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In fact, Thespis is the first known actor in written plays. He may thus have had a substantial role in changing the way stories were told and inventing theatre as we know it today. [citation needed] In homage to Thespis, actors in the English-speaking part of the world have been referred to as thespians.
The common noun thespian meaning "actor" comes from the legendary first actor named Thespis, and not the city. Both Thespis and Thespiae, however, are derived from the noun θέσπις (théspis, meaning 'divine inspiration'). Demophilus of Thespiae – Commander of the Thespian force at the Battle of Thermopylae. Phryne – a hetaira.
Thespian may refer to: A citizen of the Ancient Greek city of Thespiae; An actor or actress Thespis, the first credited actor; A member of the International Thespian Society, an honor society that promotes excellence in high school theater "The Thespian", the sixth song of The Emptiness, the third studio album by American band Alesana
Thus, Thespis's true contribution to drama is unclear at best, but his name has been given a longer life in English as a common term for performer—i.e., a "thespian." The dramatic performances were important to the Athenians – this is made clear by the creation of a tragedy competition and festival in the City Dionysia (or Great Dionysia).
Cage clarified his past comments, stating he never said for people not to call him an ‘actor’ Nicolas Cage explains why he prefers the term ‘thespian’ to ‘actor’: ‘Sorry if that is ...
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a production. [1] The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs), literally "one who answers". [2]
In order to spare his father the "shame" of having a son in such a "dissolute" vocation, he took the stage name Maurice Barrymore (he may or may not have legally changed from "Blyth"), [5] inspired by a conversation he had with fellow actor Charles Vandenhoff about William Barrymore (1759–1830), [6] an early 19th-century English thespian ...
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