Crossword clues for svengali
svengali
- "Trilby" hypnotist
- Sinister mentor
- Sinister manipulator
- Hypnotist of fiction
- Fictional hypnotist
- Sinister guru
- One who dominates another by sheer force of personality
- Mesmeric manipulator
- Manipulative mentor
- Malevolent manipulator
- Evil person — leavings (anag)
- Evil manipulator
- Evil hypnotist in Trilby
- Epitome of an evil manipulator
- Bad influence
- Sinister, manipulative type
- "Trilby" character
- George du Maurier's controlling character
- Mistress finally leaving terrible control freak
- Manipulative type lives corruptly around north Georgia
- Sinister controller
- Notorious influencer against returning non-British resident of Bangladesh
- Person who tries to force another to do his bidding
- Person exerting sinister control over another
- Evil hypnotist of fiction
- Manipulative type
- Crafty manipulator
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"one who exerts controlling or mesmeric influence on another," 1914, from hypnotist character of that name in the novel "Trilby" (1894) by George Du Maurier.
Wiktionary
n. One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.
Wikipedia
Svengali is a fictional character in George du Maurier's 1895 novel Trilby. Svengali is a Jewish man who seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young English girl, and makes her a famous singer.
Svengali is a live album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist Gil Evans, recorded in 1973 by Evans with an orchestra featuring Ted Dunbar, Howard Johnson, David Sanborn, Billy Harper, Richard Williams, Trevor Koehler, and Hannibal Marvin Peterson. The name of the album is an anagram for Gil Evans.
Svengali is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama/ horror film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The film stars John Barrymore and co-stars Marian Marsh. It was directed by Archie Mayo and the screenplay was written by J. Grubb Alexander. It is based on the gothic horror novel Trilby (1894) by George du Maurier. The film was originally released on May 22, 1931. Warner Brothers was so pleased by the box office on this film that the studio hurriedly reteamed Barrymore and Marsh for another horror film The Mad Genius, released on November 7, 1931. The region 1 DVD of Svengali was released on October 17, 2000 by the Roan Group.
Svengali is a musical with a book and lyrics by Gregory Boyd and music by Frank Wildhorn. It is based on the 1894 novel Trilby by George du Maurier.
The title character in this Gothic tale is a vocal coach who uses hypnotism to transform the tone-deaf Trilby into an acclaimed singer and steals her away from Little Billie, a sculptor for whom she has posed. At first the girl can remember nothing about her past, but as her memory slowly returns, she attempts to break free from her possessive mentor.
The musical has been staged twice, both times with Chuck Wagner as Svengali and Linda Eder (Wildhorn's then future, now ex-wife) as Trilby. It premiered at the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas in April 1991 and won the Alton Jones Foundation Award for New American Musicals. It was then produced at the Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, Florida in October 1991 through November 2, 1991.
The director was Gregory Boyd. The scenic design by Jerome Sirlin used a bank of slide projectors, creating "enigmatic images against the backdrop of the stage: the pensive face of a young woman, gargoyles, a cafe scene, brilliant color fields of red, blue, green and gold." The costumes were by Jane Suttell and lighting by Howell Binkley. The cast featured Philip Hoffman, Molly Scott as Zou Zou.
Of it Wildhorn has said, "It was great working on it and I hope it will have its day."
Although a complete cast album has not been released, three of the show's songs have been recorded. Danny de Munk and Vera Mann dueted on "So Slowly" for his CD Danny, and Eder included "If He Never Said Hello" and "Vole Mon Ange" on her 2003 release Storybook.
Svengali is a character in George du Maurier's 1895 novel Trilby.
Svengali may also refer to:
Svengali is a 1954 British drama film directed by Noel Langley and starring Hildegard Knef, Donald Wolfit and Terence Morgan. A svengali hypnotises an artist's model into becoming a great opera singer, but she struggles to escape from his powers. It was based on the novel Trilby by George Du Maurier.
Donald Wolfit was a last minute replacement for actor Robert Newton, who left three weeks into filming, and can still be seen in some long shots.
Amongst the end credits is the acknowledgment: "The producer expresses his grateful appreciation for the magnificent singing voice of Madame Elizabeth Schwarzkopf."
Svengali is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Paul Wegener, Anita Dorris and André Mattoni. It is an adaptation of the novel Trilby by the British writer George Du Maurier about an artist's model who falls under the spell of a mysticist who turns her into a leading opera singer.
Svengali is a 2013 British film from Root Films, directed by John Hardwick and written by Jonny Owen. The film stars Martin Freeman, Vicky McClure, Matt Berry, Michael Socha, Michael Smiley and Natasha O'Keeffe.
Usage examples of "svengali".
He went by the name of Svengali, and spoke fluent French with a German accent and humorous German twists and idioms, and his voice was very thin and mean and harsh, and often broke into a disagreeable falsetto.
Taffy jumped out of his bath, such a towering figure of righteous Herculean wrath that Svengali was appalled, and fled.
And you shall see nothing, hear nothing, think of nothing but Svengali, Svengali, Svengali!
He forgets that there is a fellow called Svengali for the world to talk about!
There is a little ugly gray building there, and inside are eight slanting slabs of brass, all of a row, like beds in a school dormitory, and one fine day you shall lie asleep on one of those slabs--you, Drilpy, who would not listen to Svengali, and therefore lost him!
Madame Svengali intends to make her first appearance in Paris that very evening, at nine punctually, in the Cirque des Bashibazoucks, Rue St.
But Svengali merely turned round and bowed--there were to be no encores that night.
La Svengali chose to make her debut before the most critical audience in the world!
La Svengali appeared, the world had only known apples--Catalanis, Jenny Linds, Crisis, Albonis, Pattis!
Little Billee remembered there was such a person as Svengali in the world, and recalled his little flexible flageolet!
La Svengali, who accepts no encores, has to bow for nearly five minutes, standing amid a sea of flowers.
She was to have sung sooner, but it seems some hitch has occurred--a quarrel between Monsieur Svengali and his first violin, who is a very important person.
Stereoscopic Company in Regent Street, gazing at presentments of Madame Svengali in all sizes and costumes.
I have been able to discover, the row between Svengali and his first violin had occurred at a rehearsal in Drury Lane Theatre.
The only living soul that Svengali could trust was the old Jewess who lived with them--his relative--but even she had come to love the pupil as much as the master.