title: The Mavis Bramston Show

abstract: The Mavis Bramston Show was a weekly Australian television satirical sketch comedy revue series which aired on the Seven Network from 1964 to 1968. Mavis was created, written, and co-produced by Carol Raye, who also starred in it and was inspired by the British TV satirical revue TV shows of the period, most notably That Was The Week That Was and Not Only... But Also. The series was the first successful venture in this genre on Australian television. At its peak it was one of the most popular, albeit controversial, Australian TV programs of its time and it propelled many of the "classic" cast to national stardom, including its three original stars: Raye, British expatriate comedian Gordon Chater, and Barry Creyton, as well as the series mascot portrayed by Maggie Dence.

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# The Mavis Bramston Show

***The Mavis Bramston Show*** was a weekly Australian television satirical sketch comedy revue series which aired on the Seven Network from 1964 to 1968. Mavis was created, written, and co-produced by Carol Raye, who also starred in it and was inspired by the British TV satirical revue TV shows of the period, most notably *That Was The Week That Was* and *Not Only... But Also*.

The series was the first successful venture in this genre on Australian television. At its peak it was one of the most popular, albeit controversial, Australian TV programs of its time and it propelled many of the "classic" cast to national stardom, including its three original stars: Raye (who was already a major star in England as a film star), British expatriate comedian Gordon Chater, and Barry Creyton, as well as the series mascot portrayed by Maggie Dence.

## Cultural impact

*The Mavis Bramston Show* had a huge impact in Australia in the mid-1960s, heightened because of its unique place in the history of the Australian television industry. Australian television broadcasting since its inception in 1956 had rapidly become dominated by the socio-economic influence of the United States, and according to "The Vincent Report" in 1963 on the Australian media industry, it found that 97% of drama broadcast locally between 1956 and 1963 was produced in the US.

At least 80% of Australian TV programming by the early 1960s was sourced from the United States, and American TV series were consistently listed amongst the top-rated shows.

The few programmes that were made locally were usually low-cost copies of either proven American talk-variety or quiz show formats.

The absence of government-mandated local content regulations meant Australian TV producers faced enormous challenges in trying to compete against imported American (and to a lesser extent British programs), which benefited from high budgets, an international talent pool, and huge economies of scale, thanks to their large domestic audiences and established worldwide distribution networks. These advantages were further enhanced by the fact that American producers and networks offered Australian channels attractive discount rates on bundled programming.

Despite the overwhelming dominance of imported programming, local production gradually increased in the mid-1960s for several reasons—the licensing of a third network in major cities (which ultimately became Network 10), the introduction of videotape technology (which permitted pre-recording and editing, and reduced production costs) and the enforcement of local production quotas on TV advertising, which helped to foster a local skill-base.

## Mavis Bramston

Mavis Bramston debuted only months after Crawford Productions landmark police procedural drama *Homicide*. Bramston demonstrated both that it was possible to make satirical TV comedy in Australia, featuring Australian issues and characters, and that there was a significant audience for such a show. As the first Australian-produced TV comedy series to become a national success with both critics and viewers alike, it is therefore considered a milestone in the development of Australian television. Many at the time expected that this honour would go to Graham Kennedy's variety series *In Melbourne Tonight*, which, although hugely popular in its home city, did not become a fully-fledged national hit until 1969. Writer Hugh Stuckey opined that this was in part because IMT faced strong competition from the shows it followed, the top-rating American variety series *The Perry Como Show* and *The Andy Williams Show*.

*Mavis Bramston* grew out of the recent local theatrical tradition of topical satirical revue—most notably the popular revues staged at Sydney's Phillip Street Theatre in the 1950s and 1960s  but it was also strongly influenced by the British satire boom and especially by the contemporary British TV satirical comedy series *That Was The Week That Was* and *Not Only... But Also*.

## Cast members

### The character of Mavis Bramston

The in-joke of the series was that the title character "face" and mascot of the series only ever appeared in the opening credits, however she would tour as the character making public appearances.

| Face | Tenure |
| --- | --- |
| Maggie Dence (AM) | Dence was officially the character of "Mavis", however she did not appear in the first five episodes. A noted stage performer, she would later go on to appear in sitcom *Kingswood Country* and in numerous dramatic roles in soap opera/series. |
| Noeline Brown (OAM) | Brown was the original face and mascot of the series, but left the role to work in England. Upon returning to Australia however, Brown became a regular performer on the show. |

### Original cast

Note: The cast was made up of the three regular stars and had a regular rotating guest line-up

| Actor | Tenure | Notes | Ref |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carol Raye (AM) | 1964—1965, 1967, 1968 | British-born dancer, singer, and film star, who after working in Kenya and then emigrating to Australia, appeared in theatre. Ray devised the series, wrote and produced the pilot, and was one of the regular screenwriters and co-producer alongside Michael Plant. She worked on the show alongside David Sale, Nan Whitcomb, and Barbara Angell, and was an original cast member alongside expat British-performer Gordon Chater and newcomer Barry Creyton. She would later feature in the series Number 96, written by Sale. |  |
| Gordon Chater (AM) | 1964—65 (original cast member) | Chater was a British-born actor and comedian who migrated from England to Australia in the late 1940s, and was a prominent star in both theatre and radio. He went on to appear in the equally successful *My Name's McGooley* and was awarded the Gold Logie. The series also featured his future McGooley co-star Judi Farr. |
| Barry Creyton | 1964—66 | Australian-born actor, singer, and writer, who came to prominence in theatre, most notably at The Phillip Street Theatre in revue and The Music Hall Theatre Restaurant. |
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## Notable cast

| Name | Tenure | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reg Livermore (AO) |  |  |
| Hazel Phillips (OAM) | 1965—1968 |  |
| Miriam Karlin | 1965 | Replaced original star Carol Raye |
| Ronnie Stevens | 1965—1966 | British actor, replaced original star Gordon Chater |
| Barbara Angell | 1966—1968 | Angell also worked as a screenwriter on the series and commonly used the pen name Angela Barr |
| Andonia Katsoras | 1966—1968 |  |
| Judi Farr | 1965 | Various characters |
| June Salter | 1965—1967 | Appeared in pilot |
| Johnny Lockwood |  | Actor and comedian |
| Ron Frazer | 1966—1967 | Actor and comedian |

## Other cast and guests

The *Mavis* cast, which changed considerably over its three-year run, initially featured many imported or expatriate British alongside experienced Australian actors such as John Bluthal who was becoming well known in Britain, and Australian performers who were relative newcomers to TV but who, between them however, had decades of experience in theatre, cabaret and revue and music.

During its three-year run, other regular cast members and guests included singer Bryan Davies (1964), comic and (wife of Bobby Limb) Dawn Lake, as well as Neva Carr Glyn (1966), June Thody (1966) and Peter Reeves (1967) Barbara Wyndon and Al Thomas guest starred in some episodes.

Among the crew was a young production assistant, Peter Weir, who went on to become one of Australia's best-known and most successful film directors.

## Show's title

There are several versions of the source of the ironic joke behind the show's title. The most frequently quoted account is that it derived from an Australian theatrical expression. The nickname "Mavis Bramstons" mocked a phenomenon common at that time on the Australian stage. In the years after World War II, overseas actors (many of whom who were considered second-rate or well past their best) were often imported to star in local productions, even though there were local performers available who were as good or better than their overseas counterparts. One of the most famous examples of this trend was the "discovery" of actress and singer Jill Perryman; while understudying the much-loved Evie Hayes for the lead role in a 1953 production of the musical *Call Me Madam*, Perryman was able to make her critical breakthrough after Evie Hayes was sidelined by illness. Hayes and Perryman became great friends. Hayes later appeared as Perryman's mother in *Funny Girl*.

The stock persona of an imported second-rate actress became the central conceit of the series. The opening scene of each episode showed "Mavis", now brought to life as a parodic character, arriving at Sydney airport to be greeted by the waiting press; the irony was that although the show was called *The Mavis Bramston Show*, this was the only scene in which she appeared. Noeline Brown played the eponymous Mavis in the pilot and the first five shows.

Maggie Dence, however became the "face" of the series; she regularly featured in press articles and on magazine covers and was widely employed by the show's sponsor, Ampol, making well-attended promotional appearances all over the country.

## Creation and development

The show's creator and original co-star, Carol Raye, had enjoyed considerable success in the UK as an actor, singer and dancer, followed by a stint working for the national TV service in Kenya (where her husband worked for the Colonial Veterinary Service). In 1964 the couple had decided to emigrate to Australia, arriving in March of that year. Raye had asked friends in Britain for contacts in the Australian TV industry and this led to a meeting with (Sir) Charles Moses, then the General Manager of the ABC. He suggested that she should try her luck with Sydney commercial station ATN-7 and gave her a letter of introduction to Seven's general manager, James Oswin. That meeting was successful and Raye became one of the first female TV executives in Australia—she was appointed as Oswin's assistant in "Matters of Live Programming" and was given an office and a brief to watch local television and come up with ideas for new programs.

Inspired by the BBC's *That Was The Week That Was*, Raye suggested a show based on TW3's format of topical satire, and although initially skeptical, Oswin agreed and allocated a budget of AU£1500 for pilot episode. Raye then set about recruiting performers to fill the roles of TW3's stars Millicent Martin, Bernard Levin and David Frost. By chance, she had also been given an introduction to Gordon Chater, who immediately accepted her offer on the expectation that the new show would be a TV version of the famous Phillip St Revues, in which he had been starring.

During this period, Raye was also drafted in to help develop a show to be sponsored by the Bradmill textile company, and she was taken to The Music Hall at Neutral Bay, a popular theatre-restaurant presenting Victorian-style comedy-melodramas that featured considerable audience interaction. The show Raye saw that evening, *The Evil That Men Do*, co-starred the Music Hall's resident Villain and Villainess, Barry Creyton and Noeline Brown. Raye was impressed with Creyton's looks, his urbane style and his skills in handling the often rowdy Music Hall audiences, and immediately knew she had found her second co-star. Soon after this, Noeline Brown met the show's co-producer, Michael Plant at a party and he offered her the part of Mavis in the pilot episode.

To develop the script, Raye hired a team of writers including James Fishburn (who also acted as Executive Producer), John Mackellar, David Sale (who went on to write for the hugely popular 1970s soap opera *Number 96*), actor-writer Jon Finlayson (who had written a successful intimate revue in Melbourne with Barbara Angell), Melvyn Morrow (a writer of revues and later Director of Drama at Stonyhurst College and writer of *A Song to Sing, O*) and Ken Shadie, who had begun writing comedy sketches while working in Seven's engineering department; he also later wrote for *Number 96* and co-wrote the script of the hit Paul Hogan film *Crocodile Dundee*.

