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Brewer's: Court Circular

Brief paragraphs supplied to certain daily papers by an officer (the Court Newsman) specially appointed for the purpose. He announces the movements of the sovereign, the Prince of Wales,…

Brewer's: Thug

[a cheat]. So a religious fraternity in India was called. Their patron goddess was Devi or Kali, wife of Siva. The Thugs lived by plunder, to obtain which they never halted at violence or…

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,…

Brewer's: Fiddle

(Latin, fidis or fides). He was first fiddle. Chief man, the most distinguished of the company. To play second fiddle. To take a subordinate part. The allusion is to the leader of…

2000 Tony (Antoinette Perry) Awards

The Tony Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Broadway theater, were presented on June 4, 2000.Play: CopenhagenMusical: ContactRevival—Play: The Real ThingRevival—Musical: Kiss Me,…

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…

Salzburg

(Encyclopedia) SalzburgSalzburgzältsˈb&oobreve;rk [key], province (1991 pop. 482,365), c.2,760 sq mi (7,150 sq km), W central Austria, bordering Germany in the north and northwest. It is a…

Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich

(Encyclopedia) Pasternak, Boris LeonidovichPasternak, Boris Leonidovichpăsˈtərnăkˌ, Rus. bərēsˈ lyāˌənyēˈdəvĭch pəstyĭrnäkˈ [key], 1890–1960, Russian poet and translator. Pasternak became an…