Banner (playing card) Banner (playing card) The Banner is a playing card used in Swiss-suited cards. In German, "" means “flag” or “banner” and is pronounced . It is grammatically neuter and its plural is the same: Banner. In German-speaking Switzerland, to the east of the Brünig-Napf-Reuss line (the German-speaking part of Switzerland corresponding to the centre and east of the country), the most popular card deck is a pack of 36 cards with the Swiss suit symbols of Acorns, Bells, Roses and Shields and numbered as follows: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or Banner, Unter, Ober, King and Deuce". While the pip
Curse of the Starving Class Curse of the Starving Class Curse of the Starving Class is a play by Sam Shepard, considered the first of a series on family tragedies. Some critics consider it part of a Family Trilogy that includes "Buried Child" (1979) and "True West" (1980). Others consider it part of a quintet that includes "Fool for Love" (1983) and "A Lie of the Mind" (1985). The play was commissioned by Joseph Papp and premiered in London in 1977 before playing at Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival in 1978. The play was initially produced in London at the Royal Court Theatre on April