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(Encyclopedia) ballad opera, in English drama, a play of comic, satiric, or pastoral intent, interspersed with songs, most of them sung to popular airs. First and best was The Beggar's Opera (1728)…Kramer, Larry
(Encyclopedia) Kramer, Larry (Lawrence David), 1935-2020 American gay-rights activist and playwright, b. Bridgeport, Ct., Yale Univ. (B.A., 1957).…Girardin, Delphine Gay de
(Encyclopedia) Girardin, Delphine Gay deGirardin, Delphine Gay dedĕlfēnˈ gā də zhērärdăNˈ [key], 1804–55, French writer; wife of Émile de Girardin. She wrote patriotic poems and, under the pseudonym…Gay, John
(Encyclopedia) Gay, John, 1685–1732, English playwright and poet, b. Barnstaple, Devon. Educated at the local grammar school, he was apprenticed to a silk mercer for a brief time before commencing…gay-feather
(Encyclopedia) gay-feather: see blazing star.White, Edmund
(Encyclopedia) White, Edmund (Edmund Valentine White 3d), 1940–, American writer, b. Cincinnati, B.A. Univ. of Michigan, 1962. White is one of the best known—and probably the finest stylist—of the…Gay, Sidney Howard
(Encyclopedia) Gay, Sidney Howard, 1814–88, American abolitionist and publisher, b. Hingham, Mass. Following several failed business ventures, he was drawn to the work of the abolitionists and moved…Marcia Gay Harden Biography
Marcia Gay HardenactressBorn: 8/14/1959Birthplace: La Jolla, Calif. Harden is a respected film, stage, and television actress who is known for turning in consistently strong, nuanced…Lisa Gay Hamilton Biography
Lisa Gay HamiltonactressBorn: 3/25/1964Birthplace: Los Angeles, Calif. Raised on Long Island, Hamilton contracted the acting bug at an early age. A graduate of fine arts from New York…Martignac, Jean Baptiste Sylvère Gay, vicomte de
(Encyclopedia) Martignac, Jean Baptiste Sylvère Gay, vicomte deMartignac, Jean Baptiste Sylvère Gay, vicomte dezhäN bätēstˈ sēlvĕrˈ gā vēkôNtˈ də märtēnyäkˈ [key], 1778–1832, French statesman. He was…Trending
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