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1978 Tony Awards

PlayDaMusicalAin't Misbehavin'Actor—PlayBarnard Hughes, DaActress—PlayJessica Tandy, The Gin GameFeatured Actor—PlayLester Rawlins, DaFeatured Actress—PlayAnn Wedgeworth, Chapter TwoActor—…

Brewer's: Lorenzo

(in Edward Young's Nights Thoughts). An atheist, whose remorse ends in despair. Lorenzo. The suitor of the fair Jessica, daughter of Shylock the Jew. (Shakespeare: Merchant of Venice.)…

Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José de

(Encyclopedia) Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José deGoya y Lucientes, Francisco José defränthēsˈkō hōsāˈ ᵺā gōˈyä ē l&oomacr;thēānˈtās [key], 1746–1828, Spanish painter and graphic artist. Goya is…

mustard

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Black mustard, Brassica nigra mustard, common name for the Cruciferae, or Brassicaceae, a large family chiefly of herbs of north temperate regions. The easily distinguished…

Raphael Santi

(Encyclopedia) Raphael Santi or Raphael Sanzio, Ital. Raffaello Santi or Raffaello SanzioRaphael Santiräfˌfäĕlˈlō sänˈtē, sänˈtsyō [key], 1483–1520, major Italian Renaissance painter, b. Urbino. In…

Entertainment News from November 1999

1The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Will Smith and Barry Sonnenfeld have agreed to put the kibosh on plans for a Muhammad Ali film. Sony plans to keep the project in development, with…

<em>Twilight</em> Movie Review

The film adaptation remains true to Stephanie Meyer's best-selling novel by Catherine McNiff Related Links Twilight TriviaTwilight QuizTwilight PollTwilight HangmanTwilight PageWhat does…

Brewer's: Jew's-eye

Worth a Jew's-eye. According to fable, this expression arose from the custom of torturing Jews to extort money from them. The expedient of King John is well known: He demanded 10,000 marks…