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单词 soubrette
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The other lady of the ensemble, a svelte twilight soubrette, objects to my having, so to speak, photographed her in her old housecoat. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z
They are the company’s soubrettes, with compact bodies and brilliant virtuoso techniques, though Ms. Peck increasingly shows a dramatic range and lyricism that belies that easy description. City Ballet Arrived Early, With Revelations 2010-10-15T16:58:00Z
She managed to join the Operetta theatre as a chorus member and bit-part singer, and in time-honoured fashion was given her big chance when the soubrette broke her leg. Galina Vishnevskaya obituary 2012-12-11T18:32:40Z
He tries to roller-skate, is periodically enticed by a couple of soubrettes, and makes halfhearted attempts to leave. Fellini’s “City of Women” 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z
If she had remained a lady in retirement, she might be a silvery soubrette in old-timers' memories, but a shadow on the modern screen. 'Titanic' Star Gloria Stuart Dies at 100 2010-09-29T08:55:00Z
And Audrey Elizabeth Luna, in that soubrette role, very nearly did steal the evening. Music Review: Emalie Savoy as Prima Donna and Ariadne 2010-08-03T22:56:00Z
At the Milwaukee Rep, I did a play called “Cat Among the Pigeons,” which is a Feydeau farce, and I played the ingénue in that, or the soubrette. “I Was Never Really the Ingénue”: An Interview with Judith Light 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z
“Donizetti Variations,” a buoyant Balanchine ballet, is like a constantly revving engine and perfectly suited to Ms. Fairchild’s soubrette qualities. Dance Review: New York City Ballet in a Balanchine and Robbins Program 2012-01-27T22:23:54Z
Her roles swung from pert soubrettes to artless innocents, from sauce pots to glamour queens and a chilly dominatrix or two. Patricia McBride, passing on Balanchine’s torch with joy at Charlotte Ballet
That same year she was promoted to soloist rank and, in a new batch of roles, showed that she was capable of far more than bright soubrette cheer and technical brilliance. A Full-Circle Mentor Moment 2011-01-23T02:30:15Z
“You have your soubrettes, your tall dancers and so forth — you wouldn’t put her in ‘Diamonds,’ you would put her in ‘Rubies.’ Megan Fairchild, the Swan With the Screwball Spark 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z
The company still fields in prima roles a number of women who dance as twinkle-toed soubrettes, devoid of adult decisiveness, musicianly phrasing or linear beauty. Critic’s Notebook: New York City Ballet Is Changing, but Questions Remain 2012-06-15T21:27:12Z
It is a wonderful soubrette role that gives the glamorous Russian soprano ample opportunity to exert her magnetism and ply her comedic skills. Opera Review: Anna Netrebko?s Bel Canto Moment 2011-04-12T11:05:35Z
Her sound was sweet and focused, but its soubrette quality was deceptive: when she needed to project over the orchestra, Ms. Lee summoned considerable power. Music Review: Commemorating Bach, Holiday and a Conductor 2010-12-24T22:14:22Z
Poetry, the soubrette declares, is “an inflammation of the mental bursa/Where verse becomes your vice — and vice-a-versa.” Review: Rhyme Gone Wild in ‘The Metromaniacs’ 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z
At the same time Juliette was allowed to act the soubrettes; her father was too much afraid of the leading lady to play any tricks of suddenly imposed senility with her. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z
Before she retired she had probably played a greater number of parts—soprano, contralto, and soubrette—than any other lady connected with the company. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z
No musical show was complete without an American finale and each soubrette learned a little English, "I give you kees," or something like that, to please the doughboys. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z
It was not until 1820, when she began her seven years’ connexion with the recently founded Gymnase, that she won her triumphs in soubrette and “breeches” parts, which came to be known as “D�jazets.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z
Imagine the scene, Job Davis writing the will; Mrs. Downey with a duster tucked under her arm like the soubrette in a theatre. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z
“It’s a straight fact,” declared the little soubrette. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z
Cut out the soubrette spasms, for God's sake, Persis, or let us all in on the joke. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z
Our Columbine is the Neapolitan form of the Servetta or soubrette. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z
