10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOW COMEDIAN»
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Theatre in the Victorian Age
In the area of comedy, for example, the careful distinction between the low
comedian and the light comedian lasted for almost the whole of the nineteenth
century. The two lines of business were never confused, and the actors who
specialised ...
2
The Amateur's Hand-Book and Guide to Home Or Drawing Room ...
A low comedian, a light comedian, a chambermaid and a lady comedian. This is
a capital farce. One scene: a drawing room. Mouser and Betsy Baker are very
favourite characters. BOMBASTES FURIOSO. Three singing low comedians, and
...
William J. SORRELL (Member of the Dramatic Artists'Society.), Thomas Hailes Lacy, 1866
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The amateur's hand-book and guide to home or drawing room ...
Two characters, which may bo played by any two, cither tragedian, light
comedian, old man, or low comedian. The lady, too, Ikla, may be either given to a
lady comedian or chambermaid. A capital drawing-room play ; very dressy. SENT
TO ...
4
Stage, Page, Scandals and Vandals: William E. Burton and ...
Burton's opportunity to appear before a metropolitan audience resulted from the
retirement of John Liston, an immensely popular low comedian who had been
acting at the Haymarket since 1805. Liston had suddenly "retired" because of
some ...
5
Buster Keaton: Interviews
You don't call him a character comedian, or a low comedian, such as I am.
f e i n s t e i n : Well, I wouldn 't say you were a low comedian. keaton : Well, no,
when you say a low comedian it is a character comedian. fein stein: Did you see
The ...
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The Lady's Monthly Museum
said Mr. Wilkinson, looking at our tall hero: — " Yes, sir, low comedian," said
Mathews, twisting his mouth. " Well, I see you have comic abilities — so enough,
if you please — you may sp'are your ludicrous faces for the present." He was ...
7
14 Books in 1 Jerome K Jeromes Three Men
"People sometimes ask me," said the low comedian, brushing the dust off his
knees, "why I do this sort of thing off the stage. It amuses me." "I was coming up to
London the other day from Birmingham," he continued. "At Willesden, when the ...
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The Ladies' Monthly Museum
... as low comedian ; "Lorn comedian!" said Mr. Wilkinson, looking at our tall hero:
— " Yes, sir, low comedian," said Mathews, twisting his mouth. " Well, I see you
have comic abilities — so enough, if you please — you may spare your ludicrous
...
I am in want of a low ' comedian. Mr. Battleaxe is engaged for the leading
business, and five' shillings a week is the salary, Sir, that a good low comedian
can always 1 ensure in my comp'any.” “ Avery exorbitant one, I must cont'ess,".re-
_ ...
10
The Language of Theatre
... 'a comic performer, a teller of gags', as in stand-up comedian, is a C19
development, probably concurrent with the rise of music hall and possibly an
abbreviation of low comedian, as in this example: 'Richard Tarlton . . . was most
famous as, ...
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOW COMEDIAN»
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Remembering Fagin and Ron Moody, the Man Who Played Him
... (born Solomon Joel Cohen), the low comedian celebrated for performing in Carry On films, a series of bawdy comic romps. When Moody was ... «Jewish Daily Forward, Jun 15»
Media criticise 'disrespectful' language in India polls
Mr Modi also called Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi a "low comedian" in one of his rallies last week, the paper adds. Earlier in the ... «BBC News, Apr 14»
Father to Hope, Carson, Leno and Letterman
He used to taunt Bert Lahr by saying, “Well, well, well, what's the low comedian doing today?” Fay's bag was verbal wit, and he pulled no ... «The Villager, Nov 13»
The Cowardly Lion Waits for Godot
... Mr. Lahr was better known as Broadway's most beloved low comedian, a scene-stealing burlesque clown who cavorted to convulsively funny ... «Wall Street Journal, Nov 10»
Photograph by Glen Wilson
Hill is a low, low comedian—the one in Apatow's universe who is best at linking dick humor with a hurt, sensitive side. But Hill has no more ... «Silicon Valley's Metro, Apr 08»
