Beaumarchais
Americannoun
noun
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Even after access to his social media platform was cut off by the provider, Beaumarchais is accused of creating another account under a similar social media handle, according to prosecutors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2022
According to Beaumarchais, several “very young Americans” hissed at that scene, in protest of the apparent antislavery message.
From The New Yorker ● May 27, 2019
The quote from Beaumarchais, “I laugh at everything in order not to cry,” projected on the scrim at the start, should be a mantra for today’s opera composers: Write more comedies!
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2018
Rossini’s classic, based on the Beaumarchais play, receives a staging from the plucky Amore Opera company, directed by Nathan Hull.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2017
From French arsenals and other sources Beaumarchais got more than 200 cannon, 25,000 guns, 200,000 pounds of powder, about 20 brass mortars, and shoes, clothing, and tents for 25,000 men.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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