Before her time, actresses who played the parts of soubrettes and peasant-girls wore immense paniers, with diamonds in their hair and long gloves reaching to the elbow. Queens of the French Stage 2011-10-06T02:00:38.820Z
The shadowy figures—that of the frail old man and of the trim soubrette—stood motionless and silent just within the doorway, evidently mastering the landmarks of the room. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z
Cassie Lee, the little soubrette, who was engaged to Havener, found an opportunity to get hold of Frank’s hand. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z
She clenched her hands at her sides in a gesture plagiarized from a soubrette star in one of her infrequent scenes of stage excitement; and stood regarding Matthias with wide, accusing eyes. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z
And, like Brighella, written comedy blended her with the fixed characters of drama under the name of the soubrette. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z
She was even more successful in comedy, and no better soubrette had been seen since the days of Madeleine B�jart. Queens of the French Stage 2011-10-06T02:00:38.820Z
It is perhaps, the best thing that she has ever done, and certainly bears comparison with the work of other soubrettes in the part. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z
She has even confided to me that she has been answering advertisements of companies that want soubrettes. Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' 2011-05-20T02:00:37.457Z
There is a good orchestra on the brilliantly illuminated stand, and here the soubrette is in the height of her glory, while the better class of the visitors are as a rule, only spectators. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z
Tuscany made up the characters of the comedy with the soubrette and lovers. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z
"Where is your mistress?" demanded the count, furiously, fixing his eyes upon the soubrette. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z
Possibly he stipulated in the bond that his soubrettes should laugh early and often at his jokes as a cue to the audience. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z
Not for one moment is she in doubt whether this tall girl in a plain stuff dress be a soubrette or not. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z
He stared at them—at Marcia Lawrence; at Burr Curtiss, smooth-faced and girlish; at the soubrette.... That Affair at Elizabeth 2011-02-14T03:00:36.587Z
I hardly expect to be believed, but I am telling the truth, when I affirm that I acquired renown throughout Dalmatia as a soubrette in improvised comedy upon the boards of a theatre. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z
"Did you not undertake," he continued, turning to the soubrette, "never to lose sight of her?" Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z
As Gwendolyn in "Prince Pro Tem," however, she wore the conventional soubrette skirt of knee length. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z
Almost at my window another window was thrown open and the little soubrette's head appeared. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z
It broke me all up to have him throw me down for a second-rate soubrette like that. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z
Accordingly, the new and unexpected type of the soubrette which I invented was welcomed with enthusiasm alike by Italians and natives. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z
After giving various directions to the soubrette, to which that taciturn person replied less than ever, Isabel seated herself near the window in melancholy thought. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z
Della Fox was the Editha in the play and the soubrette in the musical piece, while Mr. Thomas acted Bill Lewis, the burglar, and Mr. Smith was Paul Benton. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z
The blow on my kneecap made me shiver with pain, and I rested on the brace just outside the window of the little soubrette, clinging tightly with both hands to the spout. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z
Later, she had become a soubrette and a star in merry little plays in which she sang and danced and "emoted," all in one evening. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z
On that isle of the lonely sea Are you, the saucy soubrette and he. Impertinent Poems
The soubrette, however, made up for her mistress's want of appetite, and ate plentifully of all that was set before her. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z
She was given the soubrette part, and created something of a stir wherever the opera was given by her singing of "Fair Columbia," one of the most popular songs of the piece. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z
