Sentence examples for on blanche from inspiring English sources

The challenge for the actress taking on Blanche lies in fathoming her spiritual exhaustion, her paradoxical combination of backbone and collapse.

On Blanche's death (1441) her testament was found to direct Carlos not to use the royal titles without his father's consent.

Parker almost puts her own stamp on Blanche and proves her Broadway debut is a notable one.

Poulenc focuses on Blanche, the daughter of the kindly Marquis de la Force, who lives under threat from the revolutionaries.

Critics were impressed with Anderson's take on Blanche, the emotionally tempestuous southern belle generating friction with her sister and her husband.

And whereas previous "Streetcars" have tended to direct attention toward this play's Everest-like male challenge, the role of Blanche's hulking nemesis, Stanley Kowalski (which actors inevitably climb in the shadow of Marlon Brando), Rob Ashford's current production refocuses its attentions squarely on Blanche.

The role for which Ms. McClanahan is best known is that of Blanche Devereaux on the long-running television show "The Golden Girls," a series about four women of a certain age who are roommates.

Williams was supposed to have based the character of Blanche partially on his sister -- but even if he did, he understands women and desire better than most straight men I've met.

But it still takes "a brave museum" to give artists carte blanche on a show, particularly one headlining a renovation, said Massimiliano Gioni, artistic director of the Nicola Trussardi Foundation in Milan and head of special exhibitions at the New Museum.

Her heroine, Xiomara, is based on the character of Night Girl from Barbara Neely's novel "Blanche on the Lam," part of a mystery series for teenagers.

"The Kremlin closes its eyes on everything that Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov does, giving him total carte blanche on actions that are against the law," Ms. Lokshina said.