Bensonianadj.n.

/bɛnˈsəʊnɪən/

Etymology: < the name of Sir F. R. Benson (1858–1939), actor-manager: see -ian suffix.

A. adj.

Of or belonging to Sir F. R. Benson or his Shakespearean company.

ΚΠ

1901 M. Beerbohm Around Theatres (1924) I. 237 The removal of the Bensonian venue from the Lyceum to the Comedy is a welcome change.

1917 W. Owen Let. 15 Aug. (1967) 484 My first make up was done with the real Bensonian touch.

1928 Daily Tel. 19 July 21/1 The cast will include..Harcourt Williams, the Bensonian actor.

B. n.

A member of this company.

ΚΠ

1901 M. Beerbohm Around Theatres (1924) I. 237 Last year, when the Bensonians were figuring in the Lyceum Theatre.

1917 W. Owen Let. 30 July (1967) 479 She is an old Bensonian, like her husband, who played Shylock.

1927 Daily 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’.

1958 Times 31 Oct. 3/6 By degrees the Bensonians became the nursery of the English stage.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	bensonian
释义	Bensonianadj.n. /bɛnˈsəʊnɪən/ Etymology: < the name of Sir F. R. Benson (1858–1939), actor-manager: see -ian suffix. A. adj. Of or belonging to Sir F. R. Benson or his Shakespearean company. ΚΠ 1901 M. Beerbohm Around Theatres (1924) I. 237 The removal of the Bensonian venue from the Lyceum to the Comedy is a welcome change. 1917 W. Owen Let. 15 Aug. (1967) 484 My first make up was done with the real Bensonian touch. 1928 Daily Tel. 19 July 21/1 The cast will include..Harcourt Williams, the Bensonian actor. B. n. A member of this company. ΚΠ 1901 M. Beerbohm Around Theatres (1924) I. 237 Last year, when the Bensonians were figuring in the Lyceum Theatre. 1917 W. Owen Let. 30 July (1967) 479 She is an old Bensonian, like her husband, who played Shylock. 1927 Daily 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’. 1958 Times 31 Oct. 3/6 By degrees the Bensonians became the nursery of the English stage. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1901
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