Luckily for me the little soubrette's attention was all directed toward the roof of the lower extension on the left where her pet evidently had a habit of straying. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z
"And yet you do not disdain to give lessons to a soubrette?" The Children of the World
His finger can block your view of the golden-haired soubrette, and when he waves his arm the stage disappears as if by a miracle. Last Words
The first singing soubrette was the wife of the prompter and the stage-manager. Life on the Stage
She evolved from the conventional prancing of the gay soubrette a dance whose appeal to the imagination was intense, a dance into which might be read many meanings. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z
Her heart had first been touched when she saw me play the part of Luce, the soubrette, in the theatre. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second
Chatelaine jewelry jangled; Herculean perfume dominated the air, and that expressive sobriquet for soubrette, a fourteen-inch willow-plume, and long as the tail of a male pheasant, brushed her left shoulder. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole
He only knows that while the golden-haired soubrette is singing her first verse he is depositing beer on the table before some thirsty New Yorkers. Last Words
Nothing had yet been seen on the French stage so good as the quarrels and reconciliation of the quartette of master, mistress, valet, and soubrette. A Short History of French Literature
A very few years ago Lulu Glaser was known only as "Francis Wilson's new soubrette." Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z
During the first year the four masks and the soubrette, with some other actors of merit in the extempore style, took the wind out of Goldoni's and Chiari's sails. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second
Looking in the direction he pointed I saw the opera soubrette Z——, putting on her rubbers and crossing her legs in doing so. Confessions of an Opera Singer
No; he waits until the golden-haired soubrette appears, he waits until the haggard audience has goaded itself into some interest in the proceedings. Last Words
It was in those days that Casanova promenaded through palace and cottage, convent and inn, inveigling in the course of the promenade three thousand women, princesses and soubrettes, abbesses and ballet girls, matrons and maids. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern
She should rank with the very best of our light opera soubrettes, but it would not be true to say that she does. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z
And, lastly, how often is the soubrette of the rumble as agreeable a companion as the pale and care-worn lady within? Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands
The opera soubrette had one of years' standing with a tall ungainly White Dragoon. Confessions of an Opera Singer
In a household less austere and less innocent, Douce would have continued to be the servant, but Grace would have become the soubrette. Toilers of the Sea
The soubrette class are instinctive readers of motives; "their only books are 'ladies' looks," but they con them to perfection. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life
The rather sedate—for a soubrette—character of Rita in "The Chieftain" was her next exploit. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z
"I thought that the frozen surface of the American woman thawed on the stratum soubrette." Ancestors A Novel
There was a company of singers consisting of a "high dramatic" soprano, a "young dramatic," a coloratura, and an "opera soubrette," all sopranos. Confessions of an Opera Singer
Moira, who becomes a soubrette, leads Guy, who becomes a successful artist, a tremendous pace, wearying him at length, but still holding the power to revive him with her look that allures. Checkers A Hard-luck Story
Anyway, he shows up on my beat about eleven, picks out a swell caf�, butts into a party of soubrettes, flashes a thousand dollar bill, and begins to buy wine for everyone in sight. Side-stepping with Shorty
The art of the soubrette is about the hardest thing in the world to pin down for examination. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z
The soubrette gave him a haughty suspicious nod. Ancestors A Novel
I knew, however, that they were the right length, and any one can see by studying Zuloaga's paintings that the soubrette length skirt is not worn on the proud, swinging hips of the Spanish girl. Confessions of an Opera Singer
The Queen’s stall was held by Ladies Howe and Denbigh, with her three prettiest maids of honour, Miss Bagot dressed like a soubrette and looking like an angel. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II
