At the Zenith of the Empire.At the Zenith zenith, in astronomy, the point in the sky directly overhead; more precisely, it is the point at which the celestial sphere is intersected by an upward extension of a plumb line from the observer's location. of the Empire Stewart Lemoine Stewart Lemoine is a Canadian playwright, director, and producer. Lemoine is based in Edmonton, Alberta and from 1982-2007 was the the Artistic Director of Teatro la Quindicina, a theatre company which primarily produces his own original works at Old Strathcona's Varscona NeWest Press 201-8540-109 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1E6, Canada 9781897126158, $14.95 www.newestpress.com Playwright teacher and artistic director of the Edmonton Theatre Company Stewart Lemoine has crafted a brilliant play, At the Zenith of the Empire. Set in 1913, when well-known tragedienne Sarah Bernhardt traveled to Edmonton, Alberta to perform in the final act of Alexandre Dumas' "The Lady of the Camellias", At the Zenith of the Empire is a saga inspired by "Fallen Empires", John Orrell's famous history of Edmonton's early theatre scene. Narrated by "The Divine Sarah" herself, At the Zenith of Empire imagines theatre in a time of yore of old time; long ago; as, in times or days of yore. - Pope. See also: Yore with flair and color, steeped in emotion and heavy with the history of timeless timeless, adj infinite, enduring, endless. landmarks such as Ada Boulevard and the Groat Ravine. A play by a theatre lover and artist, for fellow theatre lovers. |
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