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Schiller Park is a tiny park in the St. Joseph's Park Neighborhood downtown. It was originally called Franklin Square.
Schiller Park's name is comes from a bust of Freidrich von Schiller, a German poet and playwright. He was born in 1759 and died in 1805. Local German-American societies commissioned the bust in the early 1900s and installed it in Anderson Park, located at the corner of Main Street and University Avenue. Unfortunately, Anderson Park was largely destroyed by the construction of the Inner Loop in 1968 and the monument was subsequently moved.
Today, the little plot that is Schiller Park is all that remains of Franklin Square, once a center of the German-American community 121
Factory was the first theatre to announce that it would exclusively produce Canadian plays, but it soon became a widely emulated policy by other theatre companies. Factory quickly became known as the home of the Canadian playwright, and is especially associated with George F. Walker, most of whose plays premiered there
Architect Gundry and Langley designed the building in 1869. J.M. Cowan is considered the subsequent architect/consultant.
Factory Theatre consists of two main buildings. The first is the original 1896 house and the second is the 1910 addition. The building is also known as the John Mulvey House. It was given heritage status by the Ontario Heritage Board in 1987.
The original house was constructed in a classic Queen Anne Gothic design for the prominent Toronto merchant John Mulvey in 1869.
It is attributed to architects Gundry & Langley. The house’s architectural features include:
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From the world’s famous playwright (previous image) to its famous writer ........
My decades ago visit to Tolstoy’s Moscow home was a pilgrimage. It didn’t go smoothly. Wet snow was falling and the afternoon darkening. 'Dom Tolstova, Ulitsa Lva Tolstova pazhalusta' - that to the taxi driver – what could be clearer? But we were not going south across the river, we were in the wrong district, where was he heading? Then he proudly pulled up at an 'Alexei' Tolstoy’s house. Alexei was apparently a distant Tolstoy relative exploiting the famous name and an associate of Stalin. Nyet! Nyet!
The snow thickened, the sky darkened another stop. Aided by the hindrance of my non-Cyrillic street map and - better - directions from a policeman, he eventually got there. Well not quite! Snow had blocked the road so it was a final trudge on foot through its wetness. No problem – everyone should suffer on a pilgrimage!
Count Lev Tolstoy bought his Moscow home in 1882, years after writing War and Peace (1867). Countess Sonya nagged him into it. It was necessary for their children’s education as his ancestral estate, Yasnaya Polyana, was 200 km from Moscow and isolated. Etc. Etc..
However, she was not pleased with his choice! The large brown painted wooden house had no running water. It was in a (then) unfashionable industrial district with the mixed smells of a nearby perfume distillery and a brewery. A stocking factory no doubt contributed its noise for each morning the family was awakened by factory whistles. The master was already long up chopping wood, fetching water and being the peasant.
Still, the Countess enjoyed Moscow society. She held frequent soirees where she entertained Russia’s artistic elite. The cantankerous Count was less enthusiastic. There is a cobbler's bench at the top of the stairs outside his study – a hobby of his. There is a probably apocryphal story that he would indulge in the noisy hammering of shoe making during her gatherings.
The images on that darkening snowy day are rescued from ancient print film. Once inside his house, I had an overwhelming feeling of deja vu – it was all so homely and familiar - perhaps from reading his works for so long.
It got too dark to grab a precious photograph of his study on my 100 ISO film. The house had no electricity as it was left as it was after his death. Instead the inset image of Tolstoy in that study at the very same desk is a painting of 1884 by Nikolai Ge in the Tretyakov Gallery.
From here the Danish poet, playwright and Lutheran pastor Kaj Munk was picked up on the evening of 4 January 1944 by five people from a German SS terrorist patrol. He was shot in a plantation near the Jutland town of Silkeborg. Kaj Munk is remembered as one of the foremost intellectual opponents of the German occupation of Denmark. The Danish government allowed his widow, Lise, and the children to live at the parish house. Lise died in 1998.
Louis Nebel was later identified as the one who fired the killing shots. Towards the end of the war, he was hired by the American intelligence service, OSS, as a double agent. The OSS made persistent attempts to avoid Louis Nebel being extradited to Denmark. However, he was handed over and sentenced to a ridiculously short prison sentence of 12 years, even though he originally faced the death penalty. He was released after six years!
a tribute to García Lorca (poet and playwright) y Eduardo Úrculo (painter and illustrator)
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Oscar Wilde is an Irish poet and playwright. He is regarded as one of the greatest producers of Irish literature.
