But in the progressive movement of the German drama he played an even smaller role than his Swiss and Saxon contemporaries; for his tragedies and comedies are deficient in all dramatic qualities; they are only stories in dialogue.
He had a few seconds to make up his mind, a few seconds to decide upon the rolehe must play.
On an expedition of this kind rank was forgotten, and the humble subordinate again assumed the role of the advisor.
England once more assumed the familiar role of paymaster by immediately placing a vast subsidy at the disposal of the allies.
That was one reason why he would fain have saved him, because he had so gallantly allowed himself to occupy the hideous role which he had assumed, to save the girl's honor.
He certainly appeared well in his present role before her.
If he had been less scrupulous and more selfish he might have played a greater role in the Revolution--have risen to grander heights or failed more abjectly--but for a time he would have really guided the stormy course of events.
It is clear that these cases, which I have chosen from a number of similar courtship customs, differ very much from what is our idea of the customary role of the girl and her lover.
But among the Nairs the man as husband and father cannot be said to exist; he is reduced to the most subordinaterole of the male--he is simply the progenitor.
But your rolewould have been to go about saying, 'I beg your pardon' in a reproving tone to things you understood quite well in your heart and saw no harm in.
But his role was altered, and he was now playing the bridegroom in this remarkable drama.
I wished very much to see you to-night, in order to draw from your eyes a little of your courage before I must face the footlights in a role so difficult and so superb.
There are also in my profession disinterested hearts which may serve as examples--and I pretend to the very highest rank as an actress in every role I assume, even in this city.
The role of consoler is truly worthy of your large heart, and if you do not forbid me to hope--" said this modern Tartufe, approaching Eugenie little by little.
She doesn't accept the merely love-story, hearth-side role for women.
Phedre was her favourite role and I shall never forget her rendering of it: Ariane ma soeur!
But where our interests or our treaty commitments are not involved, our role will be limited.
The Federal Government will still have a large and vital role to play in achieving our national progress.
Government has a great role to play, but we must always make sure that our doctors will be working for their patients and not for the Federal Government.
I shall also deal with our defense and foreign policies, and with our new approaches to the role and structure of Government itself.
To insist that other nations play a role is not a retreat from responsibility; it is a sharing of responsibility.
It enjoys a prime role in the migration of this collection of stories to the West.
A worthy child of the ex-actress of the Michael Theatre, was this debutante cleverly playing a role long learned and often repeated?
Neptune, forgetting in his excitement that he was playing the role of King of the Sea.
There were men who might have been chosen as models in the role of Adonis; others who outvied in features the deepest Adelphi villain.
The most important representative of the latter and larger meaning was Karl Marx, who was called upon to play a decisive role in the founding of the International Working-Men's Association.
That an "Independent Working-Men's Party" as yet plays no role in England proves for the present nothing.
When he carefully dressed himself for the intellectual feast of Mademoiselle Delande's "refined collation," he dimly became aware that the role of unpaid bear leader to the Chicago girl simply amounted to being an unsalaried valet de place!
There was the murmur of confidential orders, and then Anson Anstruther with a bright smile dropped easily into the role of host.
It was easy to see that the frank, splendid young fellow was but awkwardly filling his role of polite inquisitor, for they talked shop a couple of hours over a bottle at the Club, and Hardwicke at last took his leave, no whit the wiser.
He had good gift of the world's gear, and now preferred the role of fox to lion.
You see, your role demanded a good deal more ability than you ever displayed in it, and it did not seem fitting that a very puritanical and priggish person should pose as me at Silverdale.
I hope you feel equal to playing the role with credit, because I wouldn't entrust my good fame to everybody.
Jenny (aside) My word, the little baggage plays her role charmingly.
There were husbands long before convents, and I hold the role of spouse is the most ancient, and the most currently fashionable and used--and the most to be followed in all methods.
Mountfort scored his first major success as an actor when he played the title role in Crowne's Sir Courtly Nice.
It is not intended to usurp the functions of the Legislative Yüan by fulfilling the role of a United States Congress, French Deputies and Senate, or a British Parliament.
Following from this involuntarily protective and insulating role of the Japanese forces is the constitutional theory of the Border Region.
Since a cloud of military secrecy covers the functions of the Council, some notion of its operation and working authority may be found by analogy with the role of the Central Political Council, which it has displaced.
Movement attempts the role of a municipal health campaign agency, a better business bureau, and a civic service club.
Without Sun Yat-sen in the background, it is altogether impossible to understand the role played by Chiang, or to resolve the contradiction between a state pledged to democracy and a leader over-loaded with power.
Another interesting interpretation of Generalissimo Chiang's role is found among the Communists.
It is difficult to appraise the roleof the Kuomintang without at the same time assessing the position of the government.
The veryrole of the Commission is indicative of the fact that the Kuomintang is trying to meet rivalry by patriotic competition and not by suppression.
Although its sphere of activity is wide, its roleas ratifier of the decisions of the Supreme National Defense Council reduces its plenary powers to a shadow.
I have been paying attention to the solid capitalists," replied Karozitch; "we have made our debut in the role of practical actors.
Her intellect, education, skill, resource, and innate tact made it possible for her everywhere to gain a footing in select aristocratic society, and to play by no means the least role there.
People of experience, accustomed to society and the ways of the great world, can often decide from the first minute the role which anyone is likely to play among them.
The crucial role of government, at whatever level, requires no elaboration.
The challenge to economic thinking is to accept unambiguously this purpose of development—and its own role in fostering creation of the means to achieve it.
To accord them any significant role would be to open the door to precisely those dogmatic influences that have nurtured social conflict and blocked human progress.
Given the vital role of economic activity in the advancement of civilization, visible evidence of the pace at which development is progressing will be the extent to which women gain access to all avenues of economic endeavor.
It will entirely transform the role of women at every level of society.
But it is wrong to invent things," she protested, dropping her irresponsible role to fight for the love of truth which was her Puritan birthright.
As for Eustace and Maud, their role in the comedy of Life had been touched with tragedy for some time past.
It was of no avail; so he caught up his rod and ran after her, leaving the idol to fulfil Miss Willina's role of sphinx.
In this custom therole of the sleeper was probably at one time sustained by a lad.
She loved to lead, and was extremely happy in her new role of training mistress.
I suppose it's Mr. Jordan's role to look quite disinterested and impartial," returned Kitty.