With her hands thrust jauntily into the pockets of her apron, she looked like some poor little soubrette, grown middle-aged, stout, and rather grotesque, in a Marivaux play. The Side Of The Angels A Novel
In fact, in many cases, the word "art," in connection with the soubrette, is purely conventional; instinct would more correctly describe the means employed by her to gain her stage effects. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z
And the soubrette—all my ideals are shattered! Ancestors A Novel
Our opera soubrette once received a hurry call to another Hofoper one hour's journey away. Confessions of an Opera Singer
The marquis and Manette are the traditional nobleman and soubrette, and flourish before us all the adjuncts of the stage. Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885
She is a saucy soubrette; she belongs to vaudeville.' Ghetto Comedies
In the case of the soubrette, dramatic instinct is limited in its field. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z
The soubrette had a lank young body neatly attired in a store suit and shirt-waist. Ancestors A Novel
Miss Luscombe now became a soubrette of a somewhat hooligan type, and pretended to throw a little feather duster she was holding into the depths of the arm-chair. The Limit
Maggie Oliver, an irrepressible and most clever soubrette, was ever happy and a source of pleasure to us all. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon
On the little isle they were satisfied to marry soubrettes and chorus girls. The Place of Honeymoons
Herein lies the difficulty of writing about soubrettes. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z
Three, including the soubrette, reached under the table, dislodged the morsel of gum they had mechanically attached to the under side of the board, closed on it with a snap, and filed out. Ancestors A Novel
Others succumb to the dental perfection of the prima donna or to the shapely legs of the soubrette. The Merry-Go-Round
The owner of the parrot bird was a left-over soubrette who had bust in Havana with a road production of The Sillies of 1492. Lady Luck
A very bright little cross-fire sketch between a retired major and a jolly soubrette. Three Hats A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts
Edna Wallace Hopper, in common with all other light opera soubrettes, is a personality. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z
The soubrette was chewing gum and anathematizing Rosewater as the 'jayest town on the slope,' and others were calling for the blood of the manager, who had absconded with the receipts of an unprofitable week. Ancestors A Novel
Richmond by a stout lady, with a particularly well-developed bust, who finished all the speeches with the soubrette simper. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856
I feel that Mimi is going to chatter like a soubrette from an operetta. The Comedienne
Her elder sister, Fraulein Emilie, continues the engagement she has already held for two seasons, as a supernumerary soubrette. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847
She is wholly and fixedly a soubrette, a pretty, dancing, laughing creature without a suggestion of seriousness or the slightest trace of emotion. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z
That's another place where you soubrette worriers have us figured out wrong. At Good Old Siwash
You may sit at your ease in your library chair and command the services of the most innumerable company of comedians, tragedians, lovers, ladies, buffoons, soubrettes and pantomimists that the world ever knew. On the Vice of Novel Reading. Being a brief in appeal, pointing out errors of the lower tribunal.
It was something to replace the nurse of elder comedy by the soubrette. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II.
Same stern father making "bluffs"; Leading man all teeth and cuffs; Same soubrettes, still twenty-two; Same old story—nothing new! The Book of Humorous Verse
She had won recognition at last as a soubrette who was an artist as well as a personality. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z
That a soubrette is always fifteen or twenty years older than she looks. The American Credo A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind
Miss Tabby, who, to her infinite disgust, had been receiving and passing any number of “fairies,” “fisher girls,” “soubrettes,” “sultanas,” et cætera, turned around, and in a quavering voice, inquired: “What’s what?” Cruel As The Grave
After her training she might fill a soubrette's part acceptably for a few years, but Miss Pritchard sighed when she tried to look beyond that. Elsie Marley, Honey
Here was Merrihew in love with the soubrette, and he himself.... The Lure of the Mask
The reason, so she claims, that she made a try at "old women" was because she was too big and healthy ever to meet with success as a soubrette. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z
