the stage on fire and was found roasted, as a result of his last practical joke. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z He loses his place, when the treacherous prompter, whom he took to be his friend, slips into his situation, and finds it quite satisfactory. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z There was much mischief in Ephesus, there was much weaving of evil webs, there was much coming and going of worldly forces; but to Paul, the real prompters and instigators were back in the unseen. The Whole Armour of God 2011-07-12T02:00:30.060Z Ellen herself could not have explained or told herself that so she felt; and yet, notwithstanding, all we have written was there, and was the real prompter of that almost passionate embrace. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z The Valhalla and the Welsh Rabbit; the Brocken where the souls of the animals, fish and birds we have eaten hold their revels; a private theater where indigestion is the prompter. The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on Rainy Days. 2011-07-02T02:00:10.980Z And the prompter in his hole rubbed his hands in glee. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z The average number of days which elapsed between the receipt of the complaint and the final report of the Tenement House Inspector is 10.75, which represents prompter action than was previously obtained. Commercialized Prostitution in New York City 2011-06-25T02:00:18.937Z "Who was a wicked failure, and mother says you were the prompter of her sinful conduct." A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z "If this is the way of it," said Serlo, "our prompter himself must issue from his den, and mount the stage, and become a personage like one of us." Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z Thus did our little friend play solo his first earthly parts, and was at once manager, prompter, and theatre poet. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z But, at the rehearsal, il Signor Rouladini, who claimed to know the play by heart, did not know even his own lines, and repeatedly turned to the prompter. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z The sufferings of his dear ones, then necessarily operative upon his mind and affections, we presume were the chief prompters of his course and incentives to his perseverance in it. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z The prompter rings the bell, and the scene shifts to the Maison V�lin, and to one night, twenty years ago, when the two little girls were tucked up in bed. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z Already she could hear the agonized voice of the prompter whispering her lines, which he naturally supposed her to have forgotten. The Camp Fire Girls' Careers 2011-05-27T02:00:15.330Z He acted as prompter when Giraud, who had undertaken this post, was occupied, and he appeared to be delighted whenever he saw Bijou acting. Bijou 2011-05-25T02:00:22.743Z By way of compensation, the manager offered me the post of prompter. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z Religious education and freedom from guile are not very probable prompters of either egregious trickery, or prolonged and mischievous imposture. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z Thou hidden Infinite one! make, for me, the grave a prompter's tube, and tell me what I am to think of the whole theatre. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z The only performer whose true name I must have in this historical drama–especially as he plays only the prompter–is the–Dog. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z Much disturbed she rushed back to the dressing-room, and, calling Mona Bardsley, who was acting prompter, sent her off as scout. For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z Dodichet knew his part no better, and constantly appealed to the prompter, an obstinate old supernumerary, who insisted that the d�butant was deaf. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z Now only from emotion on entering the Campan Vale, he draws the key from the keyhole, which shall become a prompter's hole for you. The Campaner Thal and Other Writings 2011-04-26T02:00:29.827Z In his world he is creator, property man and prompter, too. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z For the rest he would stand in the prompter's corner, and watch the progress of his handiwork. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z The fact that his rash conduct might involve him in trouble or difficulty was not without its own sense of pleasure, for, so is it in all rebellion, the great prompter is personal pride. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z “Let him have it,” said my prompter,—and the crash came. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z True, the manager is dead, and the actors are but bats and lizards, with now and then a grum old owl for prompter. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z He felt like an actor of poor memory whose excellent prompter has died. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z Socialism is an effect quite as much as a cause; it is the result of industrial conditions, as well as the prompter of changes. Socialism and Democracy in Europe 2011-03-15T02:00:12.887Z It was the prompter's business to send the "call boy" to the Green Room and all dressing rooms to "call the act," a few minutes before he was ready to "ring up." The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z It was a prompter answer than she had dared to hope for. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z "Keep close to the wing," said the prompter; "I'll read you the words, and you can repeat them after me." The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z No practised technist takes hold of his reader's interest with a prompter or surer grip than does this author at the very outset. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z They paused almost like two actors who listen for the prompter. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z The prompter, or “bookholder,” as he was more often called, was not an unnecessary person on a “new day,” the first performance of a new play. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z One dubious account says that he held horses for the public at the theatre door; another that he got employment as a prompter to the actors. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z The prompter whispered "drugs fit;" but stage fright had seized him, and he could not take the word. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z "Certainly, I am O'Flannigan, music teacher and prompter at Drury Lane, but as to being your husband, may Heaven confound me if I ever set eyes on you before!" Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z The director hurries down the centre aisle, the prompter's head appears at the proscenium arch. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z It is like learning to act—even more arduous than that, for you have no prompter, and must be qualified to think upon your legs. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z For lo, quick undulations across the canvas run; The foot-lights brighten suddenly, the orchestra has done; And through the expectant silence rings loud the prompter's bell; The curtain shakes,—it rises. The Two Twilights 2010-12-25T03:00:12.393Z She said that, instead, he had offered instead a litany of boasts about Labour’s superior plans for prompter cancer screening and treatment. Brown, Full of Fight, Still Lags With Voters 2010-04-27T23:51:00Z Although he used a prompter to deliver the 28-minute address, and hewed closely to his prepared text, Mr. Christie pounced on an opportunity to flash his quick wit. 2010-01-20T06:38:00Z “Saw the nation rising in its might,” whispered the prompter. The Parson O' Dumford In his graphic action illustrating the narrative he had landed himself beyond ear-shot of his prompter. A Poached Peerage Duke Bogislaw X, displeased with the spirit that prevailed at Belbuck, suppressed that institution in 1523; the dispersion of the monks only resulted in the prompter diffusion of the new doctrines. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster I could have acted as prompter to them both. The Wish A Novel But I apprehend, that Laicus and his prompters do not rave merely for sport. The New Conspiracy Against the Jesuits Detected and Briefly Exposed with a short account of their institute; and observations on the danger of systems of education independent of religion She, too, drew herself up with a sudden stiffness and would have turned away, but he was prompter. The Tempering At the theatre we ought to forget, as much as possible, that the actors behind the footlights are rouged and obey the prompter's voice instead of the dictates of their own hearts. The Children of the World Tommy Bung brought his effort to a conclusion by beating the floor, the soles of his feet, the scenery, and punctuated the final thwack with a well timed leap on the prompter's box. A Bed of Roses Such gay greetings as were exchanged around about and even over me, since my hat was twice knocked over my eyes by too emphatic embracings in such crowded quarters—and still no manager, no prompter. Life on the Stage I write not to Laicus, but to his prompters, and to his readers, if there be any left. The New Conspiracy Against the Jesuits Detected and Briefly Exposed with a short account of their institute; and observations on the danger of systems of education independent of religion They have to do partly with the prompter answering observable in automatic systems. Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. Keeping their ears open to the prompter, they entered boldly on the stage, and played a hero or a heroine without a touch of truth. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second Please let me have a prompter acknowledgment than last time, when, I remember, you kept me waiting nearly three weeks. Plashers Mead A Novel I made an agreement with the prompter that he was not to strike the bar until I held up my hand to him. Life on the Stage He had been the prompter, had called off the different dances. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts How far this is true I don't know; but certainly the Yankees are handsomer and prompter in their recognition of what pleases them than we are on our side. My First Book: the experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M.E. Braddon, F.W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R.M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, "Q.", Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. That industrious prompter, conscience, began to annoy him shamelessly. Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895 There he was accused of cruelties; and the Spanish government, prompter than any other in punishing offences of the sort, threw him into prison. The Spanish Pioneers The first singing soubrette was the wife of the prompter and the stage-manager. Life on the Stage "You have learned your part admirably," said he, with a sneer; "but remember that I am myself the prompter; so pray reserve the triumphs of your art for the public!" Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience One we set to shoveling coal on the public highway and the other two marched around him singing the monarchist anthem—I was the prompter in that piece. Where the Pavement Ends So strong grew the feeling to his distempered imagination that he commenced muttering half aloud, as if in answer to dictation from an evil prompter. The Sapphire Cross “Then like many another you have proved ‘thought’ a desperately unreliable prompter. In the Whirl of the Rising Next day when the prompter showed him his error he admitted it at once. Life on the Stage But Paul needed no prompter in this matter. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 I looked for smaller profits and prompter payment. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier "Besides, there's always the prompter behind the piano." A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story Curll had proved a less ready dupe than had been anticipated, and his insidious prompter reproached him for his adherence to the truth. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition I ran with it to the prompter, who knew nothing of it, but said there would soon be a hue and cry for it from someone, as it was of value. Life on the Stage The prompter, too, within his covered trap behind the foot-lights, wheezed like one far gone in the asthma, with a voice louder than the performers. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia What if his prompter were the devil himself! was it not exactly what he had often heard of? The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life If we meet disaster in the channels, we have a prompter at our elbow to advise a favourable beaching. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war He is the master of his own destiny and the prompter in his own drama. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance As she raised the tiny morsel of a hand to her lips the prompter sharply called: "The stage waits, Miss Western!" and she was gone. Life on the Stage WE should be much grieved were we to let a chance of immortality at our hands go by, for our great friend the prompter—the suggeritore of the Italians. Physiology of The Opera There was not a cleaner, prompter, more loyal, reliable, and honest regiment in the service. History of the Sixteenth Connecticut Volunteers The King turned red, and stood first on one foot and then on another; and at last he muttered between his teeth— 'I'll have that prompter's head cut off!' Yellow-Cap and Other Fairy-Stories For Children The suggestion as to warships met with a prompter response than General Lee had expected. The United States and Latin America I pleaded with my eyes, but I could not, dared not speak up and ask for the part, as did Annie, who was older than I. The star and prompter exchanged a few low-spoken sentences. Life on the Stage The prompter is to the opera, what the fifth wheel is to a wagon; everything rubs, grates and abrades it, yet the whole concern turns on it. Physiology of The Opera Steele expressly disavowed responsibility for the letter from Downes the prompter. The Tatler, Volume 3 And myriads will raise Their songs, as time yet onward flies, To thee, chaste prompter of the lover's sighs, And of the minstrel's lays! Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 She looked toward Aunt Abigail, but unluckily the prompter had been so carried away by her enjoyment of the presentation, that she was listening delightedly, quite unmindful of her professional duties. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted Mr. Setchell had another speech—one of resigned acceptance of second place, but as the applause continued, he knew it would be an anti-climax, and he signalled the prompter to ring down the curtain. Life on the Stage "My George!" was his dismayed whisper to himself, "a duelist couldn't be prompter." John March, Southerner Almost without thinking, rather as if impelled by some inward prompter, I stealthily followed the figure. Weird Tales, Vol. II. Fabula was already hoarse, and when he spoke it sounded as if he was whispering to the actors from the prompter's box. Timar's Two Worlds “You know I’ll be right there with the book,” said Aunt Abigail, who had accepted the important post of official prompter. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted "Are you going on?" cried the frantic prompter. Life on the Stage The crowning effect of this parody was the appearance of the prompter himself before the footlights. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day It is as if the prompter at the performance of a drama were to be seen taking the most conspicuous part and mixing among the actors upon the stage. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast The big boys were prompt, but the little boys were prompter. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted Richard on the contrary needs no prompter, but wades through a series of crimes to the height of his ambition from the ungovernable violence of his temper and a reckless love of mischief. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature De Foe, allowing his prejudices to obscure his sagacity, reprobated that suggestion, because he deemed interest a more strenuous prompter than enthusiasm.” Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 The watchful leader knocks his Desk, as the prompter calls, And she is in the boxes, And I am in the stalls. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, January 25th, 1890 Now, there is no bird which gives prompter warning of an intruder than the wren. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts He tells us of the extraordinary pains the prompter had taken with Hill, in the part of Oroonoko; though, “if he had not quite forgotten it, to very little purpose.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors I there “know my cue without a prompter.” Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature For this hour every man present had waited with a keen desire that had been his prompter and spur through all the long, wearying months of training. Aces Up He rated himself the dictator, the prompter without whose suggestion no one of all the players in this gigantic tragedy could speak his line. The Lieutenant-Governor A Novel The one lady and two gentlemen who took part in this were, from a prompter's point of view, nearly perfect. Punch, or, the London Charivari, Volume 98, March 8, 1890. Mr. Baldwin being foiled after putting the question in various ways, turned round to his friendly prompter, and asked for what the man had been imprisoned. Law and Laughter My belief in the profound importance of these indirect bearings, was originally a chief prompter to set forth the argument; and it now prompts me to re-issue it in permanent form. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I For him the charms of scenery, lights, odor, costume, singers, and the subtle voice of the prompter seemed factitious, mere excrescences on the fair surface of art. Melomaniacs The prompter was, I remember, on one occasion much more audible than the actor. Six Letters From the Colonies The comic players perplex the prompter with inordinate gagging, and delight in personalities with occupants of the orchestra and pit. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba I answered, that I flattered myself his Excellency had too good an opinion of me to suppose that I needed a prompter, when either the honor or interests of my country were in question. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX The rioting cannibals, and their prompters and defenders showed their hands. Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 I am in doubt no longer;—such passionate expressions must have Love for their prompter. The Politician Out-Witted "Monsieur Frédéric, the curtain is up!" the prompter would rush in to say. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 But I, who have studied my part after the manner of English actors, could easily dispense with the Cuban prompter's services. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba Pinchas, from his proximity to the stage, could hear every word from the prompter's box, which rose in the centre of the footlights. Ghetto Comedies She soon had the whole play by heart, and could act prompter without the help of the book—a decided convenience to those whose memories were liable to fail them at critical moments. The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life In patriarchal days, when heaven’s justice had been prompter, such a disobedient one would suddenly have found herself rebuked into a bit of saline statuary. Counsel for the Defense The leader's baton is no longer anything but a broken stick on the prompter's box. A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories I have considerable difficulty in following the prompter, whose duty it is to dictate to the performer the words which the latter afterwards repeats. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba The Yiddish prompter did not wait till the players 'dried up'; it was his rôle to read the whole play ahead of them. Ghetto Comedies Among many terrible circumstances, I find that Maximin was still prefect, who by the wide extent of his power was a cruel prompter to the emperor, who combined the most unrestrained licence with unbounded power. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens From the opposite side again, with a bow and hand on heart, the lover repeated after the prompter his addresses to the waiting maiden. An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China Thus were they delivered into the hands of the oppressed—the lads made treaty with the fiddlers and prompter to play fast and furious—to call figures that kept the oldsters wheeling and whirling. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South Again the prompter maddens me by giving the text. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba And whatever line of policy their prompters and associates of the Locofoco school may urge upon them, let them be assured that they cannot muzzle criticism of their personal or political delinquencies. Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors But the public wanted no prompter; and a universal roar of laughter from Petersburg to Lisbon reminded the Vatican that the age of crusades was over. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) In the meantime the candle blew out; it was relighted; the prompter found his place and signaled to the hero to come on. An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China He had little doubt, all the same, that some one on board was the prompter, who gloried in the evil that was being done to the cause of Christ. The Story of John G. Paton Or Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals The stage is thronged with these walking gentlemen, who require no rehearsal or prompter, and whose most attractive performance consists in unbounded cigarette smoking, and in getting in everybody's way. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba Yet not too far to carry innovation, And to comply with settled regulation, Prompter we have, our memories to ease; But our best prompter is, the wish to please. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas If the devotion of women is to be maintained mainly by the presence and personal influences of a spiritual guide and prompter, the selection ought to be made in accordance with other principles. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 The peer's surprise and chagrin were great until the monarch, having received further instruction from the courtly prompter at his elbow, frankly apologized in bad English and with noisy laughter. A Book About Lawyers The Chorus The youth, thou say'st, we saw and heard but now— Arcas He comes to tell his prompter he hath sped. Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold The prompter is seated under a cupola in the centre of the stage near the footlights, as at the opera, and his duties are arduous. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba In the improvisation the monk who played the part of prompter lost his place and skipped some paragraphs. An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere This faith was the inspiration of my toil, the prompter to good deeds, the angel messenger which enabled me to overcome the evil of my wayward nature. Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Malouet is one of those men, very rare in history, whose reputation rises the more we know him; and Dumont of Geneva was a sage observer, the confidant, and often the prompter, of Mirabeau. Lectures on the French Revolution We not only enjoyed those of outside performers, but we put on several plays, and the boys took their parts well, and a prompter was very little in evidence. Through St. Dunstan's to Light It is well known that morphine is injected under the skin in preference to taking it through the mouth as its action as a pain killer is much prompter. Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated How often do we see that second Proteus, the little prompter with his parenthetical legs, rolled on in five or six different parts on the same evening. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 He then turned to the person who was acting as prompter, and whispered him, when Hodgkinson, after getting the gentleman's direction, made his bow. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810 But now the prompter, Time, with warning bell, Reminds me that I come to bid farewell! The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810 Necessity is the prompter of ingenuity, and the suggestion came from that source. A Pirate of Parts It is perhaps by this feeling alone, as an invisible inward prompter, that I understand what people mean by beauty. The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck The worthy prompter supplied him with books, a benefit he derived from the following circumstance. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 Now, will you paint us a scene—the scene of which I enclose Bulwer's description from the prompter's book? The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 And while he circulates the glass, Too rapidly the moments pass; At length in haste the prompter sends. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810 Smith was property man as well as prompter—two important offices which in any well-regulated theatrical company would require the services of two men. A Pirate of Parts No book to be referred to on the stage; but those who are imperfect to take their words from the prompter. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete The prompter supervised the stage arrangements and watched the public that was beginning to fill the hall. The Comedienne The court astrologer announces the play and Mephistopheles is installed in the prompter's box. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' Here he became acquainted with Mr. Joseph Younger, who was at the time prompter at Covent Garden theatre, and though no actor himself, knew stage business as well as any man in England. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810 In tortuous paths, with prompters blind, we trust One Guide—to lead us forth and set us free! Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis I had regular plots of the scenery made out, and lists of the properties wanted; and had them nailed up by the prompter's chair. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete "While you are learning it, I could act as a prompter for you, if you like." The Comedienne In spite of the angry protests of Mephistopheles from the prompter's box, who tells him to keep to his rôle and not to be taken in by a mere phantom of his own raising. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' This latter clause I grievously suspect to have been an addition of the players, which had hit, and, being constantly applauded, procured a settled occupation in the prompter's copy. Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher The prompter urged her in an audible voice to get a move on, to which she retorted sharply, "Shut up, I ain't going to break any of my legs for fun." William Adolphus Turnpike The theatre is the House of Life, Woman the mummer's part: The Devil enters the prompter's box and the play is ready to start. Songs of a Sourdough She could not catch the prompter's words and stopped short in the middle of a sentence, while Rosinska continued to crowd her ever more mercilessly. The Comedienne It appears that Overbury had acted as the tutor and prompter of Somerset as a statesman. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 441 Volume 17, New Series, June 12, 1852 As it was, he had the arduous task of prompter assigned to him; and his feeble voice was heard clear and distinct, repeating the text during the whole performance. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 He had reached the second line when the voice of the prompter, imploringly pitched, begged him to "hurry it up; little Eva's bed's a falling down." William Adolphus Turnpike Gradually Giovanni added written plays and a prompter, and was the first to take on tour a company of actors performing in a Sicilian dialect. Diversions in Sicily The conductor raised his baton, the orchestra began to play, and the prompter gave her the first words of her part. The Comedienne With a charming smile Washington offered his hand, replying, "An odd sort of introduction, Mr. Bernard; but I am pleased to find you can play so active a part in private and without a prompter." The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement The mobility of hydrogen, moreover, being far greater than that of air, a prompter action is essential to the formation of sonorous waves in hydrogen than in air. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 In bestowing of her substance, and especially of her personal attentions, on the sick and the poor, she will find all she has done of good at home an invaluable prompter and aid. The Young Maiden Giovanni sat with the prompter at a table and the actors went through various passages requiring consideration. Diversions in Sicily It was as if Tito had been helped by some diabolical prompter, who had whispered Baldassarre’s saddest secret in the traitor’s ear. Romola Mr. Cantrall read and emphasized each story, as his prompters handed them to him. The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite Malone recorded in 1780 a stage tradition ‘that his first office in the theatre was that of prompter’s attendant’ or call-boy. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles It could surprise no one to see the vacant mitre set on the astute head of Gloucester’s confessor and prompter. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time When the girls spoke, the father prompted, if necessary, and this they call “recitare col suggeritore”—to speak, with the assistance of a prompter, words that have been learnt. Diversions in Sicily Anything but a tragic effect was produced by seeing the swarthy Moor turn to the prompter at frequent intervals, and inquire, "What?" in a hoarse whisper. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 The gentleman and his prompters had gathered quite an angry-looking cloud of pamphlets and newspaper slang and abuse, without quoting a single passage of Scripture to disprove my position, or in support of their own. The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite "Never did speed pay a prompter profit, then," uttered Darrin, his cheeks paling slightly. Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers Are your players Unmindful of their cues, and want a prompter? The Comedies of Terence Copies of Shakespeare, printed from the prompters' MSS. and published at fourpence, fetched £300 or £400. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting The prompter nodded, and Paul passed on to the spot from which he was to make his entrance. Despair's Last Journey It seemed not unlikely to the onlookers, the cat being the wizard's property, and therefore, by all rule and prescription, his prompter and familiar. Julia And Her Romeo: A Chronicle Of Castle Barfield From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray The prompter was at his post, but took no earthly notice of the scene. The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography Love could no more be the radiant spirit of old, the prompter of impassioned words, the painter of bewitching scenes. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance It would quite spoil it if you were just reeling off speeches by heart, with one ear open to the prompter. The Princess of the School The prompter had dropped the book, and couldn't find the place. When Patty Went to College Hillar, the producer, has effectually disenchanted the footlights by putting steps down to the audience in the position of the prompter's box. Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 Mrs. Banks sometimes used to visit the theatre, and generally took her seat at the wing by the prompter’s table, where she could see tolerably well what was going forward on the stage. Recollections of Old Liverpool True, he forgot his lines at one place, but what is a prompter for if not to act in such an emergency? The Bibliotaph and Other People Elise darted back just as the prompter's bell rang, and Mary, turning to follow her to their seats in the audience, saw Miss Casey tragically throw up her hands, with a horrified exclamation. The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor "Everybody clear the stage," said Georgie, in a low tone, "and you keep your eyes on the book," she added sternly to the prompter; "you lost your place twice at the dress rehearsal." When Patty Went to College He forgot what he had to say, and looked appealingly to the prompter, who prompted rather too loudly. Dr. Jolliffe's Boys He was the prompter of the most violent measures against them, and seemed to think that their only rights and duties were to obey whatever he might command and the Parliament declare. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 The play is done; the curtain drops, Slow falling to the prompter's bell; A moment yet the actor stops And looks around to say farewell. In The Yule-Log Glow, Book IV The curtain-shifter had answered the signal of the prompter's bell, which at Miss Allison's direction was to be rung immediately after the last applause. The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor "Give us our lines," he said to the prompter, as he went past. When Patty Went to College He was acting as prompter to a little comedy of real life; and it is ideas, not words, that the prompters on such occasions instil into our minds. Belles and Ringers The higher the state of civilization the prompter is everything done. How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune In a few weeks Bull Billings was discharged for tyranny and drunkenness, and my friend William was given the place of chief property man and prompter. Shakspere, Personal Recollections Rehearse without your book in the last rehearsals, so as to get into the way of hearing the prompter, and catching the word from him when your memory fails you. The Peace Egg and Other tales At public or semi-private dances there is always a master of ceremonies, who is also prompter and calls out all the movements. Ranching, Sport and Travel Alfred the last day of their stay found Palmer rehearsing the elder of the two boys, the younger holding the prompter's book. Watch Yourself Go By The manager of a country theatre looked into the house between the acts, and turned with a face of dismay to the prompter, with the question of, "Why, good gracious, where's the audience?" The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings Mr. Setchell had another speech, but the applause was so insistent that he knew it would be an anti-climax and signaled the prompter to ring down the curtain. Ten American Girls From History Have your stage hands, prompter, property managers, scene painters and all your assistants on hand at every rehearsal, if possible. The White Christmas and other Merry Christmas Plays He was now a frequent visitor, welcome to the master of the house, but less so to the ladies, who suspected him of having been the prompter of the factory scheme. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag As the men in red caps brought up the goods the two auctioneers took the bidding together, repeating each other in the manner of actor and prompter at an Italian theatre. The Eternal City She proceeded slowly, cautiously, as if she were listening for the prompter, catching, one by one, certain phrases that were whispered to her a great distance off, behind the scenes of the world. The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II) Who was Molière's hidden prompter? the conductor of the orchestra called Beethoven? the psychic comrade of Columbus? The Joyful Heart The prompter’s bell tingles and then tingles again. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City In complete disgust, he retired from the boards, and filled the humble situation of prompter at the Haymarket-Theatre, but afterward left for the United States, where he became a great favorite. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844 Volume 23, Number 2 Yet were those men the fittest to act as Spiritual prompters to an aspiring faction, bent on overturning existing institutions, and establishing their own power. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel Enough of this: kind prompter, touch the bell! The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1 If he were visible at all, he would look like the absurd prompter under the hood at the opera. The Joyful Heart For once the dog recognised me as more intelligent or, at any rate, prompter than his master, and gave his whole attention to me.… Foe-Farrell The prompter was getting fidgety, and walking about. The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers Until we caught sight of the prompter we had credited Mr. Archer with being a ventriloquist given to casting his voice to the wings. My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke I hear the sharp ring of the prompter's bell! The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864 "Well, it seems that there is only one man among them and he is half a child; all the others are women and girls, even to the ticket taker and the prompter." The Poor Plutocrats He was head usher at meetings, chief cook at picnics, a stentorian prompter at dances, and chief oar at lake excursions. The Story of Cooperstown Dauville, my dear friend, what are you doing there in front of the prompter's box! A Mummer's Tale Then he switched on the phone again and went on talking—something about prompter evaluation and transmission of reports and less reliance on robot equipment. Time Crime Requiring the services of a music copyist, he was recommended to Fridolin Weber, who eked out a livelihood by copying music and by acting as prompter at the theatre. The Loves of Great Composers The candidate answers, after his prompter, "More light." The Mysteries of Free Masonry Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's Lodge Then the girls at Wayne Hall gave a play in which Anne enacted the role of heroine, stage manager, prompter, and producer, besides doing all the coaching. Grace Harlowe's First Year at Overton College The shifting of this inclined place is effected by simply pulling upon the carpet that covers it, and which enters a groove in the floor in front of the prompter's box. Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 The young wife, being advised of this, could not keep silence upon it, so that she very often received payment after a different and a prompter fashion than she could have wished. The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. IV. (of V.) Ah, wall, you gave us a divine setting, with moonlight and stars, flowers and vines, the four winds for music, and Shakespeare for prompter! The Romancers A Comedy in Three Acts The candidate answers after his prompter, "More light." The Mysteries of Free Masonry Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's Lodge He wants a prompter, and I offered to become his but he did not take me seriously.' The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3 This vessel, starting from the back of the stage, advances majestically, describes a wide circle, and stops in front of the prompter's box. Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 It looked as though she would "go up" in her lines, but before the prompter could come to her aid she had recovered herself and her performance went on unbroken. Destiny "Well, say it," said the voice of the invisible prompter. More William It needed all her power of will and all the prompter's aid to enable her to retain the thread of her part. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891 There was never a note of the prompter's voice to reach the ears of Traill from the wings. Sally Bishop A Romance But Wilde automatically kept the prompter off the stage and himself in the middle of it. Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions Volume 2 He repeats the text by heart but near him sits a prompter with a palm-leaf manuscript who, if necessary, corrects the words recited. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Then William, sinking his voice from the indignant clearness with which it had addressed the prompter, to a muffled inaudibility, continued: "To eat this little maid is my intent." More William This is what had not yet been done for sociology; and the hope of effecting it was, from his early years, the prompter and incentive of all M. Comte's philosophic labours. Auguste Comte and Positivism He was stage director, very often stage carpenter, scene arranger, property man, prompter, and band-master. Life of Charles Dickens Hence Tertullian represents the Christians of his generation as praying "looking up with hands spread open, … and without a prompter because from the heart." The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution But I confess to an unholy desire to get back at the prompter—the stage manager of the little comedy. Empire Builders "Not so roughly, William!" said the prompter in a sibilant whisper. More William I agree that the sooner you vamoose, the prompter the improvement in the landscape. The Furnace of Gold Ting, ting, ting! went the prompter's bell at eight o'clock precisely, and dash went the orchestra into the overture to the Men of Prometheus. Charles Dickens and Music It was in fact a world of jostling jealousies, as hidden from the public as the prompter. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes The men were imperfect—incapable of getting through a sentence without the prompter. Bluebell A Novel The prompter was too panic-stricken to lower the curtain. More William The reporter looked up askance at the editor, as a prompter watches the actor to see if he is ready to take his cue. Cinderella And Other Stories A sense of duty was the prompter, candor the interpreter, and good sense the judge. The Power of Faith Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham. The psychology of the prompt reward will be considered later at length, but it cannot be emphasized too often that the prompter the reward, the greater the stimulus. The Psychology of Management The Function of the Mind in Determining, Teaching and Installing Methods of Least Waste He floundered, gagged, forgot the cue, and the voice of the prompter became distinctly audible. Bluebell A Novel They were separated at last by the prompter and stage manager, while the audience rose and cheered hysterically. More William And then suddenly he remembered that he must have been standing close by the prompter's box, absorbed in talking to Miss Cunyngham, when Nina would have to come up to go on the stage. Prince Fortunatus It was but evidence that she was to be, what she became in time, his rhinoceros-bird in all things, his right hand, prompter in such relations as a woman's wit and woman's way best serve. A Man and a Woman And distrust, always ready now like a prompter in the box, suggested most upsettingly that perhaps he was not giving the right words. The Palace of Darkened Windows He permitted "gagging" as a proof of presence of mind, provided the cue was forthcoming; but now his great soul was perturbed by the absence of a prompter. Bluebell A Novel These are the true prompters of those felicitous expressions which give a tone congruous to the subject, and which invest our thoughts with all the illusion, the beauty, and motion of lively perception. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions One could well have imagined that he would have devised some prompter means to have secured this man if he had been in command. The Lighted Way To be, after a fashion, the prompter behind the scenes; to be able to read the final line before the curtain! A Splendid Hazard She is the prompter, and always begins each sentence of the recitation, and the other children follow on. Topsy-Turvy Land Arabia Pictured for Children Of course at performance the prompter is always there to give the cue—yet the words must always be in mind. Vocal Mastery Talks with Master Singers and Teachers There stood the grinning Man-in-the-Moon, his head just dodging into view over the rim of the sea:—Mephistopheles prompter of the stage. Israel Potter She asked it less out of curiosity than as a prompter gives a cue; for he had come to a full stop. Lady Good-for-Nothing He was at first a menial at the theatre; some say he held gentlemen's horses at the door, others that he was call-boy, prompter, scene-shifter, minor actor. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction She sometimes beat the drum, or tolled the bell behind the scenes, when the representation needed such embellishments, and occasionally fulfilled the duties of prompter. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Missouri furnished the prompter and agent of that wrong in David E. Atchison, for many years Benton's colleague in the Senate. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy “Advance!” shouted Juggie, “and gib de count—count—” “Countersign!” whispered the prompter behind the barrel. The Knights of the White Shield Up-the-Ladder Club Series, Round One Play Editor Squires volunteered to act as secretary, prompter, interpreter, and everything else that his scoffing tongue could utter. The Daughter of Anderson Crow The back drawing-room was arranged as a stage; her mother acting as prompter, though her help was little needed; and, judged by the enthusiastic applause of friends and neighbors, the performance was a great success. Mary Anderson "Harder still!" answered the prompter, and then, perplexed beyond bearing, she flung the book on the stage, and exclaimed aloud: "There, now you have them all; take your choice." A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character They seemed to be directed by a man who served as a prompter, and mentioned each motion they were to make. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time Example: The prompter is used in some TV broadcasts. The Brain, A Decoded Enigma Which," said she, "I am obliged to you, sir, and prompter Captain Hunken could not have behaved. Hocken and Hunken They, or rather their prompters, demanded a written pledge. Montcalm and Wolfe A study of the prompt-book had been promised; but the prompter was not to be found; he was probably at the races, and his book with him. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character But, like his more distinguished colleagues, he had to rely upon counsel from outside, and in his case, as in theirs, the official adviser was not always identical with the real prompter. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference Using the prompter is against the tolerance and the spirit of adventure characteristic to Europeans. The Brain, A Decoded Enigma Taking life easily and never worrying over his own troubles he was always generous and sympathetic to others, and prompter to take up cudgels on their behalf than on his own. The Jungle Girl I therefore am to act as his reserves, also as his prompter, and to supply him with the names of cases which he has forgotten, and which he wishes to quote. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, October 10, 1891 The lights are being extinguished; the boxes are about to be covered over with brown-holland draperies; the prompter has closed his book and is thinking of moving homewards. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character So now, you see, V.V., why I wasn't prompter answering your letter. V. V.'s Eyes I was not made to undertake principal parts—I can witness amateur theatricals without wishing to be the prompter. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 19, 1891 Garlands of paper flowers hung the entire distance from the ceiling to the prompter's box. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 “Bang away with that, and sing out, ‘Silence!’” says the knowing boy, handing Wheelwright an iron bolt, and taking his place beside him, as prompter. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 It seems strange that this system of posting the prompter in the van instead of on the flank of the actors has never been permanently adopted in this country. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character The two postponements and my early departure prevented me from being on hand as prompter. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama So that, when the 10th arrived, the day rose upon a group of men breathlessly awaiting a play within a play—with all their parts rehearsed, and the prompter ready. Marcella Within our hearts is all we seek: though in that search many need a prompter. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II “Say, ‘Will some honorable member state the object of this meeting?’” whispered the prompter. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 It is certain, however, that with the first introduction here of operatic performances came the gipsy-tent, or hut, of the prompter. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character The winter before, these dusky-faced "bul-buls" had performed before a Teheran audience, and one who was a member at that time tells an amusing story of the individual who acted as prompter on that occasion. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Of this kind is the tale in the second Tatler, and the epistle from Mr. Downes the prompter,47 with others which were very well received by the public. The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 We are left to battle, not forsaken, Watched in secret by our awful Sire; Left to conquer, lest our spirits weaken, And forget to wrestle and aspire, Finding all things prompter than desire. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Ah, No! she scorns the trappings of her Art; No theme but truth, no prompter but the heart! Poems The prompter appears on the scene and demands of the carpenter what he means by opening the trap? A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character "He come Tuesday night," said Scattergood, as a prompter speaks. Scattergood Baines For they are blest that have not much to rue— That have not oft mis-heard the prompter's cue, Stammered and stumbled and the wrong parts played, And life a Tragedy of Errors made. The Poems of William Watson Not the sound of a hammer nor the whisper of a prompter was ever heard. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 We have all read them too recently to need a prompter. Emerson and Other Essays Psha!" cries the prompter, "none of your Italian tricks with me! A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character The first year in which the performers spoke without a prompter was 1837. A Collection of College Words and Customs But the waltz had ended, and now the prompter was calling for the grand march. The High School Freshmen Dick & Co.'s First Year Pranks and Sports Mark The crowd "from pit to dome", One box alone is dark— The prompter stays at home. Shapes of Clay The rhythm of versification seems to serve the purpose of a prompter. Emerson and Other Essays It is a popular notion that, although all persons may not be endowed with histrionic gifts, it is open to everybody to perform the duties of a prompter without preparation or study. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Close by stood the prompter, an untidy youth with imperfections of teeth, clutching hard at the red-scored manuscript of "The Orient Pearl." The Regent The thought suggested was that he had a prompter on the roof to whom he was distressfully appealing to supply the true phrase. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe He was the sole superintendent of his rehearsals, with Mr. Loveday as his working assistant, and Mr. Allen as his prompter. The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections The fiddles struck up "Hounds in the Woods," the prompter's voice rang out "Honors to your pardner," and the dance was on. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories "Here's a nice mess you've got me into," said once a tragedian, imperfect in his text, to an inexperienced or incautious prompter. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character A third is to be a prompter to false brethren, and to send wolves about in sheep's clothing. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 03 Swift's Writings on Religion and the Church — Volume 1 The accursed prompter speaks so indistinctly; and then if you want to extemporize once in a while, it always goes wrong. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 04 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes The prompter was so much astounded that he thought there was something more coming and did not give the "pull" for the curtain to come down. The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections After the performance was over, Betterton scolded old Downes, the prompter, for "sending a child to him instead of a man advanced in years." The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield To singers, the convenient position of the prompter is a matter of real importance. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character If there be a prompter he remains always behind the scenes. Without Dogma "To stand prompter to a pausing, yet a ready comprehension." The Grammar of English Grammars "It's no compliment to me," she cut in, the prompter to admit the truth because it would make him feel better. The Second Generation I also send you Kemble's two letters, and the prompter's courteous epistle, with a curious critique on 'Pride's Cure' by a young Physician from EDINBORO', who modestly suggests quite another kind of plot. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 Poems and Plays Meanwhile their hasty movement towards a prompter in the wings, upon any sudden forgetfulness of the words of their songs, would be most awkward and unseemly. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character At the back of the stage were two doors for the players, and between them hung a painted cloth or arras behind which the prompter stood. Master Skylark With the mocking smile still upon his lips, Francis took the manuscript and seated himself upon the prompter's table. Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories Oh! may the time be short!—or may his infernal prompter no more keep covenant with him than he does with others! Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6 "Confession has to be prompter than that to save souls," he answered. The Bent Twig It is very necessary that their prompter and their conductor should be their near neighbours, able to render them assistance and support upon the shortest notice. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Of those counsels I confess that I have been and still am an adviser and prompter to Caesar. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 Francis wiped his wet face, then shuddered and cursed weakly with relief, meanwhile groping at the prompter's table for support. Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories When the prompter's bell tinkled and the curtain descended for the last time, he had a feeling as though the universe had collapsed in irretrievable ruin. The Aspirations of Jean Servien I asked the fellow who had been my prompter at the dice table why they dressed in such a manner. The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man But this proximity of the prompter has, perhaps, induced them to rely too much upon his help, and to burden their memories too little. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character ‘What a pity it is your nephew didn’t think of making you prompter, Mr. Balderstone!’ whispered Mrs. Joseph Porter; ‘you would have been invaluable.’ Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people It seems there is a little hole on the stage with a hood over it, in which the prompter sits when opera is given. Edison, His Life and Inventions What if he shall find his acts to have proceeded not from an heavenly prompter, but from human treachery! Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale He wants a prompter, and I offered to become his, but he did not take me seriously.' Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant A prompter could be of little service to a gentleman so fertile in resources. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Ting, ting, ting! went the prompter’s bell at eight o’clock precisely, and dash went the orchestra into the overture to ‘The Men of Prometheus.’ Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people In this instance it was not occupied, and I was given the position in the prompter's seat, and saw the whole ballet at close range. Edison, His Life and Inventions But if Carwin's were the thrilling voice and the fiery visage which I had heard and seen, then was he the prompter of my brother, and the author of these dismal outrages. Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale But the interest in the cases of Cassius and Brutus, Iago and Othello, lies not so much in the nature of the prompter of the crime. A Book of Remarkable Criminals To do the prompter justice, he is rarely visible; but his tones, however still and small they may pretend to be, sometimes travel to those whom they do not really concern. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character The audience applauded again, by way of raising the spirits of the performers; and then Mr. Sempronius desired the prompter, in a very audible voice, to ‘clear the stage, and ring up.’ Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people Going through Aldersgate Street, there was a pretty little child who had been at a dancing-school, and was going home, all alone; and my prompter, like a true devil, set me upon this innocent creature. The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders The curtain drops, Slow falling to the prompter’s bell! The Ways of Men Old Year! upon the Stage of Time You stand to bow your last adieu; A moment, and the prompter's chime Will ring the curtain down on you. Rhymes of a Rolling Stone We say our players advisedly, for the position of the prompter is different on the foreign stage. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character "Are you going in?" said Bathsheba; and there came from within the church as from a prompter — l loved the garish day, and, spite of fears, pride ruled my will: remember not past years. Far from the Madding Crowd She breathed heavily, and looked around as if for a prompter. A Pair of Blue Eyes That spirit kept me perpetual company and seemed to look out at me from the revived immortal face—in which all his genius shone—of the great poet who was my prompter. The Aspern Papers The Theatre is the House of Life, Woman the mummer's part; The Devil enters the prompter's box and the play is ready to start. The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses Such players as this provoke the despair of prompters, who must often be tempted to close their books altogether. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character A box beside the prompter's box was reserved for the chief gas-man, who from there gave his orders to his assistants and saw that they were executed. The Phantom of the Opera The narrow aisle was filled with many others who had been prompter still; and Theron stood, bag in hand, waiting till this energetic throng should have pushed itself bodily past him forth from the car. The Damnation of Theron Ware "Are you going in?" said Bathsheba; and there came from within the church as from a prompter— I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears, pride ruled my will: remember not past years. Far from the Madding Crowd Every one, from the principal actors to the most insignificant assistants, studied his part most conscientiously; the Masters of Ceremonies were to act as prompters to those who might forget. The Court of the Empress Josephine But he was at this time so afflicted with deafness that it was impossible for him to "catch the word" from the prompter at the side of the stage. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character It appears, however, from the Theatrical Register of Downes, the prompter, to have been popularly considered as a satire on the royalists. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 The satire of Glibly was incessant, till the tinkling of the prompter's bell, and the rising of the curtain, put an end to his remarks on persons, and turned them all on the piece. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor He paused and calculated, waiting so long that Tostig, in his impatience, went to Norway, and tried to find a prompter for Harold. Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II Whether in florid impotence he speaks, And, as the prompter breathes, the puppet squeaks; Or at the ear of Eve, familiar toad! The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 Chetwood, who had been twenty years prompter at Drury Lane, and in 1749 published a "History of the Stage," describes a difficulty that had arisen in regard to printing the playbills. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character I also send you Kemble's two letters, and the prompter's courteous epistle, with a curious critique on "Pride's Cure," by a young physician from EDINBRO, who modestly suggests quite another kind of a plot. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 The prompter spoke so loud, that as "Coming events cast their shadows before." every word was made known to the audience in confidence, before it came out upon the stage officially. Life in Mexico The hand and ruffle of the French petit-maitre, and the prompter's voice, however, were visible and audible enough for me. Tales and Novels — Volume 09 He had his part so perfectly, that he was as independent of the prompter as of all the rest of the world. The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 2 He threw back an angry look at the prompter—Zara terrified, gave up all for lost—the two Lady Arlingtons retreated behind the scenes to laugh—the polite audience struggled not to smile. Tales and Novels — Volume 07 The official prompter arrived at the end of the monologue with the remark that he had been having a bit of a smoke in the garden and his watch had gone wrong. The Gem Collector |
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