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Mark Smith (actor, Born 1887)
Mark Smith (April 16, 1887 – May 9, 1944) was an American actor of stage, radio, and film. A fourth-generation American actor, he was a member of the Smith family of performers. He should not be confused with his grandfather and his father who also performed under the name Mark Smith. Smith had a prolific career as both a stage and radio actor in New York City, and served a term as president of the New York chapter of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, American Federation of Radio Artists. One of his better known radio characters was the role of Jiggs in ''Bringing Up Father (radio), Bringing Up Father''. He also voiced the roles of Pop Foyle on ''Kitty Foyle (radio and TV series), Kitty Foyle'', Deputy Paar on the murder mystery anthology ''Murder Clinic'', and portrayed several characters on ''The Cisco Kid#Radio, The Cisco Kid''. He appeared in many Broadway theatre, Broadway plays and musicals from 1903 through 1941, notably creating roles in origin ...
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Actor Mark Smith (1887-1944)
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for Hypocrisy, hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the Tragedy, tragic Greek chorus, chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in an ...
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Mark Smith (1829-1874)
Mark Smith may refer to: Academia *Marc Smith (palaeographer) (born 1963), French palaeographer *Mark Smith (physicist), British physicist and Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University * Mark A. Smith (1965–2010), professor of pathology at Case Western Reserve University *Mark M. Smith (active since 1997), American historian * Mark S. Smith (born 1956), American biblical scholar, professor at NYU Arts and entertainment Drama, television, and film *Mark Smith (actor, born 1887) (1887–1944), American actor *Mark Smith (actor, born 1969) (born 1969), English bodybuilder and participant on the UK television show ''Gladiators'' * Mark Smith (sound engineer) (active since 1987), American sound engineer who won an Academy Award *Mark Coles Smith (born 1987), Australian actor * Mark L. Smith (born 1996), American director and screenwriter * Mark Landon Smith (born 1964), American playwright and actor Literature *Mark Smith (author), British author of fantasy game books * Mark Smith (j ...
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The Green Book Magazine
''The Green Book Magazine'', originally titled ''The Green Book Album'', was a magazine published from 1909 to 1921. It was published by the Story-Press Corporation (later Consolidated Magazines) as a companion to its '' Red Book'' and '' Blue Book'' magazines. For most of its run, the magazine covered theater, but converted to a magazine for career women in its last few years, before ceasing publication in 1921.Theodore Preston, ''Magazines in the Twentieth Century'', page 198, University of Illinois Press, 1956 During the time that ''The Green Book Magazine'' covered American theater the periodical contained novelizations of current plays, along with biographical articles. Editors and staff From 1911 to the end of 1918 the magazine was edited by Ray Long, who also edited ''Red Book'' and ''Blue Book'' for Story-Press. Long left to become the editor of ''Cosmopolitan''. Starting with the May, 1919 issue Karl Edwin Harriman became editor.Karl Edwin Harriman, Table of Contents a ...
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Lafayette Square Opera House
The Lafayette Square Opera House was an opera house built in 1895, at 717 Madison Place, NW in Washington D.C. It was dedicated on 30 September 1895 by Lillian Russell, one of the most well known actresses of the time, who was there to perform in ''Tzigane''. Reginald De Koven, composer of the opera, led the orchestra at Russell's request. In 1905 it was purchased by the Shuberts and David Belasco and was renamed the Belasco Theatre. The theatre was acquired by the US federal government and used as a warehouse until World War II, when it was operated by the American Theatre Wing as a Stage Door Canteen. During the Korean War, it was used by the United Services Organization to entertain troops. The theater was razed in 1964. History The Lafayette Square Opera House (LSOH) as built by John W. Albaugh, on behalf of the Lafayette Square Opera House Company. It was completed in September 1895 at a cost of 250,000 dollars ($ in present day terms). Located on Madison Place NW, just north ...
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Sweet Kitty Bellairs (play)
''Sweet Kitty Bellairs'' is a play in a prologue and four acts by David Belasco. It is based on the novel ''The Bath Comedy'' (1900) by married writing team Agnes Castle, Agnes and Egerton Castle. The work premiered at the Lafayette Square Opera House in Washington D.C. on November 23, 1903. The production transferred to Broadway theatre, Broadway; opening at the Belasco Theatre on December 9, 1903. A success, it ran there for a total of 204 performances; closing on June 4, 1904. The production starred Henrietta Crosman in the title role. Others in the cast included Katherine Florence (1874–1952) as Lady Standish, John E. Kellerd (1862–1929) as Lord Standish, Edwin Stevens (actor), Edwin Stevens as Colonel Villiers, Charles Hammond as Lord Verney, and Mark Smith (actor, born 1887), Mark Smith as the Master of Ceremonies among others. Adaptations Belasco's play, along with its novel source material, was the basis for two film adaptions which both named themselves after the pl ...
