Rostand
[raws-tahn]
- Ed·mond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/, 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.
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Lovelorn Cyrano may not have exactly been a player, but Rostand certainly understood the game.
Historical Examples
After the reading Rostand dashed off as he had come, and for many weeks I saw no more of him.
The Ways of MenEliot Gregory
You remember, the evening Rostand was dining at the next table.
Oscar Wilde, Volume 2 (of 2)Frank Harris
In this way we profit by the vast labor and study which Rostand and Coquelin gave to the original production.
The Ways of MenEliot Gregory
Amid all this confusion Rostand alone remained cool and seemed unconscious of his victory.
The Ways of MenEliot Gregory
It appears that Rostand had been asked to register the birth of a friend's newly arrived son.
Toaster's HandbookPeggy Edmund and Harold W. Williams, compilers
Rostand
- Edmond (ɛdmɔ̃). 1868–1918, French playwright and poet in the romantic tradition; best known for his verse drama Cyrano de Bergerac (1897)
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