Oscar Wilde est un poète et dramaturge irlandais. Il est considéré comme l'un des plus grands créateurs de littérature irlandaise.
"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable."
-- Joseph Addison (English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician 1672–1719)
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Across the street from The George Inn in Hubberholme is St. Michael and All Angels, a Norman church that dates back to the 12th century with a roof completed in the mid-1500s. As part of the church property is a graveyard, where the ashes of author and playwright J. B. Priestly are buried. An interesting feature of this church are the oak pews, where mice can be found carved in the woodwork.
"My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate."
-- Thornton Wilder (American playwright and novelist who won three Pulitzer Prizes, for the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and for the plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, and a U.S. National Book Award for the novel The Eighth Day)
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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" A map of the world that does not include Utopia* is not worth even glancing at,
for it leaves out the one country at which Humanity is always landing. "
..........Oscar Wilde.....( 1854 - 1900 ).
.....Anglo-Irish poet, playwright, novelist.
..........' The Fortnightly Review '.....( Feb. 1891 ).
*Utopia is a place of ideal perfection !...:-) .
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Not easy to find the real name of this place. Noise reduction and sharpening by Topaz Labs. Truly amazing tools.
Regno Unito, Warwickshire, Stratford-upon-Avon, Primavera 2014
Stratford-upon-Avon è una città di mercato a Warwickshire, in Inghilterra, sul fiume Avon. Nel 1196 fu concessa una carta da Re Riccardo I per tenere un mercato settimanale in città. Di conseguenza, Stratford ha sperimentato un aumento del commercio così come dell'espansione urbana. La città è una nota destinazione turistica per aver dato i natali al drammaturgo e poeta inglese William Shakespeare, e riceve circa 2,5 milioni di visitatori all'anno.
Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town in Warwickshire, England, on the River Avon. In 1196 it was granted a charter from King Richard I to hold a weekly market in the town. As a result, Stratford experienced an increase in trade and commerce as well as urban expansion. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of English playwright and poet William Shakespeare, and receives approximately 2.5 million visitors a year.
William Shakespeare
was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. He remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire. Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner of a playing company. At age 49 around 1613, he appears to have retired to Stratford, where he died three years later.
Shakespeare produced most of his known works between 1589 and 1613.
In my photograph a typical building in Stratford, a town known worldwide.
William Shakespeare
fue un dramaturgo, poeta y actor inglés. Se le considera el mejor escritor en lengua inglesa y el dramaturgo más destacado del mundo. Sus obras han sido traducidas a todos los idiomas principales vivos y se representan con más frecuencia que las de cualquier otro dramaturgo. Podría decirse que sigue siendo el escritor más influyente en lengua inglesa, y sus obras continúan siendo estudiadas y reinterpretadas.
Shakespeare nació y creció en Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire. En algún momento entre 1585 y 1592, comenzó una exitosa carrera en Londres como actor, escritor y copropietario de una compañía teatral. A la edad de 49 años alrededor de 1613, parece haberse retirado a Stratford, donde murió tres años después.
Shakespeare produjo la mayoría de sus obras conocidas entre 1589 y 1613. En mi fotografia un edificio tipico de Stratford, pueblo conocido mundialmente
Week 33/52: Architecture (Aug 12th - Aug 18th)
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Today I was in Austerlitz, New York and had the wonderful opportunity to be able to walk on the grounds of the place where Edna St. Vincent Millay lived. There I discovered a humble cabin that delighted me and found the piece of architecture for this week's theme. This is where Edna went to write.
She died October 19, 1950, in Austerlitz, New York.
Edna St. Vincent Millay was an American lyrical poet and playwright. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1923, the third woman to win the award for poetry, and was also known for her feminist activism. She used the pseudonym Nancy Boyd for her prose work.