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Dropsy
Edema (American English), also spelled oedema (British English), and also known as fluid retention, swelling, dropsy and hydropsy, is the build-up of fluid in the body's tissue. Most commonly, the legs or arms are affected. Symptoms may include skin that feels tight, the area feeling heavy, and joint stiffness. Other symptoms depend on the underlying cause. Causes may include venous insufficiency, heart failure, kidney problems, low protein levels, liver problems, deep vein thrombosis, infections, kwashiorkor, angioedema, certain medications, and lymphedema. It may also occur in immobile patients (stroke, spinal cord injury, aging), or with temporary immobility such as prolonged sitting or standing, and during menstruation or pregnancy. The condition is more concerning if it starts suddenly, or pain or shortness of breath is present. Treatment depends on the underlying cause. If the underlying mechanism involves sodium retention, decreased salt intake and a diuretic ...
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Charles H
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (James (wikt:Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/ǵerh₂-">ĝer-, where the ĝ is a palatal consonant, meaning "to rub; to be old; grain." An old man has been worn away and is now grey with age. In some Slavic languages, the name ''Drago (given name), Drago'' (and variants: ''Drago ...
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Light Opera
Comic opera, sometimes known as light opera, is a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature, usually with a happy ending and often including spoken dialogue. Forms of comic opera first developed in late 17th-century Italy. By the 1730s, a new operatic genre, ''opera buffa'', emerged as an alternative to ''opera seria''. It quickly made its way to France, where it became ''opéra comique'', and eventually, in the following century, French operetta, with Jacques Offenbach as its most accomplished practitioner. The influence of Italian and French forms spread to other parts of Europe. Many countries developed their own genres of comic opera, incorporating the Italian and French models along with their own musical traditions. Examples include German ''singspiel'', Viennese operetta, Spanish '' zarzuela'', Russian comic opera, English ballad and Savoy opera, North American operetta and musical comedy. Italian ''opera buffa'' In late 17th-century Italy, light-hearted music ...
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Operetta
Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs and including dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, and length of the work. Apart from its shorter length, the operetta is usually of a light and amusing character. The subject matter may portray "lovers' spats, mistaken identities, sudden reversals of fortune, and glittering parties". It sometimes also includes satirical commentaries. "Operetta" is the Italian diminutive of "opera" and was used originally to describe a shorter, perhaps less ambitious work than an opera. Operetta provides an alternative to operatic performances in an accessible form targeting a different audience. Operetta became a recognizable form in the mid-19th century in France, and its popularity led to the development of many national styles of operetta. Distinctive styles emerged across countries including Austria-Hungary, Germany, England, Spain, the Philippines, Mexico, Cuba, ...
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Comic Opera
Comic opera, sometimes known as light opera, is a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature, usually with a happy ending and often including spoken dialogue. Forms of comic opera first developed in late 17th-century Italy. By the 1730s, a new operatic genre, ''opera buffa'', emerged as an alternative to ''opera seria''. It quickly made its way to France, where it became ''opéra comique'', and eventually, in the following century, Operetta#Operetta in French, French operetta, with Jacques Offenbach as its most accomplished practitioner. The influence of Italian and French forms spread to other parts of Europe. Many countries developed their own genres of comic opera, incorporating the Italian and French models along with their own musical traditions. Examples include German ''singspiel'', Operetta#Austria–Hungary, Viennese operetta, Spanish ''zarzuela'', Russian comic opera, English ballad opera, ballad and Savoy opera, North American operetta and musical comedy. Italian ...
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Baritone
A baritone is a type of classical music, classical male singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the bass (voice type), bass and the tenor voice type, voice-types. It is the most common male voice. The term originates from the Greek language, Greek (), meaning "low sounding". Composers typically write music for this voice in the range from the second F below C (musical note), middle C to the F above middle C (i.e. Scientific pitch notation, F2–F4) in choral music, and from the second G below middle C to the G above middle C (G2 to G4) in operatic music, but the range can extend at either end. Subtypes of baritone include the baryton-Martin baritone (light baritone), lyric baritone, ''Kavalierbariton'', Verdi baritone, dramatic baritone, ''baryton-noble'' baritone, and the bass-baritone. History The first use of the term "baritone" emerged as ''baritonans'', late in the 15th century, usually in French Religious music, sacred Polyphony, polyphonic music. At t ...
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