Provost (civil)
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Provost is a title held by the civic heads of local governments in Scotland. It is similar in use to the title of mayor in other parts of the English-speaking world.
Edinburgh City Council's Chamber. The Lord Provost of Edinburgh would sit in the chair in front of the statue, in the centre of the image.
Glasgow City Council's chamber. The Lord Provost of Glasgow would sit in the chair at the centre of the hemicycle, in the far-left of the image.
Measure for Measure
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Measure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604 and first performed in 1604. It was published in the First Folio of 1623.
Provost (civil)
…Shrewsbury, England, an important role is played by the town's Provost, a prominent shoemaker. The Provost plays an important role in William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. He is promoted at the end of the play. Bailie…
John Philip Kemble as Vincentio in the 1794 rendition of Measure for Measure
Claudio and Isabella (1850) by William Holman Hunt
Mariana (1851) by John Everett Millais
Pompey Bum, as he was portrayed by nineteenth-century actor John Liston