After Marius' debut in Nantes, France, in 1838, he danced in Belgium, France, and the United States (he appeared in New York City in 1839) before accepting an engagement in Spain, where he gathered material for ballets later produced in Russia.
Working their way back to the Midwest, the disheartened team accepted an engagement on a bill in New Castle, Pennsylvania, where the manager asked Hope as a favor to come out after the last act and announce the next week's entertainment.
Formby lost the case: his plea of ill-health was compromised by his accepting an engagement elsewhere at the same time.
After 26 years of not making night club appearances, Como accepted an engagement at the International Hotel in Las Vegas in June 1970, which also resulted in his first "live" album, Perry Como in Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas.
I blithely accept a speaking engagement in the Netherlands.
"But I do everything I can not to accept a speaking engagement out of town in January," Mark says.
Mr. Stimac and Mr. Rosenstock, whose title here is executive director, also aspire to bring artists to White Plains, Nyack and Queens who would normally not accept a brief engagement at one regional theater.
Each day, I simply asked myself if I felt in my heart whether my choices, whether big (should we move to the suburbs?) or small (should I accept a speaking engagement which keeps me out past bedtime?), were in the best interests of my children and my family.
In 2000 Kaufmann accepted a permanent position with the Zürich Opera, which not only afforded him the opportunity to master a variety of roles but also allowed him enough time to accept an array of engagements abroad.
After a year of study in Milan, Cary overcame her moral misgivings about opera and accepted an operatic engagement in Copenhagen, where she made her debut in January 1868 in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera.
