Word: elizabethan
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...what, in the end, does she want as the legacy of her Elizabethan Age? In the way of monarchies, one part of the answer is already determined: Charles, then William. At this stage they appear to be a good bet. But, as the 1990s proved to the Windsors, human bloodlines can be as fickle as horses'. "Self-destruction is their biggest problem," says Prochaska; and that, in the end, will depend on choices the future Kings themselves will make. As for the institution of the monarchy, the Queen's track record reveals what she wants to leave behind: a Crown...
...fresh production of Mozart's The Magic Flute might change that. The timing, at least, seems blessed: In 1956, the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust decided to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mozart's birth by staging four of his best-known works, including The Magic Flute, and a company was born. Fifty years later, they have repatriated one of their finest exports, director David Freeman, to launch a new version combining vocal firepower (Amelia Ferrugia, Jaewoo Kim, Emma Matthews) with the aerial acrobatics of Legs on the Wall. Did someone mention crossover appeal? "You can't stay 19th century," says...
...Harvard will still have more “tutors” than an Elizabethan court...
...supervise the publication of his plays, so scholars must work with texts that are often error-ridden and contradictory. As an editor, Evans wanted to remain true to Shakespeare’s intent, Tobin said. Evans compared various existing versions of the plays and applied his study of Elizabethan handwriting and printing processes in an attempt to create texts that were closer to Shakespeare’s original version. “He was the best there was at that kind of editing,” Tobin said. Kenan Professor of English and American Literature and Language Marjorie Garber...
...entire cast should be commended for their delightfully over-the-top characterizations and their facile delivery of Elizabethan lines, which both helped the audience follow the rather complicated plot. Also bolstering the viewing experience was a cleverly engineered upper balcony leading to the front door allowed the three cozeners to evaluate their approaching victims and let the audience enjoy the often dramatic exits of the tricked gulls...