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Miss Ida
José Mendes, known professionally as Miss Ida, was an early 20th-century Goan theatre actor, singer, playwright, and female impersonator known for his work in ''tiatr'' productions during the early phase of ''tiatr''. Described as a "celebrated female impersonator on the ''tiatr'' stage" by writer Fausto V. Da Costa, Mendes was among the pioneering cross-gender actors who was instrumental in preserving the vitality of the Konkani ''tiatr'' (theatre) during a time when there was a shortage of female performers. Originating from the village of Calvim, Goa, Mendes began his career in the Konkani ''tiatr'' stage by portraying female roles. He later transitioned to singing duets with fellow Konkani artists and collaborated with Thomas Coogan, a Konkani composer and singer, forming a musical duo. Their work was featured in about 20–25 ''tiatrs''. The duets they recorded were aired on All India Radio after being recorded on Gramophone Company India. Mendes also ventured into playw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvim
Calvim is an island village situated in the Bardez sub-district or ''taluka'' of Goa. It is in the vicinity of the prominent Aldona village. Location Calvim comes under the Aldona village ''panchayat'', and is one of the two islands—Corjuem and Calvim-Ponolem—in this jurisdiction. In the vicinity but outside the island are a primary health centre, sub-health centre, Electricity Department and police outpost and a fish market. Calvim is one of the four areas with a bridge in the area, besides three at Corjuem, Church There is a church at Calvim. According to José Lourenço, the church of St Sebastian (São Sebastião) was elevated as a church in 1980, and has its feast on 15 May. It was originally a chapel built by Calvim islanders and erected on 2 December 1864. Later, it was rebuilt in 1934 and blessed on 24 January 1936. The chapel was filial to the Parish of Aldona, from where it was delinked in 1980, when it was converted into a new parish. The architectural style is Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valente Mascarenhas
Carmo Valeriano "Valente" Mascarenhas (16 November 1925 – 23 August 1999) was an Indian actor, singer, composer, playwright, theatre director, and former make-up artist known for his work in Hindi, Konkani films, television, ''tiatr'' productions, and folk plays. Early life Carmo Valeriano Mascarenhas was born on 16 November 1925 in Guirim, Goa, which was part of Portuguese India during the Portuguese Empire, into a Goan Catholic family. He was the youngest of four children. He had three brothers: Rofino (born 1921), Leonardo (born 1917), and Jermeno (born 1915). They were born to Lourenco Caetano Mascarenhas, a landlord from Sangolda, Goa, and Maria Aninha Pascoala Mascarenhas, a homemaker. During his childhood, Mascarenhas made the transition to Bombay (present-day Mumbai) at the age of 12. His educational journey led him to Barretto High School in Cavel, followed by enrollment at Propriety High School. Throughout his time in school, Mascarenhas exhibited a flair for pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actors From North Goa District
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