She was a soubrette, trim, dainty and confident. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance
But he is carrying on dreadfully with a soubrette in New York. The Love Affairs of an Old Maid
One of them was a frizzy haired soubrette and the other a blonde. The Sins of Séverac Bablon
Indeed, he turned to science, his first great love, as some other men might have turned to the wooing society of a stage soubrette. The Brentons
Her next appearance was in the soubrette part in "Bill's Boot," in which Joe J. Sullivan starred. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z
I followed him upstairs, and in a moment I was ushered into the presence of the famous soubrette. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance
"Oh, Patty," remonstrated Cynthia, with a horrified glance in the mirror, "I look more like a soubrette than a heroine." When Patty Went to College
Eva said it was the kind of a thing a soubrette would use, rather than an elderly business man. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story
As he passes the sleeping soubrette, she moves uneasily in her chair. Belles and Ringers
They were all there: the stars, the comedians, the lovers, the traitors; nobody was lacking: soubrettes, duennas, coquettes, first walking ladies. Ten Tales
He saw that if he wrote dramas he could not hold aloof from the theatre, nor from actors and actresses—heavies and juveniles, and emotionals and soubrettes. The Story of a Play A Novel
On dit, she has got hold of some letters, through the treachery of her soubrette, whom he supposed quite his creature, and that your friend is rather taken in. The Young Duke
She was a paid soubrette in the Potsdam troupe. Fighting For Peace
Slowly, as before, the curtain ascends to a dreamy melody of the piano, and discovers Sylla, attired as the smartest of soubrettes, in close juxtaposition to Lionel Beauchamp in a groom's livery. Belles and Ringers
"I'm back again," she said, and her manner was that of the dainty soubrette with whom the audience falls helplessly in love at first sight. The Price
No woman of less than twenty-four years should sing soubrette parts, none of less than twenty-eight years second parts, and none of less than thirty-five years dramatic parts; that is early enough. How to Sing [Meine Gesangskunst]
Her Ladyship reprimands her for her levity, and the soubrette, grown sullen, revenges herself for her mistress's reproof by converting the sleepy process of brushing into lively torture. The Young Duke
A disgustingly clad, bewigged soubrette murdered a rag time ditty in a rasping soprano, displaying enough gold in her teeth to "salt" a barren claim. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon
The valets always used to ask kisses of the soubrettes; people kissed each other on the stage. Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary
She entered to take the chair he was placing for her, and the soubrette manner fell away from her like a garment flung aside. The Price
Thereafter in Danzig I sang from eighteen to twenty times a month in coloratura and soubrette parts; also in Leipzig, and later, fifteen years in Berlin. How to Sing [Meine Gesangskunst]
The letters in question were stolen from his cabinet by his valet, and given to a soubrette of his wife, whom Sir Lucius considered in his interest, but who, as you see, betrayed him. The Young Duke
One thing is sure as soubrettes," he observed; "the Clearing House means to get rid of certain false prophets. The Danger Mark
A soubrette, with your tango skirt and your strapped slippers, and your hideous head-dress—take it off.' Contrary Mary
Once—an exception—he had succumbed to the charms of an actress who essayed characters in the dumps—Ibsen soubrettes, Strindberg servants, and Máxim Górky tramps. Visionaries
Miss ——, a soubrette, whose songs lean towards the voluptuous, sank 'Somebody's Baby.' Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-15
She was lovely to look upon, and her acting in soubrette parts was fascinating. How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art
I'd rather here a soubrette dolled up in a costume that would barely pass the bord of sensers sing a song like "Mother don't bother with the rolls, father's coming with a bun." Love Letters of a Rookie to Julie
The stage is the brisker for the coming in of this pretty soubrette. In a Green Shade A Country Commentary
There were bravoes, banditti, feudal tyrants, monks, inquisitors, soubrettes, and simple domestics a la Bianca, in Walpole's romance. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century
Vivie leaves her, descends the richly carpeted stairs—the lift is worked by an odiously pretty, little, plump soubrette dressed as a page boy—and goes out into the street. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement
Exquisite cloaks were being folded about their shoulders by fascinating French soubrettes with little lace caps like dabs of whipped cream. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl
They all tried their wiles on him: the red-haired ingénues, the blonde soubrettes, the stately leading ladies, the war horses, the old-timers, the ponies, the prima donnas. Half Portions
"Do you like—?" a popular soubrette of the day. The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him
So says Motley the jester, who affords the comedy element of the play, with the help of a fat friar who guzzles sack and stuffs venison pasties, and a soubrette after the "Otranto" pattern. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century
"A. Baird," he told her firmly, "isn't going to be the only soubrette in this family." His Family
Neither a heavy German peasant girl nor a French soubrette. Katrine
His reply was: "I was just fourteen, and I played the soubrette characters in an amateur company—a line that I could hardly assume with any degree of vraisemblance now." Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876
Margaret is to be seen full length; the little German soubrette does her best to be the Helen Faust takes her for; and we are meant to be profoundly interested in the love-story. Plays, Acting and Music A Book Of Theory
Pauline came up at the moment, and proclaimed her desire to appear as a soubrette. A Love Episode
Most striking had been the transition from the calm, lady-like person, to the gay, loquacious soubrette; and not less so the sudden extinction of vivacity and resumption of well-bred decorum. The Bed-Book of Happiness
The maid lifted the corner of her black apron to her eyes, as though she had been a stage soubrette in trouble. Tales of the Five Towns
In fifteen minutes, however, the last soubrette disappeared in the wings to the accompaniment of a swirl of music. The Rules of the Game
Antonyms: inactivity, passiveness, quiescence. actor, n. doer, participant, performer; comedian; tragedian; thespian; impersonator, personator, mime, mimic; pantomimist; barnstormer; hamfatter; supernumerary. actress, n. tragedienne; comedienne; ingenue, soubrette, understudy; star. actual, a. real, veritable. Putnam's Word Book
As a singing soubrette, daring, versatile, and popular, Miss Harrison had no superiors in her day. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1
Another soubrette on a salary of £2, 5s. paid her fare both on joining and leaving the company, and was obliged to provide two dresses, one evening dress and cloak, shoes, stockings, etc. Women Workers in Seven Professions
A deadly whiteness and despair had come over the bright soubrette beauty, and even William Carley's hard nature was moved a little by the altered expression of his daughter's countenance. Fenton's Quest
She was dressed in black, simply but with a certain charm, like the French soubrettes he had seen in illustrated novels. The Torrent Entre Naranjos
One of the most pleasing characteristics of Hamburgh, is the neat little, rosy-faced, fair-haired soubrette, tripping along the Yungferstieg, with a basket under her right arm, covered with a handsome shawl of glowing colours. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 533, February 11, 1832
Then his affection for a singer and soubrette, Caroline Brandt, steadied him. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2
There was an exclamation, a whisk of dark skirts, and the soubrette had disappeared down a side passage. The Refugees
Josie knew that the middle-aged soubrette who came out between the first and second acts to sing a gingham-and-sunbonnet song would whisk off to reappear immediately in knee-length pink satin and curls. Cheerful—By Request
Cheerfulness and vivacity were upper-most in the passengers; and the elastic pace of dozens of gaily-dressed soubrettes not a little enhanced the interest of the scene. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 330, September 6, 1828
Meantime his soubrette, who was another man's wife, was waiting for him outside, and they went away together. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10
After a long period of effort to establish a firm position they married, and the soubrette became a "Haus-frau." The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2
Has the American nation suddenly declined into intellectual dotage— reached the bald-head and dizzy soubrette finale in the mighty drama of life? Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01
Eva said it was the kind of thing a soubrette would use, rather than an elderly business man. Cheerful—By Request
The Bijou offered entertainment of the cigar-box-tramp variety, interspersed with trick bicyclists, soubrettes in slightly soiled pink, trained seals, and Family Fours with lumpy legs who tossed each other about and struck Goldbergian attitudes. One Basket
