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Captain drops his gun, and staggers down the stage, L.H. During this Tuckey is seen swimming to the boatgets into it, pulls up anchor, and paddles away L.H. Jack comes from the rock and approaches the Captain, who endeavors to defend himself.
Obi Pantomime Act I, Obi, Praxis Series, Romantic Circles 2002
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Vincent further drew Tuckey from the on-stage crowd and had him put the rifle down in exchange for a new cultural role in the future where s/he would speak the truth, still a trickster, about the multiple and complex lives of African-Americans through different stages in their history.
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Cross-dressed roles, such as Tuckey, played by a woman, and the Obi Woman, played by a man, were also common at this time, as were "breeches" roles for young women like Rosain order to show off their legs!
Introduction 2002
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Dick Tuckey Ipswich, Suffolk• Good to see the BBC is beginning to cut itself down to size Report, 23 March.
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I suppose one never knows, but not sure I can see Tuckey, Minchin and Abbott joining the Nats and the resistance to that another rift- maker between nats and libs in itself.
Cheeseburger Gothic » Behold the awesome power of a fully operational Instrument! 2009
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You just know that Tuckey would be into this, however he may easily be overstimulated.
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Tuckey extends this fluid status by becoming a vocal critic of race relations during the one big scene focussed entirely on him.
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Planter approves their conductshakes them by the hand, and they go off, R.H. preceded by Tuckey.
Obi Pantomime Act I, Obi, Praxis Series, Romantic Circles 2002
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Captain and Tuckey creep round to L.H. Captain fires, and the bird fallsTuckey runs up to get the birdCaptain turns from the rock to load his gun, when Jack springs up and throws Tuckey from the top of the rock into the sea.
Obi Pantomime Act I, Obi, Praxis Series, Romantic Circles 2002
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“Crocodiles,” says Captain Tuckey, “are so plentiful in the Congo, near the rapids, and so frequently carry off the women, who at daylight go down to the river for water, that, while they are filling their calabashes, one of the party is usually employed in throwing large stones into the water outside.”
A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries 2004
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