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Man Equals Man — Written by Bertolt Brecht Date premiered 25 September 1926 (1926 09 25) Place premiered Darmstadt … Wikipedia
Beggar's Holiday — Infobox Musical name= Beggar s Holiday caption= Original Logo music= Duke Ellington lyrics= John La Touche book= John La Touche basis= The Beggar s Opera by John Gay productions= 1946 Broadway 2004 Mill Valley, California awards= Beggar s Holiday … Wikipedia
Beggar on Horseback — A parody of the expressionistic parables that were popular at the time, it rails against the perils of trading one s artistic talents for commercial gain. At its core is Neil McRae, a poor, young classical composer. Concerned about how hard he s… … Wikipedia
beggar — Synonyms and related words: Arab, Bowery bum, almsman, almswoman, asker, baffle, bankrupt, beach bum, beachcomber, beggarly fellow, blighter, bloke, bo, budmash, bum, bummer, cadger, caitiff, casual, challenge, chap, charity case, coupon clippers … Moby Thesaurus
beggar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. suppliant; pauper, mendicant. See poverty, request, populace. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [One who begs] Syn. mendicant, supplicant, suppliant, lazzarone, cadger, parasite, almsman, lazar, panhandler*,… … English dictionary for students
beggar — beg·gar || begÉ™ n. one who begs, panhandler, pauper; impoverished person, indigent; man or boy (Slang) v. destroy, ruin, impoverish … English contemporary dictionary
Rich man and Lazarus — This article is about the parable from Gospel of Luke. For the man Jesus raised from the dead, see Lazarus of Bethany. For the ballad, see Dives and Lazarus (ballad). For other uses of the name, see Lazarus (name). Saint Lazarus Lazarus and Dives … Wikipedia
The Beggar's Opera — is a ballad opera in three acts written in 1728 by John Gay. It is one of the watershed plays in Augustan drama and is the only example of the once thriving genre of satirical ballad opera to remain popular today. Ballad operas were satiric… … Wikipedia
The Man with the Twisted Lip — one of the 58 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the sixth of the twelve stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes . The story was first published in the Strand Magazine in December 1891.Plot Su … Wikipedia
The Blind Beggar of Alexandria — is an Elizabethan era stage play, a comedy written by George Chapman. It was the first of Chapman s plays to be produced on the stage; its success inaugurated his career as a dramatist.Performance and publicationThe play was acted by the Admiral… … Wikipedia
