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1776

1776 (1969)   Reference library

The Oxford Companion to American Theatre (3 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
Performing arts, Theatre
Length:
170 words

a musical play by Peter Stone (book), Sherman Edwards (music, lyrics). [46th Street Theatre, 1,217 perf.; Tony, NYDCC Awards.] In

1776

1776   Reference library

The Oxford Companion to the American Musical

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2009
Subject:
Performing arts, Music
Length:
416 words

(46th Street Theatre 1969). An unlikely musical hit and the surprise of its season, the historical piece boasted one of the most literate of all Broadway librettos. ...

7‐20‐8

7‐20‐8 (1907)   Reference library

The Oxford Companion to American Theatre (3 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
Performing arts, Theatre
Length:
337 words

a “comedy of to‐day” by Augustin Daly. [Daly's Theatre, 49 perf.] Portrait of a Lady, picture #728 at

7-20-8

7-20-8  

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Performing arts, Theatre
(1907),a “comedy of to‐day” by Augustin Daly. [Daly's Theatre, 49 perf.] Portrait of a Lady, picture #728 at the annual Academy exhibition, so lovingly depicts a beautiful woman and ...
7:84

7:84  

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Subject:
Performing arts, Theatre
Touring socialist theatre companies established in 1971 (in England) and 1973 (Scotland) by the writer, director, and cultural activist John McGrath and his actor wife Elizabeth McLennan. The ...
7:84

7:84   Reference library

The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2010
Subject:
Performing arts, Theatre
Length:
232 words

A socialist touring theatre company founded by director and playwright John McGrath in 1971; 7:84 (Scotland) was launched two

7:84

7:84   Reference library

Stephen Lacey

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Performing arts, Theatre
Length:
153 words

Touring socialist theatre companies established in 1971 (in England) and 1973 (Scotland) by the writer, director, and cultural activist John McGrath...

à

à Fr prep   Reference library

The Oxford Dictionary of Original Shakespearean Pronunciation

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2016
Subject:
Literature, Shakespeare studies and criticism, Performing arts, Theatre
Length:
7 words

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A. Baldwin Sloane

A. Baldwin Sloane  

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Performing arts, Theatre
(1872–1925), composer.The most prolific songwriter for musical comedies at the turn of the century, he wrote the scores for no fewer than two dozen Broadway musicals between 1896 and ...
A. C. Wheeler

A. C. Wheeler  

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Performing arts, Theatre
(1835–1903), critic.The once famous newspaperman and writer, who wrote under a string of pseudonyms, was born in New York and educated at City College of New York. He began ...
A. E. Thomas

A. E. Thomas  

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Performing arts, Theatre
(1872–1947), playwright.Born in Chester, Massachusetts, and educated at Brown, he served with several New York newspapers before becoming a dramatist. Thirty of his plays (written alone or with ...
A. H. Woods

A. H. Woods  

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Performing arts, Theatre
[né(1870–1951), producer.One of his era's most successful and colorful showmen, he was born in Budapest and brought to this country as an infant. After growing up on New ...
A. J. Antoon

A. J. Antoon  

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Performing arts, Theatre
(1944–92), director.Long associated with the New York Shakespeare Festival where he did some of his finest work, Antoon was a very promising director of the 1970s, but his career ...
A. R. Cazauran

A. R. Cazauran  

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Performing arts, Theatre
(1820–89), playwright.Born in Bordeaux and educated by Jesuit priests in France and Ireland, he became a reporter for the New York Herald shortly after his arrival in America. During ...
A. R. Gurney

A. R. Gurney  

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Performing arts, Theatre
(1930– )American dramatist, identified with the north-eastern affluent culture where he locates most of his plays. His wry comedies foreground wit and social form, while he presents time as fluid ...
a; Row at the Lyceum

a; Row at the Lyceum  

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Performing arts, Theatre
Or, Green Room Secrets(1851), a play by John Brougham. [Brougham's Lyceum, 21 perf.] As the audience enters it finds actors and others associated with the blank‐verse tragedy, Horror on ...
A. V. Coton

A. V. Coton  

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Subject:
Performing arts, Dance
(orig. Edward Haddakin; b York, 1906; d Blackheath, 7 Jul. 1969)British dance critic and writer. He worked as a merchant seaman and policeman before taking up ballet criticism in 1935 and helping ...
Aage Thordal-Christensen

Aage Thordal-Christensen  

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Subject:
Performing arts, Dance
(b Frederiksberg, 30 Oct. 1965)Danish dancer, choreographer, and ballet director. He trained at the Ballet School of the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen (1972–82); later studied at the School of American ...
Aalberg, Ida

Aalberg, Ida   Reference library

Liisa Byckling

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Performing arts, Theatre
Length:
139 words

(1857–1915)

Finnish actress, for thirty years the leading actress of the Finnish National Theatre. From her debut in ...

Aaron

Aaron   Quick reference

A Dictionary of Opera Characters (2 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2008
Subject:
Music, Opera, Performing arts
Length:
645 words
(Moses und Aron—Schoenberg) by Philip Langridge I have to confess that the first time I looked at the part of Aaron with a view to singing it, I thought it much too difficult to ... More

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