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Thespis
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
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1996
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Thespis, or The Gods Grown Old. ‘Grotesque opera’ by Sullivan to lib. by Gilbert (their first collab.). Score now lost. Prod. London 1871.
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Drama students strut their stuff at 10th annual Thespis
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 5/8/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...students strut their stuff at 10th annual Thespis Byline: GREER FAY CASHMAN Edition; Daily...Page: 08 Thursday, May 8, 2003 -- The Thespis international festival of university theater...entirely of university theater groups, Thespis has developed into a popular annual event...
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Thespis theater festival tries to be daring
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 4/22/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...have in common? They are all part of Thespis 99, the Sixth International Student Theater...University and the Khan Theater. This year's Thespis festival offers a great deal of variety...Despite the intervening years, the Thespis organizers can still expect criticism...
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Review of Dennis Kezar, ed. Solon and Thespis: Law and Theater in the English Renaissance.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Early Modern Literary Studies; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; Dennis Kezar, ed. Solon and Thespis: Law and Theater in the English Renaissance...Review of Dennis Kezar, ed. Solon and Thespis: Law and Theater in the English Renaissance...surveyed here, Dennis Kezar's Solon and Thespis: Law and Theater in the English Renaissance...
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Solon and Thespis: Law and Theater in the English Renaissance.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; Dennis D. Kezar, ed. Solon and Thespis: Law and Theater in the English Renaissance. Notre Dame: University...comes from a meeting between Solon, an Athenian lawmaker, and Thespis, a Greek poet and actor, over whether lies in a play lead to...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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THESPIS SEASON OPENING SOON.(PREVIEW)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 6/17/1993; 364 words
; Artistic director Thorman Hulse will direct the first Thespis production of the summer, two Christopher Durang short plays, "Sr. Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You" and "The Actor...
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How Papp got it right: theatre's lineage--traced through Thespis, Aeschylus, Shakespeare and Joe Papp--is inextricably linked to democracy.(ANTECEDENTS)(Viewpoint essay)
Magazine article from: American Theatre; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; I want to start with a story that is the founding myth of the institution I now lead, New York City's Public Theater. It's the story of Joseph Papp's struggle with Robert Moses. Moses was the most powerful man in New York City--one of the most powerful men in the country, in fact, during the 1950s,
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 "Deerfield Review (IL)")
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Gilbert & Sullivan's lost show
Newspaper article from: Deerfield Review (IL); 9/30/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...touches on their debut production of "Thespis, or The Gods Grown Old," a topsy...Now, Day has written new music for "Thespis," and the Savoy-aires will present...the point where they couldn't revive 'Thespis.'" The musical fate for two of the...
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Acting through the ages: "all the world's a stage ...".
Magazine article from: Appleseeds; 5/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...actor and playwright, the Greek poet Thespis, who lived about 2,500 years ago...years with dance, song, and poetry, Thespis came up with something different. Instead...becoming the character he was telling about, Thespis invented acting. As Thespis continued...
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Bakery Caters to Canines in Knoxville, Tenn.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 5/30/2001; 700+ words
; ...bakery, where they'll likely be greeted by Thespis, Loffredo's 8-year-old golden retriever. Thespis did have the job as the bakery's chief...human consumption, she offered them to Thespis. The dog liked his treat, and Loffredo...
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 "Evanston Review (IL)")
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Evanston plans nine days of arts
Newspaper article from: Evanston Review (IL); 9/30/2004; 700+ words
; ...events listed below are free, except for "Thespis," "No Way to Treat a Lady," and those...300 Dodge Ave. $5. 7:30 p.m.: "Thespis." (See accompanying story.) Sunday...See accompanying story.) 3 p.m.: "Thespis." 4 p.m.: Coffeehouse Faculty Recital...
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Thespis
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
Thespis, Greek poet from Icaria in Attica, usually considered the founder of drama...have survived and even these may not be authentic. Tradition has it that Thespis took his actors round in a cart, which formed their stage. In the 19th...
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Western drama
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Pisistratus, the lead singer of the dithyramb, a man named Thespis , added to the chorus an actor with whom he carried on...thus initiating the possibility of dramatic action. Thespis is credited with the invention of tragedy. Eventually...
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Alekan, Henri
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...x2013;68. Address: 46 rue de la Tourelle, 92100 Boulogne, France. Films as Cinematographer: 1941 Le Chariot de Thespis (Canolle—short); Robie est un ange (Y. Allégret—destroyed) 1942 Les Chevaux du Vercors...
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Greek Tragedy
Encyclopedia entry from: Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying
...creative artists. The first poet credited with the invention of tragedy was a minor, if semi-legendary, figure by the name of Thespis. His activity is dated to the 530s, although the introduction of tragic productions in the form of dramatic contests to the...
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Moses Gaster
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...and folklore include Passover: Its History and Traditions (1949), Purim and Hanukkah in Custom and Tradition (1950), Thespis: Ritual, Myth, and Drama in the Ancient Near East (1950), Holy and Profane: Evolution of Jewish Folkways (1955...
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