She has the swagger of a soubrette and she has left a trail of perfume behind her—pah! Frances Waldeaux
"She was a soubrette," Gertrude announced, who had never seen a play in her life. The Europeans
The Teutonic soubrette fixed her round blue eyes a minute upon the patch of blue sky revealed to her by her open door. Confidence
The Bijou offered entertainment of the cigar-box tramp variety, interspersed with trick bicyclists, soubrettes in slightly soiled pink, trained seals, and Family Fours with lumpy legs who tossed each other about and struck Goldbergian attitudes. Cheerful—By Request
It was that sweet, sophisticated, vicious soubrette laughter which begins with the musical scale and ends in a long coo. The Indian Lily and Other Stories
More than one appreciative soubrette, met under such circumstances, was subsequently enabled to laud the sureness of his taste in jewels,—he cared little for anything but large diamonds, it transpired. The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation
A row of soubrettes rollicked in and out again in a flash of bushy skirts. Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It
Do you forget, my fair soubrette,   Those suppers at the Cafe Rector,— The cosey nook where we partook   Of sweeter cheer than fabled nectar? A Little Book of Western Verse
Commonly, these parts are taken up by actresses grown too old for playing soubrettes; but to perform them well, requires no trifling share of comic humour; for, in general, they are charged with it. Paris as It Was and as It Is
She had been a soubrette in musical farce, but lately she had belonged to a variety and burlesque company. Tales from Bohemia
Then one night, when the soubrette was ill, they risked giving me her part. Jean-Christophe Journey's End
In one of their scenes they had a soubrette called Flossie. Over the Top
"A black-haired soubrette, a brown pony, and a redheaded slip; no rivals to the leading lady in this show!" The Nest Builder
Not exactly a play, was it, Mate f More of a vaudeville performance with you as the stage manager, and I as the soubrette. The Lady of the Decoration
Miss Tyrrell opened the door, looked annoyed when she saw him, and introduced him to the tenor of a comic opera company of which she recently had been engaged as leading soubrette. Tales from Bohemia
The man who was accustomed to see the greatest of his generation tremble before his slightest frown gazed in no small astonishment at the plump, placid little soubrette who confronted him without a tremor. The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1
"Take me back to Broadway," he sang after the soubrette in a show that had once come to Coal Creek. Marching Men
She had ceased to be in his mind the brilliant and fascinating soubrette, and had become in the silly lover's-Latin, his "pug, his duck, his bird." The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1
"Early then, or Sabina will be gone out; and she must play soubrette to our hero and heroine." Two Years Ago, Volume I
So much so that the soubrette made it a point to stand in front of me every time she did a number with the chorus. The Sorrows of a Show Girl
A saucy soubrette who might easily have just stepped from the coulisse of a Parisian theater! The Green Mouse
As to Miss Jenny Dennison, we can hardly forgive Scott for making that gayest of soubrettes hard and selfish in married life. Old Mortality, Volume 1.
As for Caroline, who had been so volatile a soubrette and so happy in the footlight glitter, she turned out to be even a greater success as a Haus-frau. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1
A few thousand francs extra will satisfy the greedy soubrette. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance
When he is through in comes the soubrette, formerly a lady boilermaker in Canarsie, but now disguised as an adventuress, in search of the missing papers. The Sorrows of a Show Girl
Another important female part was taken by Albert Bazaine, who was turned into a superb soubrette. Maximilian in Mexico A Woman's Reminiscences of the French Intervention 1862-1867
It was under his operatic consulship that the winsome Piccolomini came to New York—an artist of insignificant caliber, lovely to look upon and fascinating as an actress in soubrette parts. Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time
But, Alan Hawke was temporarily blind to the universally offered charms of the soubrette as he read Joseph Smith's careful report. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story
The man did not exist in Dawson who would not have been flattered by the notice of Lucille Arral, the singing soubrette of the tiny stock company that performed nightly at the Palace Opera House. Smoke Bellew