At this stage Raye was intending to work only as the show's producer, and she still needed to find a female lead; Chater suggested June Salter (who agreed to a guest appearance in the pilot) and they also approached Judi Farr and several other actresses, but all were tied up with other work and could not commit to the lead role. Chater finally suggested that Raye should do the pilot herself, for fear that Seven would lose interest in the show and cancel, and although she was not keen to perform and co-produce, Raye agreed to do it.

## Pilot episode and early shows, 1964

The production team needed to find a proper name for the new show (its working title was *The Late Show*) and, as noted above, the final choice was inspired by their desire to satirise the cultural cringe that prevailed in Australian theatre.

The name "Mavis Bramston" was suggested by Jon Finlayson, who cited an old Melbourne theatre tradition in which "an actress who's really daggy or over the top, or up herself" was nicknamed a "Mavis Bramston". With this in mind, they came up with the idea of having a purported actress from England who is ostensibly brought in to star in the show, but in fact makes only a brief appearance.

During rehearsals it was decided that the show would open with Barry Creyton's song "Togetherness", which he had originally written for a Phillip St revue called *At It Again*; there were also topical songs with lyrics by David Sale and music by Seven's resident musical director Tommy Tycho. It was filmed at the Macquarie Theatrette in Pitt Street, Sydney with Raye, Chater, Creyton, Brown and a guest appearance by June Salter.

The show opened with a heavily made-up Noeline Brown (as Mavis) in a mock interview with Jon Finlayson after which she performed a (deliberately awful) song-and-dance routine. The sketches included topical items about then Prime Minister Robert Menzies and the *Voyager* disaster; *Oz* co-editor Richard Walsh provided an "Oz News" segment; Gordon Chater performed his popular slapstick routine, in which he performed a comic monologue while covering himself with food then squirting the resulting mess off with a soda siphon; there was also a serious interlude with a reading of a poem written by Kath Walker, later known as Oodgeroo Noonuccal. The show concluded with the cast singing "Friends and Neighbours" off-camera, while footage of mob violence, war scenes and Ku Klux Klan rallies was played on screen.

The appearance of Richard Walsh is notable because it established an explicit link between *Mavis* and the Sydney satirical magazine *Oz*, which at that time was the subject of a highly publicized censorship controversy. The three *Oz* co-editors—Walsh, Richard Neville and Martin Sharp – had recently been charged with producing an obscene publication, relating to satirical articles and photographs published in the magazine's early editions. In September 1964 the trio was found guilty of the obscenity charges, and there was a major public outcry when presiding magistrate Gerald Locke SM sentenced Walsh and Neville to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. When *Mavis* premiered the "Oz Three" were preparing their appeal against the verdict (which was ultimately quashed).

The Oz-Mavis connection was reinforced on 15 November, four days after the pilot aired, when the *Mavis* stars appeared at the Sydney University Theatre as part of a benefit to raise money for the *Oz* defence appeal. They performed a parody song entitled "Poof The Tragic Queen", which sent up the folk-song staple "Puff, the Magic Dragon". The benefit also featured radical Sydney proto-punk band The Missing Links and *Homicide* star Leonard Teale, who recited a "surfie" parody of Banjo Paterson's *Clancy of the Overflow*.

The *Mavis* pilot was broadcast on ATN-7 (in Sydney only) on 11 November 1964 and it was an immediate success, with the Sydney *Sun* newspaper praising it as "... a fresh new show" that brought "authentic, biting, saucy, swinging satire to ATN". The film recording of the pilot episode survived and is now preserved in the collection of the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra.

Seven soon announced that they were commissioning a series, which was mostly directed by David Cahill and Hugh Taylor. It was evident that the chemistry between the three stars was a crucial factor in its success, so Seven insisted that Raye should continue as co-star, whereas she had hoped to find a permanent female lead to replace her, so she could concentrate on production; as a compromise, Seven agreed to ease her workload by appointing Michael Plant as co-producer.

Five more episodes were made during late 1964, but these were screened in Sydney and Canberra only; the Collection database of the National Film and Sound Archive suggests that only three of these first six episodes have survived.

Noeline Brown made a brief weekly appearance as Mavis in these first shows, but she soon tired of the one-joke role and was reluctant to take on the promotional duties required. Seven wanted her to retain her, but Brown intended to go to England and since Seven had neglected to sign her to a contract, she left the show, to be replaced by actress Maggie Dence, although she returned to the series after her visit to the UK.

## National breakthrough, 1965

*Mavis* was an immediate success in New South Wales and this was replicated when it was broadcast nationally from early 1965. It created a media sensation and at its peak it became the highest-rating Australian TV series ever made up to that time, pulling in unprecedented 59% of the viewing audience. Capping its ratings success, the series won the 1965 Logie Award for "Best New Show".

The popularity of *The Mavis Bramston Show* quickly became the stuff of legend – it is said that Qantas pilots tried to re-arrange their schedules to be home on Wednesdays for the weekly broadcast, and in the national capital Canberra local businesses reputedly contacted Seven, asking them to reschedule the show, because it clashed with late-night shopping and revenues were falling as a result of its popularity. Around 45 episodes were produced during 1965; fortunately the majority have survived and these are now archived in the NFSA collection.

*Mavis* almost immediately attracted controversy, but this only served to heighten its notoriety. Some local stations censored 'blasphemous' words and the term "kin oath" (a contraction of the Australian expletive "fuckin' oath") and in March 1965 Sydney Catholic clergyman Bishop Thomas Muldoon publicly announced that he intended to sell his shares in Ampol because it sponsored such an 'immoral' show. When one of the stars was quizzed by the press about the furore, they expressed surprise that a bishop would own shares, but this immediately generated more banner headlines declaring "Actor insults Bishop". According to Noeline Brown it was Barry Creyton who made the remark but another source quotes Gordon Chater as saying that he made the comment.

When the show went national Carol Raye quickly found that juggling performance and production with the demands of raising a young family were becoming too much, so Seven agreed to recruit a co-producer; on Gordon Chater's suggestion they hired Michael Plant, who had started out writing scripts for radio star Grace Gibson before moving to Los Angeles, where he worked in film and TV. He was also an experienced journalist, which assisted with the topical nature of the show's humour.

Despite the addition of a co-producer, Raye was soon exhausted by the frantic pace and she left the series midway through 1965. At this stage Seven still felt it necessary to import talent from the UK, and her place was taken by British TV star Miriam Karlin, who was well known for her role as the gravel-voiced, chain-smoking shop steward in the popular BBC sitcom *The Rag Trade*. In 1966, when Chater departed, Seven brought in British actor-comedian Ronnie Stevens.

Although the show continued to top the ratings, it was dealt another unexpected blow in late 1965 with the sudden death of Michael Plant (from an accidental overdose of sleeping tablets). He was replaced by Peter Myers, who had previously worked as a writer of intimate revues in London.

During 1965–66 the focus of the sketches gradually shifted from topical political humour to broader social satire and more conventional revue-style material. Popular sketches included Chater's famous "Pie Eater" routine, in which he played a stereotypical Ocker character in a singlet and handkerchief hat, who crams pies into his mouth while extolling the virtues of the "June Dilly-Potkins School of Charm" (a joke on the real-life deportment schools founded by former model June Dally-Watkins). Another recurring sketch was devised by and featured Miriam Karlin who, with Gordon Chater, played an elderly couple who sit on a park bench and talk to each other without communicating.

During 1965 the cast of local performers expanded, with regular appearances by James Kenney, June Salter and Hazel Phillips. Phillips, like Raye, had started out as a juvenile performer in her native Britain and got her break on Australian TV as one of the panelists on the popular 1960s talk show *Beauty and the Beast*, hosted by Eric Baume. Interviewed in 2007, she recalled her stint on the Bramston show:

> *The Mavis Bramston Show* was really interesting because you got to play something different every week. I did my impressions. I did Marlene and I did Marilyn ... it was such an original show at the time. And because it was all satirical and it was about the political scene of the time. I played the part of a schoolgirl every week to Barry Creyton's father and said, 'Daddy, why does the Prime Minister do so-and-so?' And he'd explain, you know. It would be that sort of stuff.

At the end of the year Gordon Chater announced that he was leaving the series. To replace him, the cast was augmented by imported British actor Ronnie Stevens and Australian actor-comedian Ron Frazer, who soon became a national star himself. Chater was subsequently recruited for a new comedy series, *My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?* which premiered in February 1967 and quickly became the most popular and successful Australian sitcom of the era.

## 1966–68

Despite the changes, the popularity of *Mavis* remained high through 1966 and it won three Logie awards that year – "Best Live Show", "Best Female Personality" (Carol Raye) and the Gold Logie for "Most Popular Personality on Australian Television" (Chater). Hugh Taylor succeeded Ron Way as director and the regular cast now comprised Creyton, Frazer, June Thody, Neva Carr Glyn and Noeline Brown (recently returned from her stint in the UK), with guest appearances by Stuart Wagstaff, Arlene Dorgan, pop singer Bryan Davies and Penny Ramsey.

Like Chater before him, *Mavis* made Ron Frazer a national TV star. One of his most popular roles was as a stereotypical Australian working-class character called "Ocker", and Frazer is now credited with popularising the term. He was also well known for his 'camp' character, whose regular catchphrase "my second-best friend" also gained wide currency at the time.

*Mavis* continued to generate controversy into 1966. On 12 February *The Age* reported that the Broadcasting Control Board was to investigate a sketch on that week's show which sent up the recent retirement announcement by Prime Minister Robert Menzies. The sketch featured members of the cast asking questions that "put a humorous and false slant" on answers Menzies gave to reporters' questions at his farewell press conference. The *Age* item concluded with a comment from HSV-7's manager, Mr K. Cairns, who maintained that the sketch "in no way held Sir Robert up to ridicule", and stated that he had seen it himself and found it "extremely funny".

Barry Creyton left the series at the end of 1966 and went on to host his own short-lived variety series, *The Barry Creyton Show*, in Melbourne. In later years he worked extensively in theatre and revue.

There is very little extant information about the 1967 series and, as noted below, it is believed that most if not all the tapes of these shows are now lost.

By 1968, with all the original stars gone, ratings were declining. It was at this point, after 18 months of writing for the show and making occasional guest appearances, that Barbara Angell was finally given a major role, jointly headlining the show with Ron Frazer. She threw herself into the task, reading every newspaper every day, with the plan of writing at least one topical song and two sketches every week and according to her, they managed to reverse the ratings slide:

> When Ron Frazer and I took over, we actually got the ratings up again. Because we worked terribly well together. We'd gone past the stage of the channel being convinced they had to bring in somebody from overseas because we weren't strong enough people to carry the show ourselves.

Angell also featured in one of the last events in the career of British comedian Tony Hancock. Hancock's career had declined since his ill-advised 1961 split with longtime writing team Ray Galton and Alan Simpson (a move Hancock himself had later described as "professional suicide"). He was becoming increasingly affected by drugs and alcohol, as evidenced by his shambolic stage appearances in Melbourne in October 1967; at the time of his Australian visit he was in the process of divorcing his second wife.

Nevertheless, he was still a major star, and in March 1968 Seven brought him to Australia to star in a locally made series, *Hancock Down Under*. To help publicise the project, the station arranged for him to make a guest appearance on *Mavis* and Angell was chosen to appear with him because, she later recalled, "they had wanted someone who was not easily throwable, because he was terribly easily throwable and very unsure of himself".

On the day of the taping, Angell spent the morning at his hotel going through the sketch with Hancock, trying to reassure and relax him, then she left for the studio. Hancock arrived at the studio during rehearsals, but when it came time for his final camera rehearsal, he had disappeared and he remained missing for four days; in the event he had to be hastily replaced by actor Johnny Lockwood. Several months after his aborted *Mavis* appearance, Hancock took his own life in his Sydney apartment.

*The Mavis Bramston Show* was cancelled during 1968 and replaced by a short-lived variety revue show called *Anything Goes*.

In 1971 Seven produced a one-hour reunion special, *Mavis's Back*, which brought together many of the original cast including Chater, Frazer, Salter and Lockwood

## Awards

The show and its cast won the following Logie Awards:

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1965 | Logie Awards | Best New Show | *The Mavis Bramston Show* | Won |  |
| 1966 | Logie Awards | Best Live Show | *The Mavis Bramston Show* | Won |  |
| 1966 | Logie Awards | Gold Logie | Gordon Chater | Won |  |
| 1966 | Logie Awards | Best Female Personality | Carol Raye | Won |  |

## Preservation

Unlike many contemporary Australian TV shows, a significant portion of *The Mavis Bramston Show* has survived to the present. The collection database of the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra indicates that the Archive holds copies of most of the episodes made between 1964 and 1966. However the database shows no copies of any program from the 1967 series, which are presumably now lost and only compilations of highlights from the 1968 series, suggesting that the full original program tapes from that series are also lost.

These losses might be explained by contemporary changes in Australian broadcasting and production practices. The 1964–66 episodes of *Mavis* were evidently broadcast live and most survive on 16mm film, since it was the practice in the early 1960s for the major commercial channels in Sydney and Melbourne to record telecine film transfers of these shows for distribution to regional and interstate TV stations. By 1967, however, most independent producers and Australian TV stations were using videotape but (as in the UK and the USA) a high proportion of videotaped Australian programming from the 1960s and 1970s was subsequently erased or otherwise disposed of.

## InfoBox

| *The Mavis Bramston Show* | |
| --- | --- |
| Genre | Sketch comedy revue |
| Created by | Carol Raye |
| Written by |  |
| Directed by |  |
| Starring |  |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers |  |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seven Network |
| Release | 1964 (1964) <br>1968 (1968) |


abstract: The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine is a Saturday morning variety show featuring players from the basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters singing, dancing, and performing comedy sketches. Broadcast from 1974 to 1975, it was produced by Funhouse Productions for Viacom Productions.

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# The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine

***The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine*** is a Saturday morning variety show featuring players from the basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters singing, dancing, and performing comedy sketches. Broadcast from 1974 to 1975, it was produced by Funhouse Productions for Viacom Productions.

## Cast

*The Harlem Globetrotters*:

## InfoBox

| *The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine* | |
| --- | --- |
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | John Aylesworth
Frank Peppiatt |
| Written by | John Aylesworth
Frank Peppiatt
Jack Burns |
| Directed by | Tony Mordente |
| Starring | Geese Ausbie
John Aylesworth
Nate Branch
Marques Haynes
Charles "Tex" Harrison
Theodis Lee
Meadowlark Lemon
Bobby Joe Mason
Curly Neal
Rodney Allen Rippy
John Smith |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production location | CBS Television City |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production companies | Funhouse Productions Inc
Viacom Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | September 7, 1974 (1974-09-07)
August 30, 1975 (1975-08-30) |


abstract: The Holy Family with Saint Joachim and Saint Anne Before the Eternal Glory or The Three Generations is an oil painting on canvas executed in 1769 by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. It is an early work by the artist, depicting the Holy Family, with the Virgin Mary's parents saint Anne and saint Joachim and God the Father and the Holy Spirit. The painting is now in the Marquis de las Palmas collection in Jerez de la Frontera.

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# The Holy Family with Saint Joachim and Saint Anne Before the Eternal Glory

***The Holy Family with Saint Joachim and Saint Anne Before the Eternal Glory*** or ***The Three Generations*** is an oil painting on canvas executed in 1769 by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. It is an early work by the artist, depicting the Holy Family, with the Virgin Mary's parents saint Anne and saint Joachim and God the Father and the Holy Spirit. The painting is now in the Marquis de las Palmas collection in Jerez de la Frontera.

## InfoBox

| The Holy Family with Saint Joachim and Saint Anne Before the Eternal Glory | |
| --- | --- |
| Spanish: *Sagrada Familia con San Joaquín y Santa Ana ante el Eterno en gloria* | |
|  | |
| Artist | Francisco Goya |
| Year | c. 1769 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 79 cm × 55 cm (31 in × 22 in) |
| Location | Marquis de las Palmas Private Collection, Jerez de la Frontera |


title: The Lüneburg Variation

abstract: The Lüneburg Variation is a novel by Paolo Maurensig, published in Italian in 1993 by Adelphi edizioni s.p.a. Milan and published in English translation in 1997. It is the author's first novel, published after he turned fifty. The New York Times Book Review describes it as “a story of evil and revenge centering on the game of chess—chess invested with an elevated and yet also sinister, cabalistic quality. It is an absorbing story, lushly draped in Middle European tragedy, one blending the themes of obsession, history and character.”

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# The Lüneburg Variation

***The Lüneburg Variation*** is a novel by Paolo Maurensig, published in Italian in 1993 by Adelphi edizioni s.p.a. Milan and published in English translation in 1997. It is the author's first novel, published after he turned fifty. The New York Times Book Review describes it as “a story of evil and revenge centering on the game of chess—chess invested with an elevated and yet also sinister, cabalistic quality. It is an absorbing story, lushly draped in Middle European tragedy, one blending the themes of obsession, history and character.”

## Background

The story centers around the mysterious death of sixty-eight-year-old Dr. Dieter Frisch, a wealthy industrialist and chess master, living outside Vienna. Having returned from his office in Munich on Friday evening, he was discovered on Sunday morning in the orchard of his estate, at the center of a concentric maze, built in the shape of a chess board. Dr Frisch was found lying in a pool of his own blood, with his antique silver pistol several feet from the body. There was no suicide note, but a primitive chess set was found by police, in Dr Frisch's study, set up at a complicated middle-game position.

## Structure

### The Lüneburg Variation

The narrator's role is now assumed by a young man, Hans Meyer, a student at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, who states that the death was not a suicide, accident or crime, but that, “Frisch’s death was an execution, albeit deferred in space and time.”, and he is the executioner. Hans narrates that he first met Frisch on the Munich-Vienna express train, although he had been seeking him for some time. Dr Frisch was returning from his Munich office to Vienna and was engaged, as was his habit, in a chess game with his regular travel companion, Baum. Frisch just lost his game against Baum, employing the speculative ‘Lüneburg Variation’. At this point the young man, Hans spoke up, “It doesn’t seem to me that you made the best possible moves.” Frisch was used to comments from incompetents and asked the young man to clarify. Hans responded, “Really. This variation has to be played as dynamically as possible, not reduced to the defensive immobility you imposed. The aim is to queen a pawn--that’s the essential threat. Without some compensation for the initial Knight sacrifice, you face a losing endgame, that’s obvious.” With this pronouncement, the young man had shown that he was a supremely talented chess player and had set the bait resulting in Frisch's death.

### The Student

Hans Meyer was a student of the enigmatic chess genius Tabori. Tabori trained Hans in a tiny room, containing little more than an antique metal chess set. This chess set was inscribed on the sides with Hebrew lettering and had the mystical power of punishing blunders immediately, with an electric shock. Hans’ training and torment continued for a full year, such that, at the end of this period he attained a Zen like calm. He felt omnipotent and invincible and noted, “Once I attained that state there was not the remotest chance I’d make a mistake.” For the next year, Hans and Tabori travelled throughout Europe, with Hans playing in elite chess tournaments.

### The Teacher

Tabori, on his death bed, tells his life story to Hans, such that the first-person narration now switches from Hans to Tabori. Tabori tells Hans of his obsession with chess from a young age. He also tells Hans about his nemesis, an anti-Semitic German youth, about three years older than Tabori. This boy is also a first-class chess player, but he covets Tabori's superior talent and hates him because he is Jewish. Tabori sees his nemesis at virtually every chess tournament. The German is dressed initially in the uniform of the Hitler Youth and in the final tournament in Vienna 1938, in which Tabori is allowed to compete, his nemesis is wearing a new Nazi SS uniform. Although Tabori and the German tie for first in the tournament, Tabori (born ‘Rubinstein’) is disqualified by anti-Semitic tournament organizers on a technicality, making his nemesis the sole winner.

### Bergen-Belsen

Increasing anti-Semitism leading up to WWII leads to severe hardships for Tabori, resulting, ultimately, in his incarceration in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where his nemesis is the commandant. Rubinstein (Tabori) is reduced to near death by the rigors of forced labor and the tortures following a failed escape attempt. Finally, he is compelled to play an extended chess match with his nemesis, for the highest stakes possible.

## Critical Impact

Kirkus reviews calls The Lüneburg Variation, “A polished and subtle first novel, published in Italy in 1993, that details with Nabokovian cunning the working-out of a \`\`sickening design..*” A shortcoming of the book is according to Kirkus reviews is that “We never return to Hans Mayer or to the actual events of Dieter Frisch's death, but are instead left to infer the crucial climactic details of a novel whose serpentine \`\`variations* leave the reader simultaneously enthralled and frustrated—in effect, stalemated.”

Publishers Weekly opined, “Not since White Knights of Reykjavik, George Steiner's riveting account of the 1972 world championship match between Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer, has a writer demonstrated such stunning insight into the nurturing madness that compels chess play at the master level.”

