- Lord
Dundreary is a
character of the 1858
English play Our
American Cousin by Tom Taylor. He is a good-natured,
brainless aristocrat. The role was created...
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character pla**** by
Joseph Jefferson, and
Edward Askew Sothern playing Lord
Dundreary. The play's long-running
London production in 1861 was also successful...
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actor known for his
comic roles in
Britain and America,
particularly Lord
Dundreary in Our
American Cousin. He was also
known for his many
practical jokes...
- in Gaza. Anti-proverb
Bushism Catachresis Chernomyrdinka Colemanballs Dundrearyism Error (linguistics)
Freudian slip
Goldwynisms Homonym Johnny Dangerously...
- the play, Lord
Dundreary is a
sympathetic character who
constantly utters confused catch phrases known at that time as
Dundrearyisms (similar to modern...
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Barron as C.J. (Charles Jefferson), Reggie's boss C.J. is much
given to
Dundrearyisms and
pompous statements beginning,"I didn't get
where I am
today by ...
- to a 400-night run of Our
American Cousin, with
Edward Sothern as Lord
Dundreary. The play's
success brought the word "dreary" into
common use. Robertson's...
- and
bridge size 1922-on). From 1881 to
around 1900,
decks featured Lord
Dundreary as the
joker and the
backs were
solid color borders with gold (and sometimes...
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rises on an
English country estate, Mary
Dundreary (Laura Keene) is
helping her
forgetful father, Lord
Dundreary (Ned Emerson), to
locate a
misplaced letter...
- devices. Lord
Dundreary, the
brainless aristocrat from an 1858 play from
where his name gave rise to two
eponyms – "
Dundrearies" and "
Dundrearyisms". Bertie...