Poet and playwright Robert Frost is buried at The Old First Church in Bennington, Vermont. Robert Lee Frost born 1874, died 1963 at 88. Frost is the only poet to receive four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry. He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1960 for his poetic works. In 1961 he was named poet laureate of Vermont. His works are many, including "The Road Not Taken." Information from Wikipedia
I had just arrived in the State of Vermont literally a few minutes earlier. The road brought me to the front of this beautiful and historic Old First Church with this cemetery adjacent. I could have stayed here for hours, but unfortunately it was already getting late and I had no place to stay so had to attend to that via apps on my phone. I had hoped to return the next day, but many times things don't work out the way you think. At least I'm glad I was able to see this much. It was so beautiful.
Three hundred years from the birth of the great venetian playwright (February 25 th 1707).
He has written very pleasant and immortal things in venetian, in italian, in french language.
Dedicated to my beloved German Poet, Playwright, and Theatre Director BERTOLT BRECKT
HIDE AND SEEK WITH MY PLAYMATE SUN
Stockholm’s metro is definitely colorful. It’s the home of what is known as the longest art exhibition in the world – 110 kilometers of art! Approximately 90 of the 100 metro stations offer unique works of art.
Rådhuset metro station is located on Kungsholmen, one of Stockholm’s many islands. The station was opened in 1975 and was named after the court house above it.
Sigvard Olsson (born 1936) is the artist behind Rådhuset station. He is a graphic artist, painter, scenographer and playwright. The station’s pink color was especially important to Sigvard Olsson. According to him, this hue of pink could be found in the North African Atlas Mountains, and that it should also be found in the mountains below Stockholm Court House.
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(May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965) was a playwright and writer. She was the first African American female author to have a play performed on Broadway. Titled A Raisin in the Sun.
Better known by his pen name Serafí Pitarra, Frederic Soler was a Catalan playwright who wrote over a hundred plays as well as several books of poetry. The white marble monument which was erected in his memory stands directly opposite Barcelona’s oldest theatre, Teatre Principal
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Rabindranath Tagore quotes (Indian Poet, Playwright and Essayist, Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913
…while the playwright looks on.
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John B Keane Pub in Listowel in Kerry County Ireland. He was an Irish playwright, novelist and essayist who wrote "The Field" and "Sive".
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English crime novelist, short story writer, poet and playwright.
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Take the ferry ride to the most beautiful house and setting of an inspiring lady.
New York City's Midtown Manhattan is the largest central business district in the world. Print size 13x19 inches.
Claremont estate
The first house on the Claremont estate was built in 1708 by Sir John Vanbrugh, the Restoration playwright and architect of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard, for his own use. This "very small box", as he described it, stood on the level ground in front of the present mansion. At the same time, he built the stables and the walled gardens, also probably White Cottage, which is now the Sixth Form Centre of Claremont Fan Court School.
In 1714, he sold the house to the wealthy Whig politician Thomas Pelham-Holles, Earl of Clare, who later became Duke of Newcastle and served twice as Prime Minister. The earl commissioned Vanbrugh to add two great wings to the house and to build a fortress-like turret on an adjoining knoll. From this so-called "prospect-house", or belvedere, he and his guests could admire the views of the Surrey countryside as they took refreshments and played hazard, a popular dice game.
In the clear eighteenth-century air it was apparently possible to see Windsor Castle and St Paul's Cathedral. The Earl of Clare named his country seat Clare-mount, later contracted to Claremont. The two lodges at the Copsem Lane entrance were added at this time.
Landscape garden
Main article: Claremont Landscape Garden
Claremont landscape garden is one of the earliest surviving gardens of its kind of landscape design, the English Landscape Garden — still featuring its original 18th century layout. The extensive landscaped grounds of Claremont represents the work of some of the best known landscape gardeners, Charles Bridgeman, Capability Brown, William Kent (with Thomas Greening) and Sir John Vanbrugh.[2]
Work on the gardens began around 1715 and, by 1727, they were described as "the noblest of any in Europe". Within the grounds, overlooking the lake, is an unusual turfed amphitheatre.
A feature in the grounds is the Belvedere Tower, designed by Vanbrugh for the Duke of Newcastle. The tower is unusual in that, what appear to be windows, are actually bricks painted black and white. It is now owned by Claremont Fan Court School, which is situated alongside the gardens.
