Publisher: Good Press
"Ultor de Lacy: A Legend of Cappercullen" is a gothic tale of a young Irish boy that grew up in France during the murky times of Jacobitism in Ireland. When he turned twenty one, Ultor went to Ireland to claim his estate where he gets introduced to some peculiar Irish family traditions and some beings from Celtic mythology such as fairies and leprechauns.
Three members of an idiosyncratic family are expecting company at their country estate. But when their unsuspecting guests arrive, they find that a weekend with the Bliss family is anything but. Classic Noël Coward. An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring: Tate Donovan as Richard Gratham Arabella Field as David Boies Joy Gregory as Sorel Bliss Coryton Jeffrey Jones as David Bliss Lynne Marta as Clara Serena Scott Thomas as Myra Abundel Carolyn Seymour as Judith Bliss Eric Stoltz as Sandy Tyrell Simon Templeman as Simon Bliss Directed by John Rubinstein. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in October of 1999.Show book
Comedian Jeff Cesario is known for hilarious standup routines that feature everyman-style observations about a variety of subjects ranging from sports to marriage to his Wisconsin upbringing.Show book
Joseph Mallord William Turner is arguably Britain's greatest and most mysterious painter, whose range of work encompasses seascape and landscape, immensely powerful oil paintings and intimate watercolours. His friend and colleague C.R. Leslie remembered him thus: 'Turner was short and stout, and had a sturdy, sailor-like walk. He might be taken for the captain of a river steamboat at first glance; but a second would find more in his face than belongs in any ordinary mind. There was that peculiar keenness of expression in his eye that is only seen in men of constant habits of observation'. The son of a Covent garden barber and a woman who died in Bethlehem Hospital, Turner achieved fame and fortune during his lifetime. Although he possessed a wide-ranging imagination, he was an often incoherent speaker and writer, and his muddled will produced much discord - it is a wonder that, despite avaricious relatives and incompetent lawyers, so many of his works are now in the hands of the nation, and publicly proclaim his genius. In this previously unavailable biography, Anthony Bailey has drawn upon archival material, scholarly literature and research, as well as studying many of Turner's sketchbooks, paintings and watercolours. Uncovering fresh material, as well as pulling together previously known facts, Bailey sheds new light on this complicated and secretive artistic figure.Show book
Back in the day radio was the medium; and its message was entertainment! Whatever you craved, radio delivered. Detectives, Mysteries, Westerns, Sci-Fi, Literature. This Golden Age really was crammed full of exciting, thrilling and downright brilliant programmes. These classic radio hours serve up a wide range of genres, stars, stories, and yes, entertainment. Let's jump right in.Show book
Essays about how stories of the Old West reflect—and affect—our beliefs and values.The solitude of the lone rider, the loyalty of his horse, and the unspoken code of the West—for many, Western movies embody America and its values, though the view of the country’s history they present isn’t always accurate. In recent years, scholars had declared the genre dead, but a steady resurgence of western themes in literature, film, and television has reestablished its importance and influence.In The Philosophy of the Western, editors Jennifer L. McMahon and B. Steve Csaki examine philosophical themes in the western genre. Investigating subjects of nature, ethics, identity, gender, environmentalism, and animal rights, the essays in this volume draw from a wide range of westerns including the more recent popular and critical successes Unforgiven, All the Pretty Horses, 3:10 to Yuma, and No Country for Old Men, as well as literature and television serials such as Deadwood. The Philosophy of the Western reveals the powerful role of the western in the American psyche.Show book
The American West has always provided larger than life characters, righting wrongs to make the world a better place and all set in a mythic landscape. In ‘The Six-Shooter’ James Stewart starred as Britt Ponset, a drifting cowboy in the sunset years of the wild west. Episodes ranged from straight western drama to light and sentimental comedy. Stewart being one of the reigning stars of Hollywood at the time also brought his own touches to bear. His use of whispered narration during tense scenes created a heightened sense of drama and then relief when the situation was resolved. The American West that radio, movies, and TV portrayed is the stuff of legends; a fictional concoction usually far from the truth but ‘The Six-Shooter’ did something that few other radio shows could provide; entertainment that captivated the listener.Show book
