tragic+drama
61buskin — /bus kin/, n. 1. a thick soled, laced boot or half boot. 2. Also called cothurnus. the high, thick soled shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman tragedians. 3. buskins, stockings decorated with gold thread worn by a bishop at a Pontifical Mass. 4.… …
62Lecouvreur, Adrienne — ▪ French actor born April 5, 1692, Damery, Fr. died March 20, 1730, Paris leading French actress whose life inspired a tragic drama a century after her death. At the age of 14 she participated in an amateur performance of Pierre Corneille… …
63buskin — noun /ˈbʌskɪn/ a) A half boot. With this knife also, he will joynt a Deere, or any beast, shape his shooes, buskins, mantels, etc. b) A type of boot worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors; tragic drama, tragedy. Isaac, relieved of one half of …
64buskin — noun historical a calf high or knee high boot. ↘a thick soled laced boot worn by an ancient Athenian tragic actor to gain height. ↘(the buskin) the style or spirit of tragic drama. Derivatives buskined adjective Origin C16: prob. from OFr.… …
65buskin — /ˈbʌskən/ (say buskuhn) noun 1. a half boot, or outer covering for the foot and leg reaching to the calf or higher. 2. the high shoe of ancient Greek and Roman tragic actors. 3. tragedy; tragic drama. {origin uncertain. Compare French (obsolete)… …
66buskin — n. 1 either of a pair of thick soled laced boots worn by an ancient Athenian tragic actor to gain height. 2 (usu. prec. by the) tragic drama; its style or spirit. 3 hist. either of a pair of calf or knee high boots of cloth or leather worn in the …
67Ruy Blas — is a tragic drama by Victor Hugo. It was the first play presented at the Théâtre de la Renaissance and opened on November 8 1838. Though considered by many to be Hugo’s best drama, the play initially met with only average success. The action… …
68Barbarina Brand — Brand [née Ogle] , Barbarina, Lady Dacre (1768–1854), was an English poet, playwright, and translator.Barbarina was the daughter of Admiral Sir Chaloner Ogle, baronet (d. 1816), and Hester (née Thomas). In 1789 she married Valentine Henry Wilmot …
69A Gentle Woman — Infobox Film name = Une femme douce(A Gentle Woman) image size = caption = director = Robert Bresson producer = Mag Bodard writer = Robert BressonFyodor Dostoevsky narrator = starring = Dominique SandaGuy FranginJeanne Lobre music =… …
70Myra Hemmings — Myra Lillian Davis Hemmings[1] Born August 30, 1895[2] Gonzales, Texas Died December 8, 1968 (aged 73) San Antonio, Texas Occupation …
