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  Forever Seeing New Beauties -...

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  The story of New England's own Mary Cassatt Revolutionary artist Mary Rogers Williams (1857—1907), a baker's daughter from Hartford, Connecticut, biked and hiked from the Arctic Circle to Naples, exhibited from Paris to Indianapolis, trained at the Art Students League, chafed against art world rules that favored men, wrote thousands of pages about her travels and work, taught at Smith College for nearly two decades, but sadly ended up almost totally obscure. The book reproduces her unpublished artworks that capture pensive gowned women, Norwegian slopes reflected in icy waters, saw-tooth rooflines on French chateaus, and incense hazes in Italian chapels, and it offers a vivid portrayal of an adventurer, defying her era's expectations.

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  Abbott and Costello: Lou's Date...

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  Abbott and Costello talk about Uncle Mike and Aunt May who have adopted a baby grown man. Uncle Mike is looking for a job. Lou talks about the book where he records all his dates and gets into a fight with the boyfriend of Zelda Zanzibar. Lou has invented Pedestrian Pants to trap hit and run drivers.

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  Puccini's La Bohème - A Short...

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  Puccini's obsession with detail ensured the success of La Bohème, his opera about the impoverished 'artistes' in Paris in the 1830s. Soon after its première, people started calling their baby daughters Mimi. The story of this seamstress, her hectic but fraught love affair with the poet Rodolfo and her tragic death from consumption (tuberculosis), never fail to touch the audience. Che gelida manina, Mi chiamano Mimì …, and O soave fanciulla have become some of the most popular operatic excerpts, sung by stars ranging from Callas to Gheorghiu, Caruso to Pavarotti. Written by Michael Steen, author of the acclaimed The Lives and Times of the Great Composers, 'Short Guides to Great Operas' are concise, entertaining and easy to read books about opera. Each is an opera guide packed with useful information and informed opinion, helping to make you a truly knowledgeable opera-goer, and so maximising your enjoyment of a great musical experience. Other 'Short Guides to Great Operas' that you may enjoy include Madama Butterfly, Tosca and Turandot.

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  Alice In Wonderland

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  Join the CART company down the rabbit hole and across Wonderland. Adapted from the original text by Lewis Carroll, audiences of all ages can enjoy the adventures of Alice, The White Hare, The Mad Hatter, Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum, and The Red Queen. This show, which was met with critical rave reviews, combines scenes from Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, and features a special introduction by Mary Pickford's husband, Buddy Rogers.  
  Don't be late for this very important date!  
  STARRING: RODDY McDOWALL as Lewis Carroll and The March Hare, SAMANTHA EGGAR as Alice, MARVIN KAPLAN as The White Rabbit, WILLIAM WINDOM as The Cheshire Cat and Tweedle Dee, PARLEY BAER as Tweedle Dum, JOHN ASTIN as The White Knight, JEANETTE NOLAN as The Queen of Hearts, NORMAN LLOYD as The King of Hearts, KATHLEEN FREEMAN as The Duchess, DON MESSICK as The Mock Turtle, ELLIOTT REID as The Mad Hatter, RALPH STORY as The Caterpillar and The Knave of Hearts, LINDA HENNING as The Doormouse and The Guinea Pig, ASHBY ADAMS as The Griffin, BOB LEGIONAIRE as The Red Knight and The Frog Footman, WITH Host BUDDY ROGERS, and Announcer WILLIAM WOODSON.
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  Faraway Settings - Spanish and...

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  A comparative study of Ming and Iberian theaters has never been attempted. Thus, this book aims to provide the reader with a series of different approaches. First, through a comparison of specific works by Spanish and Chinese playwrights during the Ming and Habsburg periods, we aim to show that at times certain commonalities are in reality spaces fraught with misunderstanding. A melancholic character in Spain would not be the same as a melancholic figure in Chinese theater. A particular plant or flower had completely different symbolic meanings. However, it is curious to note how certain character types in both theaters resemble each other; and how the interaction between actors and audience would show clear parallels. At the same time, this is a book that also finds the thrill of correspondences and affinities as they are recovered through modern staging, climate change, universality of emotions, representations of friendship, folk characters, metaphors and dreams.

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  Big Notes - How a Stradivarius...

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  The business of beating death by becoming a modern day Medici is booming. In today's economy, where investments in stocks, bonds, commodities, real estate and hedge funds have either been severely battered from the Coronavirus crash or from the rollercoaster volatility, investors are increasingly seeking non-correlated alternative investments.  How?  By investing in a rare instrument and becoming a patron.  It is not only a good return on investment.  What better way to get rich and write yourself into history books than to be the owner and donor of a Stradivarius violin to a world class soloist or a museum? Tax deductions are indeed a benefit, but immortality is a better blessing. By reading this book, you can learn from the experts in the field who understand that investing in immortality is the best way to have a meaningful and mortal life.

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