## InfoBox

The Lüneburg Variation
|  | |
| --- | --- |
| Author | Paolo Maurensig |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Publication date | December 17, 1997 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 140 |
| ISBN | 0-374-19435-1 (hardcover) |
| LC Class | PQ4873.A8947V3713 1997 |


title: The MAX Sessions

abstract: The MAX Sessions is an Australian television program broadcast on MAX. It features intimate performances, by both Australian and over-seas artists, played mostly acoustically in a live set up, similar to MTV Unplugged.

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# The MAX Sessions

***The MAX Sessions*** is an Australian television program broadcast on MAX. It features intimate performances, by both Australian and over-seas artists, played mostly acoustically in a live set up, similar to *MTV Unplugged*.

## History

*The MAX Sessions* were originally hosted by Crowded House drummer, Paul Hester, but after his suicide in March 2005, the hosting spot was taken by MAX TV personality Chit Chat Von Loopin Stab . As of late 2007, fellow MAX TV personality Yumi Stynes, took on the hosting role. The show began in early 2004 with rock group Coldplay headlining the first episode. Other artists, both Australian and from over-seas have appeared in its 30+ episodes. All but a few of the MAX Sessions broadcasts have been directed by Bernie Zelvis.

*The MAX Sessions* are mainly filmed at the Sydney Opera House but are occasionally done in other special venues around Australia. The shows tagline is *A live and intimate performance*, this is because it is live to an intimate audience of only about 30 people. The only way to obtain tickets to a *Max Session* is to win them on the *MAX Session* website.

On 3 November 2007, MAX, aired a special 90-minute *MAX Session*, twilight concert featuring Australian band Powderfinger. The *Concert For The Cure* was held to help raise awareness for breast cancer and was filmed live on the outside steps of the Sydney Opera House. This performance was indeed quite intimate, as the only people allowed to view the concert were breast cancer sufferers and survivors as well as their family members.

The show has won four Australian subscription television industry awards (ASTRA Awards)

## Max Sessions

The following is a list of artists who have performed on *The MAX Sessions*. The list is done alphabetically and not in the order that they were originally aired.


title: The Last Romance (TV series)

abstract: The Last Romance is a 2010 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. The first installment of Love Bug, it stars Dennis Trillo and Carla Abellana. It premiered on May 23, 2010. The series concluded on June 13, 2010.

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# The Last Romance (TV series)

***The Last Romance*** is a 2010 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. The first installment of *Love Bug*, it stars Dennis Trillo and Carla Abellana. It premiered on May 23, 2010. The series concluded on June 13, 2010.

## Cast and characters

CastDennis TrilloCarla AbellanaIwa Moto

## InfoBox

| *The Last Romance* | |
| --- | --- |
| Genre | Romantic drama |
| Directed by | Mark A. Reyes |
| Starring |  |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Tagalog |
| Production | |
| Production locations |  |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 30-45 minutes |
| Production company | GMA Entertainment TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | GMA Network |
| Release | May 23 (2010-05-23) <br>June 13, 2010 (2010-06-13) |


title: The Last Smoker in America

abstract: The Last Smoker in America is a four-character, one-act musical comedy featuring book and lyrics by Bill Russell and music by Peter Melnick. The Last Smoker in America opened Off-Broadway at the Westside Theatre in 2012, after developmental readings in 2005 at the Rubicon Theatre Company, a workshop production at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in 2009, and having its world premiere at Contemporary American Theatre Company (CATCO), Columbus, Ohio in 2010.

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# The Last Smoker in America

***The Last Smoker in America*** is a four-character, one-act musical comedy featuring book and lyrics by Bill Russell and music by Peter Melnick. *The Last Smoker in America* opened Off-Broadway at the Westside Theatre in 2012, after developmental readings in 2005 at the Rubicon Theatre Company, a workshop production at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in 2009, and having its world premiere at Contemporary American Theatre Company (CATCO), Columbus, Ohio in 2010.

## Production history

### Development

The show began its development at the Rubicon Theatre Company in Ventura, California in December 2005. *The Last Smoker in America* was part of an evening of readings of three one-act musicals by Russell (who had written *Side Show*) and Melnick, directed by Sheryl Kaller. Following the initial workshops at The Rubicon, two additional readings, produced by Andy Sandberg were presented in New York in the fall of 2006 at the York Theatre and the spring of 2008 at New World Stages.

Following additional readings, *The Last Smoker in America* received a workshop production as a part of The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) in October 2009. The NYMF production sold out and received an extension of one month prior to its first performance.

*The Last Smoker in America* scheduled its pre-New York engagement at Contemporary American Theatre Company (CATCO) in Columbus, Ohio for the fall of 2010. This production was co-produced by CATCO and Sandberg. In anticipation of the Ohio run, an industry reading was held in May 2010. Following the reading, it was announced that producer Andy Sandberg, who had co-directed the reading, would assume sole directorial duties of the production as well.

*The Last Smoker in America* began preview performances on September 29, 2010 at the Vern Riffe Center in Columbus, Ohio. The official opening was on October 6, 2010. Due to strong sales and positive reviews, the show added additional performances to its run. The final performance of the CATCO run was held on October 24, 2010.

### Cast history

CATCO (World Premiere Cast) NYMF (Workshop Cast)

### Reading casts

### Off-Broadway

On June 11, 2012 full cast and creative team for the production was announced. The show opened Off-Broadway at The Westside Theatre on July 11, 2012 (previews) and officially on August 2, 2012. The cast includes Farah Alvin, Natalie Venetia Belcon, John Bolton, and Jake Boyd. Again directed by Sandberg, the production features choreography by AC Ciulla. Other members of the creative team include Fred Lassen (music supervision), Charles Corcoran (sets), Michael McDonald (costumes), Jeff Croiter and Grant Yeager (lights) and Bart Fasbender (sound). The show closed on September 1, 2012.

## Synopsis

In a world where smoking has recently been outlawed and the penalties are growing stricter by the minute, Pam is having an impossible time trying to quit. Her husband Ernie dreams of being a rock star and relentlessly practices his guitar in the basement, while their videogame-addicted son Jimmy listens to so much rap music he thinks he's black. As if Pam isn't pushed to the edge of reason already, her nosy, anti-smoking zealot neighbor Phyllis is on a mission to catch transgressors mid-puff. Will Pam kick the habit or fight for her right to light up?


title: The Mockery Bird

abstract: The Mockery Bird is a humorous novel by Gerald Durrell, published in 1981 by William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd. The book, like the other works of the author, contains a strong environmental message.

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# The Mockery Bird

***The Mockery Bird*** is a humorous novel by Gerald Durrell, published in 1981 by William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd. The book, like the other works of the author, contains a strong environmental message.

## Plot summary

The story takes place on a (fictitious) tropical island called Zenkali. The island seems to be populated by the most eccentric people who came there from all around the world, along with the two indigenous tribes, the Fangoua and the Ginka. The Ginkas used to worship a dolphin god, while the Fangouas worshipped a strange avian, the Mockery Bird, which was hunted to extinction by the former French colonizers. Zenkali is ruled by King Tamalawala III, usually referred to as "Kingy" by his people.

Peter Foxglove arrives to Zenkali to be the assistant of Hannibal Oliphant, Kingy's Political Advisor. Zenkali, once a British colony, is about to get ***self-government.*** They are also planning to construct a military base, an airport and a power station, and this will mean the flooding of a large, unexplored valley, owned by the villainous businessman, Looja. Peter, along with the beautiful Audrey Damien, visits the valley before it is totally destroyed, and makes a fantastic discovery: a small population of Mockery Birds still live in the valley!

Peter's discovery attracts the attention of the world press, environmentalists, politicians and businessmen from all around the world, and this leads to a couple of adventures. Finally, Professor Droom, a biologist, discovers that the main and only agricultural product of Zenkali, the Amela tree is ecologically linked to the Mockery Birds (explained below), so the flooding of the valley will make the island's economy collapse. Consequently, the construction of the airport is cancelled.

## The bird

The fictitious bird species of the book, the Mockery Bird is a flightless bird about the size of a goose. It has blue feathers, long legs and a large beak, similar to that of a hornbill. As an example of sexual dimorphism, the male Mockery Birds have a large hump on their beak, while the females have only a small, bony shield. The bird was named after its call, that sounds like laughter (much like the kookaburra's).

The Mockery Bird was worshipped by the native Fangoua people, but was believed to be hunt to extinction. Mysteriously, when the bird was lost, a tree species, the Ombu tree also disappeared. This shows that there was a strong ecological link (symbiosis) between the two species. It means ecological conditions which are congenial for one species are good for the other.

In the book, Professor Droom discovers the nature of this relationship: the bird feeds on the fruit of the tree, and spreads its seeds. Also, the caterpillars of a large species of moth feed on the leaves of the Ombu tree, and this very same moth species pollinates the Amela trees, the main product of Zenkali. So all species on the island, including humans, are linked in an ecological chain.

## Allusions

* Though the story of the Mockery Bird is fictitious, there was another bird species thought to be extinct, and then re-discovered: the takahe from New Zealand.
* Several characters of the book show strong resemblance to real people, introduced in Durrell's autobiographical books: Kingy is similar to the Fon of Bafut, while Pappas, the Greek captain is more or less based on Spiro, the driver in My Family and Other Animals.


title: The Mysterious Pilot

abstract: The Mysterious Pilot is a 15-episode 1937 Columbia movie serial based on the book by William Byron Mowery and starring the record-breaking aviator Frank Hawks. This was the second serial produced by Columbia. In the serial, Hawks plays a flying "mountie".

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# The Mysterious Pilot

***The Mysterious Pilot*** is a 15-episode 1937 Columbia movie serial based on the book by William Byron Mowery and starring the record-breaking aviator Frank Hawks. This was the second serial produced by Columbia. In the serial, Hawks plays a flying "mountie".

## Plot

Carter Snowden (Kenneth Harlan) about to marry Jean McNain (Dorothy Sebastian), is accused of murder. When his accuser is killed, Jean flees the train she is on, and heads into the Canadian woods. Snowden sends a bodyguard to find Jean, who appeals to RCMP Captain Jim Down (Frank Hawks) for help. With his friend "Kansas" (Rex Lease) and Indian Luke (Yakima Canutt), Jim hides Jean.

Snowden tracks down Jean and tries to lure her to his aircraft by telling her that Jim is injured and needs her. As soon as they realize what has happened, Jim and Kansas take to the air and force Snowden's aircraft down. Jean is unhurt but Snowden dies in the crash. Trying to get down to Jean, Jim's parachute gets tangled in the trees and Jean ends up rescuing him.

