Sheridan
Sheridan is a surname of Irish origin, now also used as a given name for both sexes.
The playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan wrote *The Rivals* and *The School for Scandal*.
Civil War general Philip Sheridan led Union cavalry.
The name also belongs to cities in Wyoming and other western states.
Work meant to amuse
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
- satireMockery exposing vice
- witClever, inventive humor
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
stagecraft · dramaturgy · Drury Lane · repertoire · troupe · rehearsal · audience · performance
Countrymen fighting countrymen
- cavalryMounted military force
- UnionNamed political entity
- ShenandoahAppalachian river and park
- generalWidespread, not specialized
commander · campaign · battlefield · infantry · Winchester · Appomattox · raid · tactics
comedy
Work meant to amuse
dialogue · stagecraft · dramaturgy · Drury Lane · repertoire · troupe · rehearsal · audience · performance · director
Civil War
Countrymen fighting countrymen
- cavalryMounted military force
- UnionNamed political entity
- ShenandoahAppalachian river and park
general · commander · campaign · battlefield · infantry · Winchester · Appomattox · raid · tactics · engagement
Wyoming
Cowboy State
Colorado · boulevard · avenue · square · theater · neighborhood · road · district
rhetoric
Art of persuasive language
- speechesFormal spoken presentations
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- WhigAnti-monarchist political faction
statesman · eloquence · impeachment · Hastings · Burke · Fox · Pitt · debate · oratory · politics
- Montcalm CountyGreenville, Stanton, Carson City, Lakeview, McBride
- Wyoming TownsCasper, Douglas, Gillette, Midwest, Bill
- Irish SurnamesO'Brien, Murphy, Kelly, O'Neill, O'Connor
- Rocky Mountain WestWyoming, Montana, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, cowboys
- Sci-Fi CharactersLuke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Yoda, Princess Leia, Chewbacca
- U.S. GeneralsEisenhower, Patton, MacArthur, Grant, Lee
SheridanRobert E. Lee