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Definition of Impersonations
1. impersonation [n] - See also: impersonation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Impersonations
Literary usage of Impersonations
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Werner's Readings and Recitations (1891)
"HOW TO PREPARE impersonations. TO STUDY A LECTURER. Provided with a small note-book
and several short, sharp pencils, repair to the lecture-room, ..."
2. The Life of Henry Irving by Austin Brereton (1908)
"... at the Lyceum—A modern critic on those impersonations—Henry Irving
knighted—Gladstone's satisfaction—Special congratulations from France— America writes ..."
3. Sixty Years of the Theater: An Old Critic's Memories by John Ranken Towse (1916)
"... rv MORE OF SAMUEL PHELPS IN SHAKESPEAREAN AND OTHER impersonations In one of
the last Shakespearean plays in which I saw Phelps' "Henry IV.," he offered ..."
4. London by Charles Knight (1851)
"... King Richard the Second being seated on a throne beneath, surrounded by
impersonations of royal and kingly virtues. * Busse, signifying a fishing-boat, ..."
5. Our Recent Actors: Being Recollections Critical, And, in Many Instances by Westland Marston (1888)
"... fine impersonations of Emilia in " Othello," and of Evadne in " The Maid's
Tragedy "— Account of her acting in these characters—Evadne her chief ..."
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