caprice
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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caprice sudden unaccountable turn of mind XVII; work of art of lively or sportive character XVIII. — F. — It.
capriccio orig. horror (the mod. sense being due to assoc. with
capra goat), f.
capo head (:- L.
caput) +
riccio hedgehog (:- L.
ericeus URCHIN), lit. ‘head with the hair standing on end’.
So
capricious XVI.
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Mrs Patrick Campbell as 'hell cat': Reading the Surface Histories of a Female Body
Magazine article from: Nineteenth Century Theatre and Film; 1/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...its achievements to the actress Mrs Patrick Campbell, whose debut performance in...abomination' and notes that Mrs Campbell's performance 'literally electrified...examines how a certain individual, Mrs Patrick Campbell, creates a monster in performance...
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Shaw's love for real-life Eliza Doolittle Letters and documents reveal how much the author of Pygmalion doted on the actress Mrs Patrick Campbell, and how he secretly paid for her funeral
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 8/25/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...feelings for Edwardian actress Mrs Patrick Campbell can be revealed through an extraordinary...to prove his undying fealty to Mrs Campbell. Letters included in...the great- granddaughter of Mrs Patrick Campbell, who was born Beatrice Stella...
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 "The New York Observer (New York, NY)")
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How G.B.S. and Mrs. Campbell Amused Each Other, Endlessly.(Arts&Entertainment)
Newspaper article from: The New York Observer (New York, NY); 8/2/1999; 700+ words
; ...grande dame of theater, Mrs. Patrick Campbell. Ms. Seldes can play the...between George Bernard Shaw and Mrs. Patrick Campbell. It is but a short leap from...a candlelit ball. Perhaps Mrs. Patrick Campbell was really like this, but...
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Family Secrets; Please, Mrs. Clinton! We'd rather not know.
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/3/1999; ; 700+ words
; Mrs. Patrick Campbell, a Victorian-era actress and a friend of George Bernard Shaw...weakness, his desire to protect her. Stop it! The horses, as Mrs. Campbell might say, have had it.
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THEATRE - So Shaw about Mrs Pat
Newspaper article from: The Northern Echo; 3/9/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...she prepares for York's world premiere of Mrs Pat ISLA Blair quotes Eleanor Roosevelt saying...herself is in York, playing legendary actress Mrs Patrick Campbell in the world premiere of Pam Gems' Mrs Pat at the Theatre Royal. "I read up on...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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CAMPBELL/HENDERSON.(CNY)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 9/10/2006; 329 words
; ...Belleville, Ill. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Paul Campbell, of Auburn. A reception was held at Margaritaville...Pa. CAPTION(S): PHOTO NO CREDIT Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Campbell Leah Henderson
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Mrs Pat, York Theatre Royal
Newspaper article from: The Northern Echo; 3/17/2006; ; 444 words
; ...and encouraged even if, as in the case of Mrs Pat, they don't quite work. The story of Mrs Patrick Campbell is crammed with dramatic incident and famous...a onewoman show. This is very much The Mrs Pat Show with the supporting cast adopting...
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 "The Sunday Independent (South Africa)")
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A rare chance to visit the past, meet Mrs Pat.(Life)(Theater review)
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Independent (South Africa); 3/29/2009; 700+ words
; ...Delena Kidd as the English actress Mrs Patrick Campbell and Gary Raymond as the great Irish...greatest actresses of her generation, Mrs Pat, as she was affectionately known...second half that the character of Mrs Pat comes to the fore. Until then...
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Shaw thing
Magazine article from: The Village Voice; 8/3/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...first wrote to Beatrice Stella Campbell, to announce that he had written...version of their correspondence. Mrs. Patrick Campbell, as she was billed, first caught...Arthur Wing Pinero's The Second Mrs.Tanqueray. Not yet the much...
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`Dear Liar'
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 10/29/1997; ; 547 words
; ...George Bernard Shaw and his favorite leading lady, Mrs. Patrick Campbell. They reveled in the rich language of a correspondence...romance of difficult equals. Shaw was smitten with Mrs. Campbell (British actresses used such designations) at...
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Campbell, Mrs. Patrick
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Campbell, Mrs. Patrick [ née Beatrice Stella Tanner...Second Mrs. Tanqueray and The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith . In all she made half a...striking.” Biography: Mrs. Patrick Campbell , Alan Dent, 1961.
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Mrs. Patrick Campbell
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Mrs. Patrick Campbell 1865-1940, English actress, whose...in the title role of Pinero's Second Mrs. Tanqueray. In 1901 she made the first...play Dear Liar (1960) is based on the Campbell-Shaw correspondence.
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Campbell, Mrs Patrick
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
Campbell, Mrs Patrick [ née Beatrice Stella Tanner...created the parts of Paula in The Second Mrs Tanqueray (1893) and Agnes in The Notorious...dialogue Dear Liar , 1959.) Much of Mrs Campbell's later career was spent in revivals...
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Arliss, (Augustus) George
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
...first came into prominence in 1900–1 in revivals of Pinero's The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith and The Second Mrs Tanqueray opposite Mrs Patrick Campbell , with whose company he subsequently toured the United States. In 1902 he was seen on...
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Arliss, George
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
...and made his American debut in 1901 opposite Mrs. Patrick Campbell as Cayley Drummle in The Second Mrs. Tanqueray . After playing a season of repertory...management of Harrison Grey Fiske and appeared with Mrs. Fiske as the Marquis of Steyne in Becky Sharp...
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