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John Zizka

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
John Zizka , Czech Jan Žižka , d. 1424, Bohemian military leader and head of the Hussite forces during the anti-Hussite crusades of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund . Before the Hussite Wars , which gave his military genius the opportunity to develop fully, Zizka served under various lords; he fought (1410) on the Polish side in the battle of Tannenberg, in which the Teutonic Knights were defeated. When the Hussite Wars broke out in 1420, Zizka was about 60 years old and blind in one eye. Having joined the Taborites (the radical Hussite wing), Zizka made Tábor in... Read more
Procopius the Great
...movement (see Hussites ) and distinguished himself as a captain under John Zizka in the Hussite Wars . He succeeded Zizka as head of the radical Hussites or Taborites after Zizka's death (1424) and commanded in the great Hussite victory (1426) against... Read more
Hussite Wars
...from entering into his succession. John Zizka , the Hussite military leader, expelled...until 1427. After the death (1424) of Zizka the division between the radical and...Taborite, Procopius the Great , succeeded Zizka as military commander of the Hussites... Read more

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The Other Side.(by Blanka Zizka)(Theater Review)
; ...by Ariel Dorfman. Directed by Blanka Zizka. Set, Beowulf Boritt; costumes, Linda...Running time: 1 HOUR, 15 MIN. Atom Roma John Cullum Levana Julak Rosemary Harris...tale feels out of its element in Blanka Zizka's overstaged production for MTC and... Read more
My Children! My Africa!(Wilma Theater presents Blanka Zizka's play)(Theater review)
; ...presentation of a play in two acts by Athol Fugard. Directed by Blanka Zizka. Sets, Matt Saunders, costumes; Millie Hiibel; lighting, John Stephen Hoey; sound, Bill Moriarty; dialect coach, Stanton...history play, but as it gathers momentum--notably so under Blanka Zizka's splendid direction--Fugard's ... Read more
1984. (Joyce Theater, New York)
; ...Michael Ladenson and the director Jiri Zizka, would serve quite well as a ready-to-s...into the hero's alienated viewpoint. Zizka must make do without Verdi, but even...register as bromidic. Kohout's script and Zizka's direction, accordingly, de-emphasize...performances in the three leading roles. ... Read more
Raw Boys.(Theater Review)
; ...Orlandersmith. Directed and co-conceived by Blanka Zizka. Sets, Klara Zieglerova; costumes, Anita...time: 2 HOURS. Billy Jamie Harris Shane John Keating Rose Nancy Boykin William James...hideous family in their own ways: Shane (John Keating) withdraws into books and becomes... Read more
Cloud 9.(theater review)(Theater review)
; ...of a play in two acts by Caryl Churchill. Directed by Blanka Zizka. Sets. Mimi Lien; costumes Janus Stefanowicz: lighting John Stephen Hoey; original music, James Sugg: sound, Mill Moriarty...retroactively and subtly, on the actors' act one roles. Director Blanka Zizka has found just the right tone, ... Read more
Kings victory over Ducks deserved.
; ...unanimous decision over Ducks heavyweight Garnett Burnett. Tomas Zizka poked and prodded and got the first goal, on a group assault...rest of us did ours. Same thing when I was in Philadelphia and John LeClair's line was the one they relied on. I would say that... Read more
THE OTHER SIDE
; ...and they must be the ones that convinced the Manhattan Theatre Club, along with director Blanka Zizka and the beloved artists Rosemary Harris and John Cullum, to pour money, time, and effort into a piece of this worthlessness. The words are "Ariel... Read more
Tom Stoppard.(play, Barrymore award winner)(Brief Article)
; ...including best production of a play, best direction of play (Blanka Zizka) and best set design (Michael McGarty). PTC received six awards...the Barrymore Lifetime Achievement Award and playwright/actor John Lumia grabbed the F. Otto Haas Award, given to an emerging Philadelphia... Read more
DEVILS GET THEIR DUE IN OT KINGS' 2-GOAL LEAD EVAPORATES IN DISAPPOINTING LOSS NEW JERSEY 3, KINGS 2.(Sports)
; ...screened Cechmanek at 3:53 of OT. John Madden beat Jozef Stumpel on...broke after Pavel Rosa and Tomas Zizka gave them a 2-0 lead 10 minutes...a special game for Rosa and Zizka, who like Cechmanek hail from...with the Kings back in 1998. Zizka struggled with a minus-3 against... Read more
TRANSACTIONS.(Sports)
; ...Manchester of the AHL. Assigned D Tomas Zizka to Manchester. MINNESOTA WILD - Reassigned...LEAFS - Assigned G Mikael Tellqvist to St. John's of the AHL. WASHINGTON CAPITALS - Recalled...CHIEFS - Received D Ian Manzano from Saint John of the AHL. PEE DEE PRIDE - Released G... Read more

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