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Brewer's: John Audley

Is John Audley there? Get done as soon as possible, for there are persons sufficient for another audience. John Audley was a noted showman and actor; when his platform was full, he taught…

Brewer's: Bastion

(A), in fortification, is a work having two faces and two flanks, all the angles of which are salient, that is, pointing outwards towards the country. The line of rampart which joins…

Brewer's: Arras

tapestry. So called from Arras, in Artois, famed for its manufacture. When rooms were hung with tapestry it was a common thing for persons to hide behind it, especially the arras curtain…

Brewer's: Azor's Mirror

Zemira is the name of the lady, and Azor that of the bear, in Marmontel's tale of Beauty and the Beast. Zemira entreats the kind monster to let her see her father, if only for a few…

1995–1996 Obie Awards

Best PlayAdrienne Kennedy, June and Jean in Concert and Sleep Deprivation ChamberPlaywritingAin Gordon, Wally's GhostDonald Margulies, The Model ApartmentSuzan-Lori Parks, VenusDoug Wright,…

The Picture of Dorian Gray: Chapter 7

by Oscar Wilde Chapter 6Chapter 8Chapter 7 For some reason or other, the house was crowded that night, and the fat Jew manager who met them at the door was beaming from ear to ear…

Amy Lowell: The Bombardment

The BombardmentSlowly, without force, the rain drops into the city. It stops a moment on the carved head of Saint John, then slides on again, slipping and trickling over his stone cloak. It…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 15, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 14, 1805April 16, 1805April 15, 1805 Monday April 15th 1805. Set out at an early hour this morning. I walked on shore, and Capt. Clark…