Isle of the Dead, The
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Isle of the Dead, The (Ostrov myortvykh). Symphonic poem Op.29 by Rachmaninov, comp. 1909 and inspired by Böcklin's painting of that name (
Insel der Toten). F.p. Moscow 1909.
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Lekain
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Lekain , 1728-78, French actor, whose original names was Henri Louis Cain. In...accurate costuming. Because of the low status accorded to actors in his time, Lekain served three prison terms, once because he declined to appear on stage with...
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Lekain, Henri-Louis
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
Lekain, Henri-Louis [ Henri-Louis Caï...nieces. It was immediately successful and Lekain was accepted into the company of the Com...for Voltaire's Orphelin de la Chine . Lekain also insisted on more mobility on stage...
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Voltaire
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
...long life, befriending many actors and actresses, including Lekain and Adrienne Lecouvreur ; himself a keen actor, he built several...Gaussin in the leading roles and again later in the century, when Lekain took the role of Orosmane. When put on in London, at Drury...
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Costume
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
...plume. Twenty years earlier Voltaire , helped by the actor Lekain , had begun a campaign for correct costuming, at least in classical plays. In his Orphelin de la Chine (1755) Lekain as the hero wore an embroidered robe in place of the usual...
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Negri, Pola
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Street of Abandoned Children 1930 The Woman He Scorned (Czinner) 1932 A Woman Commands (Czinner) 1934 Fanatisme (Ravel and LeKain) 1935 Mazurka (Forst) 1936 Moskau-Shanghai (Wegener) 1937 Madame Bovary (Lamprecht) (title role) 1938 Rudolph Valentino...
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