Duse

[ doo-zey; Italian doo-ze ]

noun

1. E·le·o·no·ra [el-ee-, uh, -, nawr, -, uh, e-le-aw-, naw, -, r, ah], 1859–1924, Italian actress.

Duse

/ ˈduːze /

noun

1. DuseEleonora18581924FItalianTHEATRE: actress Eleonora (ˌɛlɪəˈnɔːrə). 1858–1924, Italian actress, noted as a tragedienne

Example Sentences

When Duse once looked at the stage before the curtain rose, she found a statue in the supposed room.

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Here she saw Eleanora Duse, the great actress, whose impersonations made a great impression on the young singer.

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Art was art, of course, but she was no Duse, and she didn't care to be the object of such public passion.

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Signora Duse has this immunity, but she has a far nobler deliverance from vanities, in her own peculiar distance and dignity.

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Has any one yet fully understood how her liberty in this respect gives to the art of Signora Duse room and action?

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