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Bensonian, a. and n.|bɛnˈsəʊnɪən|
[f. the name of Sir F. R. Benson (1858–1939), actor-manager: see -ian.]
A. adj. Of or belonging to Sir F. R. Benson or his Shakespearian company.
B. n. A member of this company.
1901Beerbohm Around Theatres in Wks. (1924) VIII. 237 Last year, when the Bensonians were figuring in the Lyceum Theatre. Ibid., The removal of the Bensonian venue from the Lyceum to the Comedy is a welcome change. 1917W. Owen Let. 30 July (1967) 479 She is an old Bensonian, like her husband, who played Shylock. Ibid. 15 Aug. 484 My first make up was done with the real Bensonian touch. 1927Daily Express 2 Sept. 3/5 Sir Frank Benson, who has produced Shakespeare for more than forty years, and has trained famous actors and actresses by the dozen, all of whom still proudly call them selves ‘Old Bensonians’ will be joined by Gerald Lawrence in the management of a company known as ‘The Bensonians’. 1928Daily Tel. 19 July 21/1 The cast will include..Harcourt Williams, the Bensonian actor. 1958Times 31 Oct. 3/6 By degrees the Bensonians became the nursery of the English stage. |