2. Noun. (plural of tragédienne) ¹
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Definition of Tragediennes
1. tragedienne [n] - See also: tragedienne
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tragediennes
Literary usage of Tragediennes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fifty Years of an Actors̓ Life by John Coleman (1904)
"... Marylebone—Sister tragediennes—Mrs. W. West and Mrs. R. Honner—Brother
Tragedians— Charles Freer and Charles Dillon— Otway and Edward Edwards— Tragic ..."
2. Women of History: The Lives of Women who in All Ages, All Lands and in All by Willis John Abbot (1913)
"We have welcomed royally the foreign tragediennes from Rachel to ... But in
Charlotte Cushman alone among bygone tragediennes can the United States boast a ..."
3. The Diplomatic Relations of England with the Quadruple Alliance, 1815-1830 by Louis Calvert, Myrna M. Boyce, Paul Padgette (1918)
"... above professional selfishness; and I regard her as one of the greatest
tragediennes I have ever seen. But the rewards of selfishness are pretty empty ..."
4. The Sewanee Review by University of the South (1896)
"... was the greatest of Hungarian tragediennes, and was present in the crowd and
exhibited a like enthusiasm and even madness. The scene of their meeting is ..."
5. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1902)
"... the greatest of Hungarian tragediennes (born 1820, died 1886). He has been
ever since incessantly at work, publishing volume after volume, ..."
6. The Connoisseur by Town, Bonnell Thornton, George Colman (1905)
"... and play-bills to the occupants of pit and gallery at Drury Lane Theatre during
the palmy days of the great Siddons, first of leading tragediennes. ..."
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