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Wynn, Ed
Ed Wynn was an American comedian and actor in vaudeville, theatre, and motion pictures and on radio and television.......
Xiong Foxi
Xiong Foxi was a Chinese playwright who helped create popular drama intended to entertain and educate the peasantry.......
yakshagana
yakshagana, dance-drama of South India, associated most strongly with the state of Karnataka. Elaborate and colourful......
Youmans, Vincent
Vincent Youmans was an American songwriter best known for writing the scores for the musicals No, No, Nanette (1925),......
Youssef, Ramy
Ramy Youssef is an American writer, comedian, and actor best known for exploring his experience as the son of Egyptian......
zaju
zaju, one of the major forms of Chinese drama. The style originated as a short variety play in North China during......
zanni
zanni, stock servant character in the Italian improvisational theatre known as the commedia dell’arte. Zanni were......
Ziegfeld, Florenz, Jr.
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. was an American theatrical producer who brought the revue to spectacular heights under the......
Švankmajer, Jan
Jan Švankmajer is a Czech Surrealist artist, puppeteer, animator, and filmmaker known for his dark reimaginings......

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