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Thomas Batchelor (poet)
Thomas Batchelor may refer to: * Thomas Batchelor (writer) (1775–1838), English farmer, author on dialect and agriculture, and poet * Tommy Batchelor (born 1995), American dancer See also * Thomas Batchelor House {{hndis, Batchelor, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Batchelor (writer)
Thomas Batchelor (1775–1838) was an English farmer, writer on dialect, agriculture and poet. Life Batchelor was born at Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, into a farming family, the son of Joseph Batchelor and his wife Ann Brandon. The Batchelors from 1792 were tenant farmers at Boughton End. The family finances were difficult, and Batchelor, though not highly educated, sought an income from writing. Initially he was a poet, published in ''The Monthly Mirror'' in 1801, and with a book ''Village Scenes'' appearing in 1804. He wrote agricultural articles under the name "Bedfordshire". Language study In studying dialect, Batchelor followed orthoepy, and documented the Great Vowel Shift. He has been praised by Arne Zettersten, in particular for his independence of thought. He did take something from the works of John Walker. He concentrated on the Bedfordshire dialect, publishing in 1807 two works on orthoepy, one concerned with the dialect, bound together. They met with criticism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Batchelor
Tommy Batchelor is an American theatre performer from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.BWW News Des"Photo Flash: Tommy Batchelor Joins Billy Elliot"broadwayworld.com, March 24, 2009 Career Batchelor began his training at the age of four at the Dance Factory in Minnesota. Batchelor began his dancing career with two productions of The Nutcracker. Both of Batchelor's performances occurred with the Miami City Ballet in 2006 and 2010. After his successful audition, Batchelor was cast in the part of "Billy" in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot: The Musical. Batchelor played his first performance on February 10, 2009. He played the Part of Billy until December 11, 2009. Batchelor left the Broadway production to reprise his role as "Billy" at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. Batchelor performed in Chicago as Billy between March 19, 2010 and October 10, 2010. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |