Based on the play by:MarivauxBook:James MagruderMusic:Jeffrey StockLyrics:Susan BirkenheadDirector:Michael MayerChoreography:Doug VaroneSets:Heidi EttingerCostumes:Catherine ZuberLighting:…
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[Red Shield]. Mayer Amschel, in 1763, made his appearance in Hanover barefoot, with a sack on his shoulders and a bundle of rags on his back. Successful in trade, he returned to Frankfort…
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(Encyclopedia) Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805–79, American abolitionist, b. Newburyport, Mass. He supplemented his limited schooling with newspaper work and in 1829 went to Baltimore to aid Benjamin…
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Hedy LamarrAge: 86 Austrian-born film actress of the 1930s and '40s who gained fame by appearing nude in the 1932 Czech film Ecstasy. Once considered the most beautiful woman in the world,…