## Chapter titles

1. The Howl of the Wolf
2. The Web Tangles
3. Enemies of the Air
4. In the Hands of the Law
5. The Crack-up
6. The Dark Hour
7. Wings of Destiny
8. Battle in the Sky
9. The Great Flight
10. Whirlpool of Death
11. The Haunted Mill
12. The Lost Trail
13. The Net Tightens
14. Vengeance Rides the Airways
15. Retribution

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## Cast

## Production

*Mysterious Pilot* was adapted from the novel "The Silver Hawk" by William Byron Mowery. Frank Hawks was billed in *Mysterious Pilot* as the "Fastest airman in the world." After each episode, Hawks appeared to deliver a "flying lesson". A Sikorsky S-39 amphibian was featured in the serial.

### Notes

### Citations

1. Harmon and Glut 1973, p. 109.
2. Weiss and Goodgold 1973, pp. 110–111.
3. Pendo 1985, p. 16.
4. Cline 1984, p. 213.
5. Cline 1984, p. 11.
6. Farmer 1984, p. 321.

### Bibliography

* Cline, William C. "In Search of Ammunition." *In the Nick of Time*. New York: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1984. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
* Farmer, James H. *Celluloid Wings: The Impact of Movies on Aviation*. Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania: Tab Books Inc., 1984. ISBN 978-0-83062-374-7.
* Harmon, Jim and Donald F. Glut. "Real Life Heroes: Just Strangle the Lion in Your Usual Way". *The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury*. New York: Routledge Publishing, 1973. ISBN 978-0-7130-0097-9.
* Pendo, Stephen. *Aviation in the Cinema*. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1985. ISBN 0-8-1081-746-2.
* Weiss, Ken and Ed Goodgold. *To be Continued ...: A Complete Guide to Motion Picture Serials*. New York: Bonanza Books, 1973. ISBN 0-517-166259.

## InfoBox

| The Mysterious Pilot | |
| --- | --- |
| Chapter One poster (Note: *The Howl of the Wolf* is featured) | |
| Directed by | Spencer Gordon Bennet |
| Written by |  |
| Produced by | Louis Weiss |
| Starring | Frank Hawks |
| Cinematography |  |
| Edited by | Earl Turner (film editor) |
| Music by | Abe Meyer (musical director/uncredited) |
| Production
company | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date | * December 9, 1937 (1937-12-09) |
| Running time | 15 chapters (300 min) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |


title: The Moonlight Butterfly

abstract: The Moonlight Butterfly is the ninth studio album by The Sea and Cake, released on Thrill Jockey.

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# The Moonlight Butterfly

Professional ratings
| Aggregate scores | |
| --- | --- |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |
| *Pitchfork* | 7.0/10 |
| *PopMatters* |  |

***The Moonlight Butterfly*** is the ninth studio album by The Sea and Cake, released on Thrill Jockey.

## Track listing

| No. | Title | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Covers" | 5:05 |
| 2. | "Lyric" | 5:33 |
| 3. | "The Moonlight Butterfly" | 4:05 |
| 4. | "Up on the North Shore" | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Inn Keeping" | 10:24 |
| 6. | "Monday" | 4:16 |

## Personnel

## Charts

| Chart | Peak
position |
| --- | --- |
| US Heatseekers Albums (*Billboard*) | 32 |
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## InfoBox

| The Moonlight Butterfly | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Studio album by The Sea and Cake | |
| Released | May 10, 2011 (2011-05-10) |
| Studio | Soma Electronic Music Studios |
| Genre | Indie rock, post-rock |
| Length | 33:22 |
| Label | Thrill Jockey |
| Producer | The Sea and Cake |
| The Sea and Cake chronology | |
| *Car Alarm*
(2008) ***The Moonlight Butterfly***
(2011) *Runner*
(2012) | |


title: The Munsters in film

abstract: Several movies based on The Munsters have been released, three featuring original cast members.

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# The Munsters in film

Several movies based on *The Munsters* have been released, three featuring original cast members.

## *Munster, Go Home!* (1966)

The Munsters go to England to claim Munster Hall after the death of an old relative. The film starred the original black & white series's cast, with the exception of Pat Priest who was replaced by Universal Pictures by its teenage contract player Debbie Watson. Priest commented in the *A&E Biography* documentary produced on *The Munsters* by the A&E (Arts and Entertainment) cable TV network, that she was devastated at the producers' decision not to include the then-29-year-old actress. The film gave fans a chance to see the Munsters in color during their original 1960s era run for the first and only time. The film also featured the famous "DRAG-U-LA" souped up dragster/hot rod Munsters car. As of 2020, this film has been released on DVD and Blu-ray and streaming services.

## *The Mini-Munsters* (1973)

A one-hour animated TV-movie that was part of *The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie* ran on the Saturday Morning circuit. Al Lewis provided the voice of Grandpa. As of 2020, this film has yet to be released on official home media but is available on streaming services.

## *The Munsters' Revenge* (1981)

A made-for-TV movie. The owner of a wax museum creates robots of Herman and Grandpa and uses them as part of a plot to rob a traveling Egyptian antiquities exhibit. Gwynne, De Carlo, and Lewis recreated their roles, but Eddie and Marilyn were played by K.C. Martel and Jo McDonnell respectively. As of 2020, this film has been released on DVD and Blu-ray and streaming services.

## *Here Come the Munsters* (1995)

Another made-for-TV movie. The family searches for Herman's brother-in-law Norman Hyde, only to find out that he has unknowingly turned himself into Brent Jekyll, who is running for Congress. An all-new cast now plays the main characters (see chart below), although the film features a cameo scene of De Carlo, Lewis, Priest, and Patrick (Gwynne died in 1993) as a bickering family in a restaurant who were served by (the new) Herman Munster who was a waiter. Herman Munster is played by actor Edward Herrmann. It has been released on VHS but is out of print and hard to find. This film was released on DVD, but only for region 2, and on streaming services.

## *The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas* (1996)

Grandpa has accidentally captured Santa Claus and two of his elves, while Lily is trying to win the local neighborhood Christmas home decorating competition. Meanwhile, Marilyn has invited family and friends from the "old country" to stay for Christmas. Despite being released only a year after *Here Come the Munsters*, the film features an entirely different cast. This film has been released on DVD and streaming services.

## *The Munsters* (2022)

In 2021, Rob Zombie was hired to write and direct a Munsters movie. In October 2021, Zombie released a photo confirming some of the cast being that of Jeff Daniel Phillips (Herman Munster), Sheri Moon Zombie (Lily Munster) and Dan Roebuck (The Count). The film was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and digital formats on September 27, 2022, and also available to stream on Netflix.

## Cast

| Film | Year | Character | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | Herman Munster | Lily Munster | Grandpa / The Count | Eddie Munster | Marilyn Munster |
| *Munster, Go Home!* | 1966 | Fred Gwynne | Yvonne De Carlo | Al Lewis | Butch Patrick | Debbie Watson |
| *The Mini-Munsters*<br>(animated, voices only) | 1973 | Richard Long | | Cynthia Adler | Bobby Diamond |  |
| *The Munsters' Revenge* | 1981 | Fred Gwynne | | Yvonne De Carlo | K. C. Martel | Jo McDonnell |
| *Here Come the Munsters* | 1995 | Edward Herrmann | Veronica Hamel | Robert Morse | Mathew Botuchis | Christine Taylor |
| *The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas* | 1996 | Sam McMurray | Ann Magnuson | Sandy Baron | Bug Hall | Elaine Hendrix |
| *The Munsters* | 2022 | Jeff Daniel Phillips | Sheri Moon Zombie | Dan Roebuck |  |  |


title: The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat

abstract: The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat, published 1949, is the seventh novel in the Five Find-Outers children's mystery series written by Enid Blyton.

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# The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat

***The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat***, published 1949, is the seventh novel in the *Five Find-Outers* children's mystery series written by Enid Blyton.

## Plot

A theatre safe is rifled — and the main suspect is Boysie the Pantomime Cat and his friend Zoe. The five find-outers and dog are on the track with the help of PC Pippin, who is standing in for Mr Goon. Despite all the false clues the Find-Outers have planted to throw the police off the scent, they finally discover the perpetrator.

## Characters

* Fatty - The chief of the Five Find-Outers
* Larry - The former chief of the Five Find-Outers
* Pip - A member of the Five Find-Outers
* Bets - The youngest member of the Five Find-Outers
* Daisy - A member of the Five Find-Outers
* Buster - A black scottie dog owned by Fatty
* PC Pippin - A policeman who replaced Mr. Goon
* Mr. Goon - The local policeman
* Boysie Summers - The pantomime cat in the Dick Whittington skit
* Zoe Markham - Dick Whittington in the Dick Whittington skit
* Alec Grant - Dick's mother in the Dick's Whittington skit
* John James - The king in the Dick Whittington skit
* William Orr - The captain of Dick's ship in the Dick Whittington skit
* Peter Watting - Dick's master in the Dick Whittington skit
* Lucy White - Margot, who is Dick Whittington's sweetheart in the Dick Whittington skit
* Theatre Manager - The manager of the theatre where the skit is played

## InfoBox

The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat
| First edition cover | |
| --- | --- |
| Author | Enid Blyton |
| Illustrator | Joseph Abbey |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Five Find-Outers |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Methuen |
| Publication date | 1949 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Preceded by | *The Mystery of the Hidden House* |
| Followed by | *The Mystery of the Invisible Thief* |


title: The Phantom Gunslinger

abstract: The Phantom Gunslinger is a 1970 Mexican-American Western film directed by Albert Zugsmith. The film stars Troy Donahue, Sabrina, Elizabeth Campbell, Emilio Fernández, Germán Robles, and Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. A digitally restored version of The Phantom Gunslinger was released in December 2013.

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# The Phantom Gunslinger

***The Phantom Gunslinger*** is a 1970 Mexican-American Western film directed by Albert Zugsmith. The film stars Troy Donahue, Sabrina, Elizabeth Campbell, Emilio Fernández, Germán Robles, and Pedro Armendáriz, Jr.

A digitally restored version of *The Phantom Gunslinger* was released in December 2013.

## Plot

The town of Tucca Flats is invaded by a gang of bandits, including Algernon, Big Sam, and Cookie. The sheriff leaves town, naming a trainee preacher, Phil, as his successor. Bill does not know how to use a gun, and has to learn.

## Cast

## Production

The film was shot in March 1967 in Churubusco Studios in Mexico City.

It was not released until 1970.

