A hemmema was a type of
warship built for the Swedish
archipelago fleet and the Russian
Baltic Navy in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It was designed by Swedish naval architect
Fredrik Henrik af Chapman in collaboration with
Augustin Ehrensvärd, commander of the archipelago fleet. The hemmema was a specialized vessel for use in the shallow waters and narrow passages that surround the thousands of islands and islets extending from the Swedish capital of
Stockholm into the
Gulf of Finland. It replaced the
galley as a coastal warship since it had better crew accommodations, was more seaworthy and heavily outgunned even the largest galleys. It could be propelled by either sails or oars but was still smaller and more maneuverable than most sailing warships, which made it suitable for operations in the confined waters. The 12 hemmemas that were built served on both sides of the
Russo-Swedish War of 1788–90 and the
Finnish War of 1808–09. (
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The English comic actor
Dan Leno (1860–1904) appeared in 27 theatrical productions during his 40-year career. These, together with his comic
music hall acts, earned him wide popularity during the
Victorian and
Edwardian eras. He excelled in
pantomime, particularly at the
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane where he appeared in the
Dame role every Christmas from 1888 to his death in 1904. He began performing as a child and became a champion
clog dancer. From his teen years, he was a star in music hall throughout Britain. His debut in pantomime came in 1865 in the
Liverpool festive production Fortunatus; or, The Magic Wishing Cap, as a juvenile
clown. His theatrical performances in pantomime and
burlesque matured over the next 20 years, and he received much praise for his first performance at Drury Lane in Babes in the Wood. He starred in a further 15 pantomimes there, for which he received much acclaim and became the most popular comic performer in the theatre's history. His last pantomime at Drury Lane was Humpty Dumpty, which was staged 10 months before his death. (Full list...)
Bacchus and Ariadne is an
oil painting on canvas completed by
Titian between 1522 and 1523. One of a cycle of paintings on mythological subjects produced for
Alfonso d'Este, the Duke of
Ferrara, it depicts the god
Bacchus falling in love with
Ariadne after she has been deserted by her lover
Theseus. Behind Bacchus is a procession of revelers in a chariot drawn by two
cheetahs. The painting now hangs in the
National Gallery in
London.
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