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An ivory statuette of a Roman actor of tragedy, 1st century. A Roman actor playing Papposilenus, marble statue, c. 100 AD, after a Greek original from the 4th century BC. No early Roman tragedy survives, though it was highly regarded in its day; historians know of three early tragedians—Ennius, Pacuvius and Lucius Accius. One important aspect ...
In much of Wales, where Roman troops were the only indication of Roman rule, that rule ended when troops left and did not return. The end came to different regions at different times. Tradition holds that Roman customs held on for several years in southern Wales, lasting into the late 5th and early 6th century, and that is true in part.
The veneration of St Genesius continues today, and the actor-martyr is considered the patron of actors and acting societies, including those that assist actors. The British Catholic Stage Guild regards him as their patron saint , and the Shrine of St. Genesius in Saint Malachy's Roman Catholic Church in the New York City Borough of Manhattan ...
Eucharis would most likely have primarily performed as a dancer, as few other roles were open to women. [2] Her epitaph states that she had recently danced at "the games of the nobles", [3] [4] and that she had performed on the Greek stage before the People. [5] Eucharis was originally a slave, then a freedwoman, of the Roman woman Licinia. [6]
Title page of the first printing of The Roman Actor by Philip Massinger (1629). The Roman Actor is a Caroline era stage play, a tragedy written by Philip Massinger. It was first performed in 1626, and first published in 1629. A number of critics have agreed with its author, and judged it one of Massinger's best plays. [1] [2]
Marie's godparents were Empress Maria Alexandrovna (her maternal grandmother, for whom Queen Victoria stood proxy), the Princess of Wales (her paternal aunt), the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (her great-aunt, for whom Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein stood proxy), the Tsarevich of Russia (her maternal uncle, for whom Count Pyotr ...
Anne Hyde (12 March 1637 – 31 March 1671) [2] [a] was the first wife of James, Duke of York, who later became King James II and VII.. Anne was the daughter of a member of the English gentry—Edward Hyde (later created Earl of Clarendon)—and met her future husband when they were both living in exile in the Netherlands.