单词 | heavy villain |
释义 | > as lemmasheavy villain a. In Theatrical phr.: sober, serious; relating or pertaining to the representation of sombre or tragic parts; as heavy villain, heavy business. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > part or character > [adjective] > types of part or character protatic1658 fat1758 melpomenish1801 heavy1814 starring1833 Polonian1847 supporting1863 Polonial1872 actor-proof1893 Ophelian1903 1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park I. xv. 301 Anhalt is a heavy part. View more context for this quotation 1823 Drama IV. 209 Mr. Hillington takes the heavy line of business. 1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey III. v. xii. 228 The regular dramatic performance was thought too heavy a business for the evening. a1828 J. Bernard Retrospections of Stage (1830) I. 13 The Company consisted of a heavy man, who played the tyrants in tragedy. 1833 R. Dyer Nine Years Actor's Life 237 This gentleman possesses natural requisite and acquired talents of the first order in heavy tragedy. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxii. 211 I played the heavy children when I was eighteen months old. 1858 H. J. Byron Maid & Magpie 35 Such a heavy villin. 1860 G. Vandenhoff Dramatic Reminisc. 176 There was no heavy lady for the Emilias and Lady Macbeths. 1868 A. Helps Realmah I. viii. 285 As the heavy villain at the Surrey Theatre would say. 1870 T. A. Brown Hist. Amer. Stage 54/1 In California she played all lines of business, from walking ladies to heavy, and juvenile leading. 1884 G. Moore Mummer's Wife (1887) 126 He had been playing heavy leads in Shakesperian revivals. 1885 W. C. Day Behind Footlights 113 Practising attitudes before the cheval glass we have the heavy gentleman, chronic villain of the footlights. 1901 C. Morris Life on Stage 40 Then came the leading lady, the first old woman (who was sometimes the heavy woman). 1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 151/2 Heavy merchant, man who plays the villain. 1941 Picturegoer 26 July 6/1 John [Barrymore] started off in heavy drama. < as lemmas |
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