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Brewer's: Esoteric
(Greek, those within). Exoteric, those without. The term originated with Pythagoras, who stood behind a curtain when he gave his lectures. Those who were allowed to attend the lectures,…Winter's Tale
Winter's Tale Leontes, King of Sicily, and his queen, the beautiful and virtuous Hermione, once lived in the greatest harmony together. So happy was Leontes in the love of this excellent…2007 Drama Desk Awards
The Drama Desk, a group of 150 theater critics and reporters, announced the awards on May 20, 2007. Outstanding Play Tom Stoppard…Brewer's: Tace
(2 syl.). Latin for candle. Silence is most discreet. Tace is Latin for “be silent,” and candle is symbolical of light. The phrase means “keep it dark,” do not throw light upon it.…The Song of Hiawatha: The Ghosts
The Death of Kwasind The Famine The Ghosts Never stoops the soaring vulture On his quarry in the desert, On the sick or wounded bison, But another vulture, watching From his high…Brewer's: Call
(A ). A “divine” summons or invitation, as “a call to the ministry.” A call before the curtain. An applause inviting a favourite actor to appear before the curtain, and make his bow to…William Shakespeare: Winter's Tale, Act V, Scene III
Scene IIIA chapel in Paulina's houseEnter Leontes, Polixenes, Florizel, Perdita, Camillo, Paulina, Lords, and AttendantsLeontesO grave and good Paulina, the great comfort That I have had of…Geology of the Grand Canyon: The Temples And Towers Of The Virgen.
THE VERMILION CLIFFS.THE PERMIAN.THE TEMPLES AND TOWERS OF THE VIRGEN.At our feet the surface drops down by cliff and talus 1,200 feet upon a broad and rugged plain cut by narrow cañons. The…Magdalena Wrobel
Like Eva Herzigova, Wrobel is best known as a "Wonderbra girl." Wrobel is a native of Gdansk, Poland; after the fall of the Iron Curtain she made her way into modelling in the West, gaining notice…Eudora Welty
Eudora Welty lived her life in Jackson, Mississippi and became famous for her stories from the heart of the American South. Her early stories and essays were published in the New Yorker and other…