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James Harvey D'Egville
James Harvey D'Egville (ca. 1770 – ca. 1836) was an English dancer and choreographer. James' father Pierre D'Egville was ballet master at Drury Lane and Sadler's Wells Theatres. His other son George D'Egville was also a dancer. James D'Egville performed at the Paris Opera from 1784 to 1785. Back in England, in June 1786, he danced in ''The Nosegay'' at the Haymarket Theatre with Maria Theresa Kemble in the presence of the Royal Family. On 7 July he appeared in a ballet entitled ''Jamie's Return'' with Kemble and his brother George. It was well received which inspired an artist named Miller to do a painting depicting the three of them.P.H. Highfill et al. (1982) ''A Biographical Dictionary of Actors'', Southern Illinois University Press Between 1799 and 1809 he was choreographer at the King's Theatre, now Her Majesty's Theatre where he had danced as a child in 1783.''Oxford Dictionary of Dance'' One of his pupils was Mary Ann Dyke who became tragedienne Mary Ann Duff,Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spirit Of The Age (newspaper)
''The Spirit of the Age'' (full title ''The Spirit of the Age: Or, Contemporary Portraits'') is a collection of character sketches by the early 19th century English essayist, literary criticism, literary critic, and social commentary, social commentator William Hazlitt, portraying 25 men, mostly British, whom he believed to represent significant trends in the thought, literature, and politics of his time. The subjects include thinkers, social reformers, politicians, poets, essayists, and novelists, many of whom Hazlitt was personally acquainted with or had encountered. Originally appearing in English periodicals, mostly ''The New Monthly Magazine'' in 1824, the essays were collected with several others written for the purpose and published in book form in 1825. ''The Spirit of the Age'' was one of Hazlitt's most successful books. It is frequently judged to be his masterpiece, even "the crowning ornament of Hazlitt's career, and ... one of the lasting glories of nineteenth-cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
