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Sir Noel Coward Sir Noel Coward
Sir Noël Coward (Sir Noël Pierce Coward) , 1899-1973, English playwright, actor, composer, and director, b. Teddington, England. Coward first gained wide prominence in 1924 acting in his The Vortex. His name soon became synonymous with sophistication, wit, and a world-weary... Read more
Elvira Elvira
Elvira ♀ (Spanish) name of Germanic (Visigothic) origin, very common in the Middle Ages. It was not used in the English-speaking world until the 19th century, when it was made familiar as the name of the long-suffering wife of Don Juan, both in Mozart's opera Don Giovanni (1789) and in ... Read more
musicals musicals
musicals earlier known as musical comedy, plays that incorporate music, song, and dance. These elements move with the plot, heightening and commenting on the action. Mixing the sprightly songs and sketchy plots of operetta with the topical numbers of the revue , musical comedy began in... Read more
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coward cowards die many times before their death a comment on vividly imagined fears, often with allusion to Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, ‘Cowards die many times before their deaths: The valiant never taste of death but once.’ The saying is recorded from the late 16th century.cowardy... Read more
Bert Lahr Bert Lahr
Bert Lahr 1895-1967, American comic actor, b. New York City, originally named Irving Lahrheim. Lahr first performed in burlesque and vaudeville, where he became known for his morose facial expression. After his Broadway debut in Harry Delmar's Revels (1927), he appeared in numerous Broadway... Read more
Richard Burton Richard Burton
Richard Burton 1925-84, British actor, b. Pontrhydfen, Wales; his original name was Richard Jenkins. A dark, introspective actor with a splendid speaking voice, Burton specialized in portraying conflicted, frequently tormented, men. He appeared with the Old Vic in Henry V and Othello and on... Read more
Gertrude Lawrence Gertrude Lawrence
Gertrude Lawrence 1902?-1952, English actress and singer. Her original name was Gertrud Alexandra Dagmar Lawrence-Klasen. Performing on the musical stage from childhood, Lawrence made her New York debut (1924) in Charlot's Revue, together with Beatrice Lillie. A childhood friend of Noel Coward,... Read more
Combat Trauma Combat Trauma
Combat Trauma. That war can wound minds as well as bodies was not recognized for many years. Military physicians often diagnosed combat trauma as malingering; high‐ranking officers regarded it as a threat to discipline and combat effectiveness. Some of the soldiers executed as cowards during... Read more
Dame Judi Dench Dame Judi Dench
Dame Judi Dench , 1934-, British actress, b. York, England, as Judith Olivia Dench. She studied at the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, London, and made her debut (1957) as Ophelia in the Old Vic's production of Hamlet. In addition to her many Shakespearean parts, she has... Read more

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