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Mnester
Mnester (d. 48 AD) was a renowned pantomime actor who flourished during the reigns of Roman Emperors Caligula (37 to 41 AD) and Claudius (41 to 54 AD). Caligula admired Mnester greatly. Suetonius writes that “in relation to all those who were aligula’sfavourites, his behavior constituted madness. He used to kiss the pantomime actor Mnester even in the middle of the games. And if, when Mnester was performing, anyone made the slightest noise, he had him dragged from his seat and flogged him himself.”Suetonius; Catharine Edwards (translator), ''Lives of the Caesars'' (Oxford World’s Classics) (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008), p. 164. According to Suetonius, a portent of Caligula's assassination is said to have been Mnester's performance of “the same tragedy which the tragedian Neoptolemus had produced at the games during which King Philip of Macedon was killed.”Suetonius; Catharine Edwards (translator), ''Lives of the Caesars'' (Oxford World’s Classics) (Ox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Amer
Nicholas Amer, born Thomas Harold Amer (29 September 1923 – 17 November 2019), was an English stage, film and television actor known for his performances in William Shakespeare's plays. Amer made his professional debut in 1948 playing the part of Ferdinand in '' The Tempest''. In his long career, Amer played more than 27 different Shakespearean roles and toured to 31 different countries. Amer was born in Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire. He served for five years during World War II in the Royal Navy as a wireless operator aboard Motor Torpedo Boats, first in North Africa, then in the Allied invasion of Sicily, where he was wounded in action. Following demobilisation in 1945, he studied at the Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art in London for two years, winning the Webber Cup in his final year. He adopted the stage name Nicholas Amer and joined the Liverpool Playhouse under John Fernald. Together with Harold Lang, in 1963 he formed Voyage Theatre as a vehicle for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |