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He was the author of numerous plays, sonnets, and narrative poems.

Giacosa —the Shakspear of Italy—whose Play on Wed. night at the Standard Theater Sarah Bernhard Bernhardt

The French actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844–1923) starred in stage productions of popular French plays in

She had roles in plays by Victor Hugo and Alexandre Dumas and played males roles, including Shakespeare's

works came under scrutiny during the nineteenth-century because of suspicions that he had written plays

For more on the Baconian theory, see Henry William Smith, Was Lord Bacon The Author of Shakespeare's Plays

works came under scrutiny during the nineteenth-century because of suspicions that he had written plays

For more on the Baconian theory, see Henry William Smith, Was Lord Bacon The Author of Shakespeare's Plays

Note-book (Boston: Houghton & Mifflin, 1886), which argued that Sir Francis Bacon had written the plays

writer, pseudo-scientist and Shakespeare critic, who argued that Francis Bacon wrote Shakespeare's plays

A favorite theory was that Francis Bacon, the English philosopher, actually wrote the plays and left

works came under scrutiny during the nineteenth-century because of suspicions that he had written plays

For more on the Baconian theory, see Henry William Smith, Was Lord Bacon The Author of Shakespeare's Plays

Shakespeare and Francis Bacon here, he is referencing the Baconian theory—the idea that Shakespeare's plays

Baconian theorist, who authored Hamlet's Note-book, in which he argued that Bacon had authored the play

Ignatius Donnelly will lecture on "The Authorship of Shakespeare's Plays" at the Academy of Music, on

for his notions of Atlantis as an antediluvian civilization and for his belief that Shakespeare's plays

Bacon, an idea he argued in his book The Great Cryptogram: Francis Bacon's Cipher in Shakespeare's Plays

works came under scrutiny during the nineteenth-century because of suspicions that he had written plays

For more on the Baconian theory, see Henry William Smith, Was Lord Bacon The Author of Shakespeare's Plays

works came under scrutiny during the nineteenth-century because of suspicions that he had written plays

For more on the Baconian theory, see Henry William Smith, Was Lord Bacon The Author of Shakespeare's Plays

glad I could manage to brew some tea, and equally delighted to make the old, slow, quizzical smile play

works came under scrutiny during the nineteenth-century because of suspicions that he had written plays

For more on the Baconian theory, see Henry William Smith, Was Lord Bacon The Author of Shakespeare's Plays

He was the author of numerous plays (including Richard III and Henry VIII), sonnets, and narrative poems

works came under scrutiny during the nineteenth-century because of suspicions that he had written plays

For more on the Baconian theory, see Henry William Smith, Was Lord Bacon The Author of Shakespeare's Plays

for his notions of Atlantis as an antediluvian civilization and for his belief that Shakespeare's plays

Bacon, an idea he argued in his book The Great Cryptogram: Francis Bacon's Cipher in Shakespeare's Plays

see me, bro't brought a big bunch of fall wild flowers—the big stout Dutch woman is out in front playing

The wooden pillow had "the feathers the wrong way up": the tapping & pounding was "playing the piano

works came under scrutiny during the nineteenth-century because of suspicions that he had written plays

For more on the Baconian theory, see Henry William Smith, Was Lord Bacon The Author of Shakespeare's Plays

He was the author of numerous plays, sonnets, and narrative poems.

Henry VIII is one of Shakespeare's history plays, based on the life of Henry VIII, who was the King of

Shakepeare's play was published in the First Folio of 1623.

—I liked too to get out into the "bush"—chipmunks calling & playing about me—one little fellow descending

a tree in front of me & playing about for fully 5 minutes before running off amid the rustling leaves

Walt's favorite brother, Jeff played the piano and had a lively sense of humor.

Helena Modjeska (1840–1909) was a well-known Polish actress, particularly famous for playing Shakespearean

Outside, the sky perfectly clear & cloudless, the fountain playing, the trees across the open space,

—Evening spent in the house—chiefly in learning & playing "Pedro" with Willie & his friends.

and Fanny Kemble in Fazio, "a rapid-running, yet heavy-timber'd, tremendous, wrenching, passionate play

As we approached along the avenue a band struck up, playing by lamplight, the new moon shining over head

Everyone manifestly glad to see him back—talk & laughter, band playing all the time—now "Home, Sweet

The Asylum band was out in front of the house and they played quite a while to welcome me home.

Fanny Kemble (1809-1893) was a popular English actress and author of plays, poems, and memoirs concerning

.; Fanny Kemble (1809-1893) was a popular English actress and author of plays, poems, and memoirs concerning

King Edward VII, Gordon-Cumming was confronted and pressured to sign a document that he would not play

The birds sang & twittered joyously in the swaying & rustling trees overhead & a gentle breeze played

Whitman is referring to King Lear, the titular character of William Shakespeare's play King Lear (1606

In the play, Lear abdicates his throne and loses his former glory, becoming insane and impoverished.

The play was given its first performance on May 7, 1886, in the Grand Theatre, Islington, London, by

childhood & it was with a swelling heart that I again looked upon the dear old spots where we used to play

He was also a very successful dramatist; he wrote numerous plays that became West End and Broadway productions

is referencing Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" soliloquy in Act 3, Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's play

Probably you do not, nor that you used to be very good to them, playing "tag" and marbles with them—now

powers far greater than Irving's, if you can see special merit & a new great teaching in the Norse play

As publishers do not care to buy the play, I cannot get into public notice.

The full name of this play is Madansema, Slave of Love; re Tolstoi, a counter-song to anti-marriage,

Clara Jecks (1854–1951) was an English actress and singer who often played the roles of either young

Helena Modjeska (1840–1909) was a well-known Polish actress, particularly famous for playing Shakespearean

He was the author of numerous plays, sonnets, and narrative poems.

thousands on the Town Hall Square—the great central open space in the town—to listen to the band which plays

midnight & upon the last stroke of 12 everybody wishes everybody else a "Happy New Year," the band then playing

and strength, all hues we know, Green blades of grass and warbling birds, children that gambol and play

all the rest, maternity of all the rest, And with it every instrument in multitudes, The players playing

I am a dance—play up there! the fit is whirling me fast!

limitless, in vain I try to think how limitless, I do not doubt that the orbs and the systems of orbs play

AS I sit with others at a great feast, suddenly while the music is playing, To my mind, (whence it comes

count great, O soul, to penetrate the themes of mighty books, Absorbing deep and full from thoughts, plays

As one by one withdraw the lofty actors, From that great play on history's stage eterne, That lurid,

robin, lark and thrush, singing their songs—the flitting bluebird; For such the scenes the annual play

force advancing with irresistible power on the world's stage, (Have the old forces, the old wars, played

How my thoughts play subtly at the spectacles around! How the clouds pass silently overhead!

No, while memories subtly play—the past vivid as ever; For but last night I woke, and in that spectral

Dante, flocks of singing birds, The Border Minstrelsy, the bye-gone ballads, feudal tales, essays, plays

After the cycles, poems, singers, plays, Vaunted Ionia's, India's—Homer, Shakspere—the long, long times

or remain in the same room with you, Little you know the subtle electric fire that for your sake is play

- ing playing within me.

Who are the infants, some playing, some slumbering? Who are the girls? who are the married women?

play the part that looks back on the actor or actress!

Play the old role, the role that is great or small according as one makes it!

rest standing, they are too tired, Afar on arctic ice the she-walrus lying drowsily while her cubs play

evening, the musket-muz- zles musket-muzzles all bear bunches of flowers presented by women; Children at play

To go to battle—to hear the bugles play and the drums beat!