Richard Gere Richard Gere Richard Tiffany Gere (IPA: , pronunciation respelling: ; born August 31, 1949) is an American actor. He began in films in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" (1977) and a starring role in "Days of Heaven" (1978). He came to prominence with his role in the film "American Gigolo" (1980), which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol. He went on to star in many well-received films, including "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982), "The Cotton Club" (1984), "Pretty Woman" (1990), "Primal Fear" (1996), "Runaway Bride" (1999), "I'm Not There"
Four Plays in One most masque-like, even to the point of featuring an anti-masque. Since Ben Jonson effectively invented the anti-masque in "The Masque of Queens," which was performed and published early in 1609, it seems unlikely that "Four Plays in One" could be earlier than that. As its title indicates, "Four Plays in One" is composed of a quartet of short plays; it takes the form of an "Induction" that sets up a frame play, followed by four plays-within-a-play, titled "The Triumph of Honor, The Triumph of Love, The Triumph of Death," and "The Triumph of Time." These dramatic techniques were rare but