In 1949, the landscape garden was donated to the National Trust for stewardship and protection. A restoration programme was launched in 1975 following a significant donation by the Slater Foundation. The garden is Grade I listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[3]
Capability Brown's mansion, built for Lord Clive of India
The Duke of Newcastle died in 1768 and, in 1769, his widow sold the estate to Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, founder of Britain's Indian Empire. Although the great house was then little more than fifty years old, it was aesthetically and politically out of fashion. Lord Clive decided to demolish the house and commissioned Capability Brown to build the present Palladian mansion on higher and dryer ground. Brown, more accomplished as a landscape designer than an architect, took on his future son-in-law Henry Holland as a junior partner owing to the scale of the project. John Soane (later Sir John Soane) was employed in Holland's office at this time and worked on the project as a draftsman and junior designer.[4] Holland's interiors for Claremont owe much to the contemporary work of Robert Adam.
Lord Clive, by now a rich Nabob, is reputed to have spent over £100,000 on rebuilding the house and the complete remodelling of the celebrated pleasure ground. However, Lord Clive ended up never living at the property, as he died in 1774—the year that the house was completed. The estate then passed through a rapid succession of owners; first being sold "for not more than one third of what the house and alterations had cost"[5] to Robert Monckton-Arundell, 4th Viscount Galway, and then to George Carpenter, 2nd Earl of Tyrconnell, and finally to Charles Ellis, 1st Baron Seaford.[6]
A large map entitled "Claremont Palace", situated in what is called "Clive's room" inside the mansion, shows the mansion and its surrounding grounds; giving a detailed overview of the campus. The map likely dates back to the 1860s, when the mansion was frequently occupied by Queen Victoria (thus it having been christened "palace"). However, the exact date is still unknown. The relief in Claremont's front pediment is of Clive's coat of arms impaled with that of Maskelyne, his wife's family.
In Jūrmala, just a five-minute walk from Dubulti station, is an ancient wooden two-storey house where one of the most outstanding women in the history of Latvia lived - the poetess and playwright Aspazija (1865-1943).
Jules Gabriel Verne (1828-1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages extraordinaires, a series of bestselling adventure novels including Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1872).
His novels, always well-researched according to the scientific knowledge then available, are generally set in the second half of the 19th century, taking into account the technological advances of the time. Wikipedia
(Original black and white photo by Etienne Carjat.)
Living spaces-environmental studies
Skye is a self described "country girl" from Oregon, USA. She moved to London to study playwrighting.
George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950) was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond.
He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1913) and Saint Joan (1923). In 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Original black and white photo by Marcel Sternberger. Shaw was reluctant at first to even sit for Sternberger and said he wouldn't "buy a single picture". After seeing samples of the photos, he changed his mind and order 50 copies of one. Sternberger was reluctant to produce so many portraits without payment, but eventually complied.
Shaw sent the photographer an envelope filled with numerous small checks. Shaw said, “[It’s] very simple: My autograph is worth more [than each check]; you can sell the checks to autograph collectors and get yourself some more money [than the portraits cost] which you deserve; they won’t cash the checks, so the whole transaction won’t cost me a penny.”
Red Admiral butterfly feeding on sedum flower nectar, seen here at the former home of playwright George Bernard Shaw.
Jules Gabriel Verne (1828-1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages extraordinaires, a series of bestselling adventure novels including Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1872).
His novels, always well-researched according to the scientific knowledge then available, are generally set in the second half of the 19th century, taking into account the technological advances of the time. Wikipedia
(Original black and white photo by Etienne Carjat.)
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The monument to poet Giovann Battista Niccolini has an interesting sculpture. Pio Fedi’s sculpture embodies the Liberty of Poetry. It closely resembles the Statue of Liberty in New York.
Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde, 1854-1900. Irish poet and playwright.
Original black and white photo by Sarony, courtesy of The Library of Congress.
George Bernard Shaw's house (Irish playwright (1856-1950) - Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire
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Residencia del dramaturgo irlandés George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) - Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, Inglaterra
Texture: Steffen J. Thanks
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[...] Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven [...]
-- Quote by William Shakespeare (English Dramatist, Playwright and Poet, (1564-1616)
Rome, Italy (July, 2007)
Pulitzer prize-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated actor Sam Shepard on the stage of Glasgow's Citizens Theatre. He made a rare public appearance there to answer questions after the final night of the Citz's production of True West, directed by Philip Breen.
Glasgow, 2013.