The King's Henchman
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The King's Henchman is an opera in three acts composed by Deems Taylor to an English language libretto by Edna St. Vincent Millay. The libretto is based on both legend and historical figures documente
The King's Henchman (1927), oil on canvas by N. C. Wyeth
Deems Taylor
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Scene from a 1948 production of the opera at Shimer College.
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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Edna St. Vincent Millay was an American lyrical poet and playwright. Millay was a renowned social figure and noted feminist in New York City during the Roaring Twenties and beyond. She also wrote pros
The King's Henchman
…The King's Henchman is an opera in three acts composed by Deems Taylor to an English language libretto by Edna St. Vincent Millay. The libretto is based on both legend and historical figures documented in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle including Edgar the Peaceful, Elfrida of Devon…
Millay, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933
Millay photographed by Arnold Genthe in 1914 in Mamaroneck, New York
Millay's 1923–24 home: 75+1⁄2 Bedford Street, Greenwich Village (2013 photo)
Millay, c. 1920