Just as the doctor had reached the ground, a very smart-looking soubrette tripped up, and said to him— "Beg pardon, sir; but you are the gentleman from the barrack, sir?" The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 2
She had originally taken soubrette parts, and went through her role in white kid gloves, dangling a fan. My Life — Volume 2
There was a delightful woman who did the Lady Wishforts, I don't know if there still, I think her name Mademoiselle Drouin; and a fat woman, rather elderly, who sometimes acted the soubrette. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4
Women, roulette, champagne, and high life—all these past riches fade away into the gloomy pleasures of restaurant cognac, dead-shot absinthe, and the vicarious smiles of a broken soubrette or so! A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story
Lucy was second soubrette, and had hoped for this promotion; but Lucy did not sing well. Work: a Story of Experience
Then she stared at the large poster of Marie Kendall, charming soubrette, and, listlessly lolling, scribbled on the jotter sixteens and capital esses. Ulysses
A touch at modern servants, in contrast to this accomplished table-girl, made the statue's cheeks glow under the chalk, and brought her a hearty round as the audience recognized Dolly and the smart soubrette. Jo's Boys
I find this young person the model of a pert, pretty, prattling little French soubrette who, moreover, makes open love to "the master." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16
I guess we are about what you would call the soubrettes of the conservatory. Waifs and Strays Part 1
The first soubrette died suddenly, and in the emergency Mr. Sharp offered the place to Christie till he could fill it to his mind. Work: a Story of Experience
An indolent flabby kind of creature, she, unfit for an Autocrat; sat in her private apartments, all in a huddle of undress; had foolish notions,—especially had soubrettes who led her about by the ear. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 12
Josie was the maid, and looked her part to the life, being as pretty, pert, and inquisitive as any French soubrette. Jo's Boys
Valancourt is not an ordinary spotless hero, but sows his wild oats, and reaps the usual harvest; and Annette is a good sample of the usual soubrette Adventures Among Books
A moment later, a waiting-woman, of middle age, and too well trained to dress like a "soubrette" of comedy, opened the door to him. The Lesser Bourgeoisie
Photographs of soubrettes and dancers with their painted mouths smiled from the shiny cardboard, enlivening the chaste aspect of the redoubt. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Yes—there was one pretty, blonde young lady—the Fraulein Wimpfenbuttel, a most popular soubrette, who would play it to the life! Selected Stories of Bret Harte
"A capital title, upon my word! and has the soubrette a good part in it?" asked his lordship, with a languishing glance at her. Captain Fracasse
"And there are others who are NOT carried off, that would like to be," retorted the soubrette, "but the desire is not sufficient; a few charms are needed too." Captain Fracasse
The soubrette herself answered this inquiry in the affirmative, and sprang to the ground as lightly as a bird. Captain Fracasse
Meanwhile the soubrette, feeling sure of her conquest, had given herself up to castle-building with all the fervour Of her ardent southern nature. Captain Fracasse
The soubrette was the first to awake, starting up as a warm sunbeam shone caressingly full upon her face. Captain Fracasse
At this high praise from the manager, Zerbine—for such was the soubrette's name—tried her best to get up a becoming blush, but in vain. Captain Fracasse
Isabelle, Serafina, even the pretty soubrette, seemed to him, unaccustomed as he was to feminine beauty and grace, like goddesses come down from Mount Olympus, rather than mere ordinary mortals. Captain Fracasse
The soubrette obeyed, and with as much grace and dexterity as if she had been Hebe in person; everything that she attempted to do she did well, this clever little actress. Captain Fracasse
The soubrette welcomed him warmly, with a graceful mingling of the actress's familiarity with her comrade with her respect for the gentleman. Captain Fracasse
He was superbly dressed, and looked very handsome, as both Serafina and the soubrette secretly remarked. Captain Fracasse
The mischievous soubrette goes into convulsions of laughter, whilst her mistress nods encouragingly to Leander. Captain Fracasse
We shall have to substitute a duenna, or a chaperon, for the soubrette in our pieces for the present; it will be less pleasing of course, but still Mme. Captain Fracasse
When she tried to rise her trembling knees had nearly given way under her, and but for the soubrette's kind support she must have fallen to the floor. Captain Fracasse
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