## InfoBox

| The Phantom Gunslinger | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Directed by | Albert Zugsmith |
| Produced by | Blair Robertson
Albert Zugsmith |
| Starring | Troy Donahue
Sabrina |
| Cinematography | Gabriel Figueroa |
| Edited by | Jorge Busto |
| Production
companies | Famous Players International
Producciones Rosas Priego
Sagitario Films |
| Release date | * 1970 (1970) |
| Running time | 100 mins |
| Countries | Mexico
United States |


title: The Phantom Horse

abstract: The Phantom Horse The Phantom Horse is a 1955 color (Eastmancolor) Japanese drama film directed by Koji Shima. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. The movie is loosely based on the life of Tokino Minoru, a race horse whose life was cut short not long after winning the Tokyo Yushun and was owned by Masaichi Nagata.

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# The Phantom Horse

***The Phantom Horse*** (幻の馬, *Maboroshi no uma*) is a 1955 color (Eastmancolor) Japanese drama film directed by Koji Shima. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.

The movie is loosely based on the life of Tokino Minoru, a race horse whose life was cut short not long after winning the Tokyo Yushun and was owned by Masaichi Nagata.

## Cast

* Bontarō Miyake as Yasuke Shiraishi
* Ayako Wakao as Yuki Shiraishi
* Yukihiro Iwatare as Jiro Shiraishi
* Yoshiro Kitahara as Toki Onoshi
* Koreya Senda as Hamamura
* Eijirō Yanagi as Hyogoro Onishi
* Akihiko Yusa as Ichiro Shiraishi

## InfoBox

| The Phantom Horse | |
| --- | --- |
| Film poster | |
| Directed by | Koji Shima |
| Written by | Hiroaki Fujii
Kimiyuki Hasegawa
Koji Shima |
| Produced by | Masaichi Nagata
Kazuo Tsukaguchi |
| Starring | Bontarô Miyake |
| Cinematography | Michio Takahashi |
| Release date | * 20 July 1955 (1955-07-20) |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |


title: The NLT Study Bible

abstract: The NLT Study Bible was released in September, 2008, by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. following a decade long process from original conception to publication. A Genesis "sampler" was released in April of the same year. Featuring a brand new set of notes and features put together by what Tyndale calls "a dream team of today's top Bible scholars", the NLT Study Bible "focuses on the meaning and message of the text as understood in and through the original historical context." In print form, the NLT Study Bible contains 2528 pages of material. It is also available in electronic form on multiple software platforms.

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# The NLT Study Bible

***The NLT Study Bible*** was released in September, 2008, by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. following a decade long process from original conception to publication. A Genesis "sampler" was released in April of the same year. Featuring a brand new set of notes and features put together by what Tyndale calls "a dream team of today's top Bible scholars", the NLT Study Bible "focuses on the meaning and message of the text as understood in and through the original historical context." In print form, the NLT Study Bible contains 2528 pages of material. It is also available in electronic form on multiple software platforms.

## Features

* **Translation**--The Bible text is the New Living Translation, second edition (copyright 2007)
* **Word Study System**--Certain major Hebrew or Greek words are transliterated within the reference column along with its Tyndale-Strong’s number. A reader can look these words up in the “Dictionary and Index for Hebrew and Greek Key Word Studies” in the back of the NLTSB.
* **Section Introductions**--Overviews of major sections of Scripture.
* **Book Introductions**--Solid introductions provide setting, outline, chronological summary and discussions of authorship, language and sources, and meaning and message.
* **Theme Notes**--Short articles that develop the main themes and topics contained in each book of the Bible.
* **Running Outlines**--Contained within the biblical text following the literary structure of the book
* **Parallel Passage Notations**--A comprehensive system of noting parallel passages follows immediately after the pertinent running outlines. E.g., at Jer. 39:1 (running outline: *The Fall of Jerusalem*) the parallel passage notation reads: Jer 39:1-10 // Jer 52:3b-16 // 2 kg 24:20b-25:12
* **Further Reading**--Section and book introductions contain lists of sources of further reading including Christian and Jewish scholars from a variety of backgrounds.
* **Person Profiles**--Short articles that give focus to significant figures in the Bible
* **Study Notes**--Answering the "so what?" about biblical facts, these notes are designed to give the meaning and message of Scripture to engage the reader and offer better understanding of the text.
* **Cross-References**--The NLT Study Bible reinvents the cross reference column making it much more useful than merely offering other verses to look up. In addition to what one would expect of any cross reference system, parallel passages are indicated by two double forward slash marks (//). Asterisks mark intertestamental quotations.
* **Detailed Charts, Interior Maps, Illustrations, Diagrams and Timelines**--A variety of information remains constantly at the fingertips of readers as they explore the Bible.

## Online Version

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## Editions

The NLT Study Bible is available in hardback, bonded leather, and "LeatherLike" bindings. It is also available electronically for the Libronix Digital Library System and WORDsearch platforms as well as a pocket edition from Laridian. A Kindle edition is coming soon.


title: The Next Dimension

abstract: The Next Dimension is the first live album and live video by Praga Khan. It was recorded March 4 & 5, 2005 at the Stadsshouwberg in Antwerp and released in 2005. The CD version did not include the track "Kinky World".

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# The Next Dimension

***The Next Dimension*** is the first live album and live video by Praga Khan. It was recorded March 4 & 5, 2005 at the Stadsshouwberg in Antwerp and released in 2005. The CD version did not include the track "Kinky World".

## Track listing

1. "Dreamcatcher" – 3:57
2. "Supersonic Lovetoy" – 4:36
3. "Love and Hate" – 5:49
4. "What's Wrong with Me" – 4:14
5. "Your Lying Eyes" – 5:52
6. "Breakfast in Vegas" – 3:07
7. "The Moon" – 4:16
8. "Lady Alcohol" – 5:10
9. "Kinky World"
10. "Time" – 4:08
11. "Mistress of Dreams" – 5:03
12. "Meditation" – 5:30
13. "Guilt" – 4:03
14. "City of a 1000 Sins" – 6:46
15. "The Test of Life" – 4:22
16. "Visions & Imaginations" – 4:24
17. "The Power of the Flower" – 5:37

## InfoBox

| The Next Dimension | |
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| Live album by Praga Khan | |
| Released | 2005 |
| Recorded | March 4 & 5, 2005 at Stadsshouwberg in Antwerp |
| Genre | Acid house |
| Label | Okina Music Group |
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| The cover used on the DVD release | |
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title: The Next Civil War

abstract: The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future is a 2022 non-fiction book by Canadian novelist and journalist Stephen Marche. In the book, Marche suggests that the US could come to be governed by a right-wing dictatorship within the next decade.

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# The Next Civil War

***The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future*** is a 2022 non-fiction book by Canadian novelist and journalist Stephen Marche. In the book, Marche suggests that the US could come to be governed by a right-wing dictatorship within the next decade.

## Premise

The book is based on "sophisticated predictive models and nearly two hundred interviews with experts ― civil war scholars, military leaders, law enforcement officials, secret service agents, agricultural specialists, environmentalists, war historians, and political scientists". Marche prepared plans for the next civil war by negotiating with soldiers and army experts who take control of conflicts.

## Background

In October 2018, Marche's essay "The Next American Civil War" was published by *The Walrus*. It was mentioned that such a war would affect Canada. Marche wrote that "Figuring out what will happen there means figuring out what we will eventually face here." After two years, this article was published in the form of a book called *The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future*. The book contains arguments and issues about contemporary American history which were discussed completely. Finally, the author made predictions about America's future.

## Context

As the title of the book shows, the author swings back and forth between the high possibility of a civil war and the idea of the ability to avoid such a war. As Marche mentioned, the next civil war in America will raise from meaning, "Difference is the core of the American experience." American citizens could not tolerate economic or social inequalities.

The author explained five "potential scenarios" of how the civil war might happen in the US: "a violent confrontation between the federal government and a posse of far-right militias, the assassination of a Democratic president, the destruction of New York City in a super hurricane, the detonation of a dirty bomb in Washington DC, and the relatively peaceful secession of states that have realized their cultural and political differences outweigh their shared history".

According to the review written by Ed Simon, Marche believed that the deputization of troops in Washington DC, the right-wing attacks on elected officials, the disruption of the peaceful transition of power, and the insurrection of January 6 paves the way to begin the civil war in America. He wrote that if you had read "about them in another country, you would think a civil war had already begun." Because Americans have a clear picture of the civil war, they cannot consider mentioned occurrences as a sign of civil conflict. Ed Simon confirms what Marche has said about America’s democracy, "After the Trump years, the Democrats have attempted to salve the wounds inflicted on American institutions, but they remain overwhelmingly committed to the old ways, to the United States they grew up in".

The last two chapters of the book are named "The End of the Republic" and "A Note on American Hope".

## Reception

Ed Simon agreed with Marche's criticism of a lack of concern among American liberals, where he stated, "American liberals in the major cities retain a kind of desperate faith in the country’s institutions that amounts nearly to delusion".

The review for *Kirkus Reviews*, an American book review magazine, stated: "Lincoln wouldn’t have liked Marche’s proposed remedies, but in a time of torment, this is a book well worth reading".

Steven W. Beattie asserts that Marche has to deal with people who expect a complete and lengthy study of the ongoing events of America, but the fact is that "history is galloping too quickly to even attempt a long view".

Fintan O’Toole, writing for *The Atlantic* strongly criticised the book. According to him, the author was promoting a doomsday mentality which would only contribute to further partisanship and possible violence, as was in the case of Northern Ireland during The Troubles.

## InfoBox

The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future
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| --- | --- |
| Author | Stephen Marche |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster |
| Publication date | 2022 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Pages | 277 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-15-204697-2 |


title: The Prince and the Pilgrim

abstract: The Prince and the Pilgrim is a 1995 fantasy novel by Mary Stewart. It is a stand-alone novel, has an oblique reference to King Arthur, and is not a part of Stewart's Merlin Trilogy. It marked Stewart's return to the Arthurian genre a decade after her last book on the subject.

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# The Prince and the Pilgrim

***The Prince and the Pilgrim*** is a 1995 fantasy novel by Mary Stewart. It is a stand-alone novel, has an oblique reference to King Arthur, and is not a part of Stewart's *Merlin Trilogy*. It marked Stewart's return to the Arthurian genre a decade after her last book on the subject.

## Plot

The Prince, the protagonist, is named Alexander. His father, Prince Baudouin, is murdered by the king of Cornwall, King March. When Alexander comes of age, he sets out to Camelot to seek justice from King Arthur and to avenge his father's death.

The Pilgrim is named Alice. She rescues a young French nobleman who has in his possession an enchanted silver cup. The chalice may be the mysterious and much-sought-after Holy Grail.

Prince Alexander is diverted in his quest by the enchantments of Morgan le Fay, the seductive but evil sorceress. She persuades him to attempt a theft of the cup so that she can gain power over King Arthur and his court. Alexander's search for the mysterious cup leads him to Alice. Together the prince and the pilgrim find what they have really been seeking: love.

The tale is a self-contained novel taking place during Arthur's reign (possibly during the events in *The Last Enchantment*), and does not continue the story of *The Wicked Day*. It covers the time before Merlin the Enchanter's defeat.

### Author

Stewart is best known for her Merlin series, which is based on a number of other stories including T. H. White's *The Once and Future King* Other books on the topic on which she may have drawn include:

* *Culhwch and Olwen*, anonymous c 1100
* *L'Morte d'Arthur* by Thomas Malory (1485)

## Release

* 1995, Great Britain. Hodder & Stoughton (ISBN 0-340-64992-5). Publication date November 1995. Hardcover.
* 1996, USA. William Morrow and Company (ISBN 0-6881-4538-8). Publication date January 1996. Hardcover.
* 1997, USA. Ballantine/Fawcett Crest (ISBN 0-449-22443-0). Publication date April 1997. Paperback.

## InfoBox

The Prince and the Pilgrim
| First UK edition | |
| --- | --- |
| Author | Mary Stewart |
| Language | English |
| Series | Arthurian Saga |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton (UK)<br>William Morrow (US) |
| Publication date | 1995 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print Hardback |
| Pages | 292 pages |
| ISBN | 0-340-64992-5 |
| OCLC | 34002715 |
| Preceded by | *The Wicked Day* |


title: The Politics of Anti-Semitism

abstract: The Politics of Anti-Semitism is a book edited by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair and published by AK Press in 2003. Contributors include former U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney, British foreign correspondent Robert Fisk, former senior CIA analysts Bill and Kathy Christison, professor of philosophy Michael Neumann, Capitol Hill staffer George Sutherland, assistant professor of political science and author Norman Finkelstein, Israeli Uri Avnery Shaheed Alam and Israeli journalists Neve Gordon and Yigal Bronner as well as Will Yeoman, Kurt Nimmo and Anne Pettifer. The book was created in order to investigate how criticism of Israel is not necessarily antisemitic, and not related to the religion itself, but to the country. Reviewing the collection, Paul de Rooij notes that "perhaps the greatest value of this book" is its variety of perspectives on "knowing what issues are sensitive, and why." One essay, by one of the book's editors, Alexander Cockburn, "My Life As an 'Antisemite,'" was written in response to the "accusation of antisemitism" by Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz. Dershowitz characterizes Cockburn's claims in the essay as ad hominem attacks against Joan Peters, author of the book From Time Immemorial.

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# The Politics of Anti-Semitism

***The Politics of Anti-Semitism*** is a book edited by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair and published by AK Press in 2003.

Contributors include former U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney, British foreign correspondent Robert Fisk, former senior CIA analysts Bill and Kathy Christison, professor of philosophy Michael Neumann, Capitol Hill staffer George Sutherland, assistant professor of political science and author Norman Finkelstein, Israeli Uri Avnery Shaheed Alam and Israeli journalists Neve Gordon and Yigal Bronner as well as Will Yeoman, Kurt Nimmo and Anne Pettifer.

The book was created in order to investigate how criticism of Israel is not necessarily antisemitic, and not related to the religion itself, but to the country. Reviewing the collection, Paul de Rooij notes that "perhaps the greatest value of this book" is its variety of perspectives on "knowing what issues are sensitive, and why."

One essay, by one of the book's editors, Alexander Cockburn, "My Life As an 'Antisemite,'" was written in response to the "accusation of antisemitism" by Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz. Dershowitz characterizes Cockburn's claims in the essay as ad hominem attacks against Joan Peters, author of the book *From Time Immemorial*.

## InfoBox

The Politics of Anti-Semitism
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| Author | Alexander Cockburn
Jeffrey St. Clair
Michael Neumann
Lenni Brenner
Uri Avnery
Robert Fisk
Norman Finkelstein
Edward Said |
| Subject | Antisemitism |
| Publisher | CounterPunch, AK Press |
| Publication date | October 10, 2003 |
| Pages | 178 |
| ISBN | 978-1-902-59377-7 |
| OCLC | 53402015 |


abstract: "The Night Is Still Young" is a 1985 song by Billy Joel, released as the second single from his compilation album Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II. It is the second of two new songs on the album, the first being "You're Only Human." The song peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and found better success on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at number 13. A live version of the song appears on 12 Gardens Live.

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# The Night Is Still Young (Billy Joel song)

"**The Night Is Still Young**" is a 1985 song by Billy Joel, released as the second single from his compilation album *Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II*. It is the second of two new songs on the album, the first being "You're Only Human (Second Wind)." The song peaked at No. 34 on the *Billboard* Hot 100 and found better success on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at number 13. A live version of the song appears on *12 Gardens Live*.

## Reception

*Cash Box* said it has "an aurally impressive arrangement and a triumphant chorus hook." *Billboard* said it has a "brooding atmosphere and offbeat structure" that makes it different from many of Joel's other hits.

## Music video

The music video was directed by Neil Tardio, it mainly features the story of a man who has gone on a business trip, leaving his wife behind. This correlates with the song's lyrics, which speak of a man whose priorities are shifting away from his musical career and toward marriage and family.

## Personnel

## Charts

| Chart (1985) | Peak
position |
| --- | --- |
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 82 |
| Canada Top Singles *(RPM)* | 48 |
| US *Billboard* Hot 100 | 34 |
| US Adult Contemporary (*Billboard*) | 13 |

## InfoBox

| "The Night Is Still Young" | |
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| Single by Billy Joel | |
| from the album  *Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II* | |
| Released | September 1985 |
| Recorded | 1985 |
| Length | 5:27 (album version)
4:08 (single version) |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Joel |
| Producer(s) | Phil Ramone |
| Billy Joel singles chronology | |
| "You're Only Human (Second Wind)"
(1985) "**The Night Is Still Young**"
(1985) "Modern Woman"
(1986) | |


title: The Night Is Young

abstract: The Night Is Young is a 1935 American romantic musical film starring Ramon Novarro and Evelyn Laye. The film is based on a story written by Vicki Baum and directed by Dudley Murphy.

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# The Night Is Young

***The Night Is Young*** is a 1935 American romantic musical film starring Ramon Novarro and Evelyn Laye. The film is based on a story written by Vicki Baum and directed by Dudley Murphy.

## Plot

When ballerina Fanni learns that the Vienese archduke, Paul Gustave, is expected to be in the audience of her next performance, she immediately makes plans to court the wealthy bachelor and spurn Willy Fitch, her sweetheart. Though Fanni assures her friend and fellow dancer Lisl Gluck that her pursuit of the archduke will be done strictly in the name of "patriotism," Lisl advises her to stick with Willy, a carriage driver. As planned, the handsome Paul spies the lovely ballerinas on stage, but instead of choosing Fanni, he becomes interested in Lisl. Paul, who is expected to marry Countess Rafay, is informed that for state reasons the marriage cannot take place for another six months. Seizing this opportunity, Paul decides to keep young Lisl as his secret lover during that time. Lisl, who is engaged to Toni, a failing ballet producer, is invited to attend a dinner at Paul's villa by his valet, Szereny, and though she rejects the offer, the valet tells her that she must accept the invitation. Fanny, upon learning that the archduke has passed her over in favor of her friend, tells Willy that she is now available for marriage. Willy, however, shows little enthusiasm for marriage, and sings a song in which he praises the virtues of his horse "Mitzi" instead of those of his wife-to-be.

When Lisl arrives at the archduke's palace, she is subjected to a rigorous physical inspection by Szereny to ensure that she meets Paul's requirements, an examination that she finds offensive and degrading. When she finally meets Paul, he is less than amorous and immediately tells her that his relationship with her will have nothing to do with love, and that she will be expected to live in special quarters in the house and not disturb him. Paul is surprised, however, to learn that Lisl is not interested in making love to him either. Later, when Paul spends an evening out with the Countess Rafay, the lonely Lisl invites Toni and Willy to visit her. Upon his return, the ill-tempered archduke prepares to admonish her for conducting such merriment in his home but softens when he hears her sing. A romance between Paul and Lisl soon blooms when the two are stranded on a carnival Ferris wheel and are forced to spend the night together. The next day, the lovers are visited by the jealous Toni, who accuses Lisl of walking out on their planned marriage. However, Toni immediately permits Lisl to resume her romance with Paul when he learns that the archduke intends to finance his ballet. Though Paul is willing to sacrifice his title in order to get out of his arranged marriage to Countess Rafay and marry Lisl, the emperor insists that the arranged marriage take place. When Paul informs Lisl that he must leave her, Szereny consoles the devastated Lisl, and following a tearful farewell dinner, Paul asks Lisl to kiss him and then turn around and never look back.

## Cast

## Reception

Andre Sennwald in *The New York Times* wrote, "According to the current standards of costumed musical romances, "The Night Is Young" is invincibly correct".

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| The Night Is Young | |
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| Directed by | Dudley Murphy |
| Screenplay by | Edgar Allan Woolf
Franz Schulz |
| Based on | From the story
by Vicki Baum |
| Produced by | Harry Rapf |
| Starring | Ramon Novarro
Evelyn Laye |
| Cinematography | James Wong Howe |
| Edited by | Conrad A. Nervig |
| Music by | Sigmund Romberg (uncredited) |
| Production
company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | * January 11, 1935 (1935-01-11) |
| Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |


title: The Night Watch (album)

abstract: The Night Watch is a live album by the English rock band King Crimson, recorded in Amsterdam in 1973, and released in 1997.

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# The Night Watch (album)

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***The Night Watch*** is a live album (2-CD set) by the English rock band King Crimson, recorded in Amsterdam in 1973, and released in 1997.

## Contents

This album contains an important performance in King Crimson's career, being the source of the improvisations "Trio" and "Starless and Bible Black", the Fripp instrumental "Fracture" and the intro to the song "The Night Watch", all of which were included, with some editing, in the 1974 album *Starless and Bible Black*. Prerecorded excerpts of *(No Pussyfooting)* appear at the end of "21st Century Schizoid Man" similarly to what was included at the beginning of *USA*.

## Production

The concert was performed on 23 November 1973 at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Most of the concert was also broadcast live by the BBC and taped by listeners; bootlegs of the broadcast circulated among fans. The concert began with a version of "Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part I)", a recording of which has never been found. Some bootlegs claim to have it but these are recordings from other sources. It was one of the first releases of archival recordings by Discipline Global Mobile, the music company founded by Robert Fripp.

## Art

Like the covers of many King Crimson albums, *The Night Watch'*s cover features a painting by P. J. Crook, which is also entitled *The Nightwatch*. The sleeve was designed by the Bill Smith Studio of London.

## Track listing

### Disc 1

1. "Easy Money" (Robert Fripp, John Wetton, Richard Palmer-James) – 6:14
2. "Lament" (Fripp, Wetton, Palmer-James) – 4:14
3. "Book of Saturday" (Fripp, Wetton, Palmer-James) – 4:07
4. "Fracture" (Fripp) – 11:28
5. "The Night Watch" (Fripp, Wetton, Palmer-James) – 5:28
6. "Improvisation: Starless and Bible Black" (David Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Bill Bruford) – 9:11

### Disc 2

1. "Improvisation: Trio" (Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Bruford) – 6:09
2. "Exiles" (Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Palmer-James) – 6:37
3. "Improvisation: The Fright Watch" (Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Bruford) – 6:03
4. "The Talking Drum" (Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Bruford, Jamie Muir) – 6:34
5. "Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II)" (Fripp) – 7:51
6. "21st Century Schizoid Man" (Fripp, Ian McDonald, Greg Lake, Michael Giles, Peter Sinfield) – 10:38

* Recorded at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 23 November 1973

## Credits

* Recording Engineer: George Chkiantz
* Mixing Engineer: David Singleton
* Assistant Engineer: Alex Mundy.
* Mixed at DGM World Central by David Singleton & Robert Fripp during July 1997.

## Personnel

## Charts

| Chart (1997) | Peak
position |
| --- | --- |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 61 |

## InfoBox

| The Night Watch | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Live album by King Crimson | |
| Released | 17 October 1997 |
| Recorded | 23 November 1973 |
| Venue | Concertgebouw (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) |
| Genre | Progressive rock, heavy metal, hard rock, free improvisation |
| Length | 84:34 |
| Label | Discipline Global Mobile |
| King Crimson chronology | |
| *Epitaph*
(1997) ***The Night Watch***
(1997) *Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal*
(1998) | |


title: The Night of the Comet

abstract: "The Night of the Comet" is the second episode of the first season of The CW television series, The Vampire Diaries, and the series second episode overall. It originally aired on Thursday, September 17, 2009. The episode was written by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec and directed by Marcos Siega. The title references the 1984 cult film Night of the Comet.

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# The Night of the Comet

"**The Night of the Comet**" is the second episode of the first season of The CW television series, *The Vampire Diaries*, and the series second episode overall. It originally aired on Thursday, September 17, 2009. The episode was written by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec and directed by Marcos Siega. The title references the 1984 cult film *Night of the Comet*.

## Plot

The episode starts with a couple camping in the woods, when the man gets out of the tent to get something from the car someone attacks him. The woman gets out and finds him dead, and she is killed soon after.

Vicki (Kayla Ewell) is still at the hospital after the vampire attack. Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) visits her to see how she is doing, however she rebuffs him due to her feelings for Tyler (Michael Trevino) who has started showing more interest in her.

Jenna (Sara Canning) has a meeting at the school with Mr. Tanner (Benjamin Ayres) about Jeremy and he informs her that Jeremy is missing many classes because of the drug and alcohol abuse, as well as insulting her capability in raising two teenagers. Jenna tries later to talk some sense to Jeremy, but fails.

Elena (Nina Dobrev) and Matt (Zach Roerig) talk about Vicki and Matt tells her that Vicki said it was a vampire, but he does not believe her story. Stefan (Paul Wesley) who is sat close to them overhears their conversation and immediately worries that Vicki will expose vampires. He leaves for the hospital so he can compel her to forget and make her think that it was an animal who attacked her. Matt notices Stefan at the hospital and gets suspicious but Stefan narrowly escapes out of the window before Matt can catch him. Vicki says she was attacked by an animal but she still has nightmares where she sees Damon's (Ian Somerhalder) face.

Bonnie (Kat Graham) and Caroline (Candice Accola) discuss the recent events and Caroline says that she met a mysterious guy, who turns out to be Damon, the other day but she cannot find him anywhere. Elena walks in and Caroline convinces her to move forward and give Stefan a chance, something she decides to do right away and she leaves for Stefan's house.

Elena gets to the house, but Stefan is not there and she runs into Damon who introduces himself. He also seizes the opportunity to tell Elena about Stefan's ex, Katherine, and how she broke Stefan's heart. Stefan walks in and asks Elena to leave when Damon says that he will bring out the family album where there are also photos of Katherine.

Vicki is out of the hospital and when she gets into the bar-restaurant, she runs into Damon, who she vaguely remembers. Damon follows her and attacks her once again. When Jeremy cannot find her anywhere, they all start looking for her, including Stefan, who hears her screaming from afar. Damon keeps her at the roof of a building threatening to drop her.

Stefan rushes himself to the roof asking Damon to let Vicki go. Damon antagonizes Stefan by compelling Vicki into believing that Stefan attacked her, and tries forcing Stefan to kill her so she won't reveal everything. Stefan, however, refuses to do it saying that he does not care if Vicki exposes him and people kill him, which leads to Damon compelling her again into believing that an animal had attacked her.

Back at the restaurant, Vicki is safe again and Stefan asks Caroline and Bonnie about Elena. Bonnie writes down Elena's number to give it to him but the moment she touches him she senses that something bad happened to him. She asks him about it but she realizes she was being rude so she apologizes and leaves.

Stefan and Elena meet once again at the Salvatore house where he apologizes for his earlier behavior and she also tells him how scared she is to get out to the world. While they are talking, they have their first kiss.

In the meantime, Damon stalked Caroline to the parking lot where the two of them flirt and end up at Caroline's room. While they are about to have sex, Damon bites her.

## Feature music

In "The Night of the Comet" we can hear the songs:

## Reception

### Ratings

In its original American broadcast, "The Night of the Comet" was watched by 3.78 million; down by 1.13 from the previous episode.

### Reviews

"The Night of the Comet" received positive reviews.

Liana Aghajanian from *Mania* gave the episode a B rate saying that Damon steals the show "with his cocky attitude and intentions to ruin Stefan’s high school fantasy and budding relationship with Elena."

Zeba from *Two Cents TV* states that this episode is better than last week's: "Though still incredibly formulaic, this episode was certainly better than last week’s. The plot seems to be thickening and as usual Ian Somerhalder is incredibly enjoyable as the villain."

Cynthia from *Every Joe* gave a good review to the episode saying that it was "hot".

Lucia from *Heroine TV* also gave a good review to the episode stating: "I must admit that I’m really loving this show–I have re-watched both episodes multiple times, which is a rarity for me. I’m definitely in for the long haul."

## InfoBox

| "**The Night of the Comet**" | |
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| *The Vampire Diaries* episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1
Episode 2 |
| Directed by | Marcos Siega |
| Written by | Kevin Williamson
Julie Plec |
| Production code | 2J5001 |
| Original air date | September 17, 2009 (2009-09-17) |
| Guest appearances | |
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title: The Priest of Saint-Amour

abstract: The Priest of Saint-Amour is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Émile Couzinet and starring Frédéric Duvallès, Pierre Larquey and Jeanne Fusier-Gir. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renneteau.

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# The Priest of Saint-Amour

***The Priest of Saint-Amour*** (French: ***Le curé de Saint-Amour***) is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Émile Couzinet and starring Frédéric Duvallès, Pierre Larquey and Jeanne Fusier-Gir. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renneteau.

## Synopsis

A Marquise wishes to marry off her niece to a baron, she is love with a commoner and runs away with him. In Saint-Amour a kindly priest is able to resolve the matter to everyone's happiness.

## Cast

1. Rège p.268
2. Bessy & Chirat p.183
3. https://www.unifrance.org/film/5086/le-cure-de-saint-amour

## Bibliography

* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. *Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955*. Pygmalion, 1989.
* Rège, Philippe. *Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1*. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

## InfoBox

| The Priest of Saint-Amour | |
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| Directed by | Émile Couzinet |
| Written by | Émile Couzinet |
| Based on | *The Priest of Saint-Amour* by Jean Guitton |
| Produced by | Émile Couzinet |
| Starring | Frédéric Duvallès
Pierre Larquey
Jeanne Fusier-Gir |
| Cinematography | Pierre Dolley |
| Edited by | Henriette Wurtzer |
| Music by | Vincent Scotto |
| Production
company | Burgus Films |
| Distributed by | Héraut Film |
| Release date | * 14 November 1952 (1952-11-14) |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |


title: The North Briton

abstract: The North Briton was a radical newspaper published in 18th-century London. The North Briton also served as the pseudonym of the newspaper's author, used in advertisements, letters to other publications, and handbills. Although written anonymously, The North Briton is closely associated with the name of John Wilkes. The newspaper is chiefly famous for issue number 45, the forty or so court cases spawned by that issue, and for the genesis of "45" as a popular slogan of liberty in the latter part of the 18th century. The paper was also known for its virulently anti-Scottish sentiment.

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# The North Briton

***The North Briton*** was a radical newspaper published in 18th-century London. **The North Briton** also served as the pseudonym of the newspaper's author, used in advertisements, letters to other publications, and handbills.

Although written anonymously, *The North Briton* is closely associated with the name of John Wilkes. The newspaper is chiefly famous for issue number 45, the forty or so court cases spawned by that issue, and for the genesis of "45" as a popular slogan of liberty in the latter part of the 18th century. The paper was also known for its virulently anti-Scottish sentiment.

## History

### 1762–63

Issues number 1 (5 June 1762) to number 44 (2 April 1763) were published on consecutive Saturdays.

The newspaper was begun in response to *The Briton*, a pro-government paper started by Tobias Smollett. Only eight days after that newspaper began publication, the first issue of *The North Briton* came out. It then came out weekly until the resignation of the Bute government.

#### Issue 45

*The North Briton* issue number 45 (23 April 1763) is the most famous issue of the paper. It criticized a royal speech in which King George III praised the Treaty of Paris ending the Seven Years' War. Wilkes was charged with libel (accusing the King of lying), and imprisoned for a short time in the Tower of London. Wilkes challenged the warrant for his arrest and seizure of his paper, eventually winning the case. His courtroom speeches started the "Wilkes and Liberty!" cry, a popular slogan for freedom of speech and resistance to power. Later that year, Wilkes reprinted the issue, which the government again seized. Before it could be burned, an assembled crowd rescued the text, and the ensuing events caused Wilkes to flee across the English Channel to France, and be eventually imprisoned again. In 1764, the British House of Commons declared Wilkes the author of number 45. Nonetheless, by the time Wilkes was released from prison in 1770, "45" was still a popular icon not only of Wilkes, but of freedom of speech in general.

### 1768–71

Issue numbers 47 (10 May 1768) to 218 (11 May 1771) were published by William Bingley.

Bingley was jailed in Newgate and then in King's Bench Prison on account of issues number 50 and 51. He was released after two years without trial.