Marchbanks

But a letter reportedly signed by 13 other students in the class says Marchbanks was clearly using a figure of speech to present the documents that might "bomb" his career.

Faculty 2009

Which reminds me, in turn, of a marvelous line by Robertson Davies (writing as his equally marvelous alter ego Samuel Marchbanks): “When I pursue the shy nymph Pleasure with a blunderbuss, she inevitably eludes me.”

Zen and Learning « Tales from the Reading Room 2010

A spoiled and petulant poet from a rich family, Marchbanks has no real responsibilities, no real work to do, and is quite impressed with himself.

George Heymont: Laying a Clear Dramatic Foundation George Heymont 2011

A University of California, Davis, police declaration supporting the arrest of James Marchbanks describes the fear three students reportedly felt when he presented an envelope holding end-of-course evaluations by saying, "I have a bomb."

Faculty 2009

As a result of his uncontrollable surges of testosterone and poetic inspiration, Marchbanks has determined that Candida must choose whether to spend her future with her husband or himself.

George Heymont: Laying a Clear Dramatic Foundation George Heymont 2011

As they await Candida's arrival, Mr. Burgess and the much younger Ms. Garnett develop a keen dislike for each other, which is interrupted by the entrance of 18-year-old Eugene Marchbanks Nick Gabriel.

George Heymont: Laying a Clear Dramatic Foundation George Heymont 2011

However, it is Nick Gabriel's triumphant performance as Eugene Marchbanks that steals the show.

George Heymont: Laying a Clear Dramatic Foundation George Heymont 2011

Theirs is less a romance than a meeting of minds—it's clear that the temperature in the Morells' bedroom is on the tepid side—and so the arrival of Marchbanks Bobby Steggert, a young poet who falls hard for Candida, causes chaos at the parsonage.

George Bernard Shaw, With Passion Terry Teachout 2011

His Marchbanks is constantly vacillating between the determined newfound masculinity of a puppy trying to challenge a larger, older, and much bigger dog, and a kitten who has just been distracted by a shiny object.

George Heymont: Laying a Clear Dramatic Foundation George Heymont 2011

"The composer didn't follow any rules," said actor Bobby Steggert, who plays the poet Eugene Marchbanks.

A Victorian Drama—With Show Tunes Ellen Gamerman 2011