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Enchanted Island (amusement Park)
Enchanted Island can refer to: Geography * Island of enchantment, one of the names attributed to Puerto Rico * Enchanted Island Amusement Park, a park in Phoenix, Arizona Literature, theatre and film *'' The Tempest, or The Enchanted Island'', a play by John Dryden based on Shakespeare's ''The Tempest'' **''The Enchanted Island'', an opera setting of Dryden's play commissioned from various composers by Thomas Shadwell ** ''The Enchanted Island'' (opera), a Baroque pasticcio performed by the Metropolitan Opera in 2011–2012 *''The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles'', a novella by Herman Melville whose title refers to another name for the Galapagos Islands * ''Enchanted Island'' (film), a 1958 film starring Dana Andrews * ''The Enchanted Island of Yew'', a 1903 novel by L. Frank Baum * ''The Enchanted Island of Oz ''The Enchanted Island of Oz'' is a children's novel written by Ruth Plumly Thompson and illustrated by Dick Martin, and first published in 1976. As its title indicate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island Of Enchantment
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated territory of the United States. It is located in the northeast Caribbean Sea, approximately southeast of Miami, Florida, between the Dominican Republic and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and includes the eponymous main island and several smaller islands, such as Mona, Culebra, and Vieques. It has roughly 3.2 million residents, and its capital and most populous city is San Juan. Spanish and English are the official languages of the executive branch of government, though Spanish predominates. Puerto Rico was settled by a succession of indigenous peoples beginning 2,000 to 4,000 years ago; these included the Ortoiroid, Saladoid, and Taíno. It was then colonized by Spain following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1493. Puerto Rico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enchanted Island Amusement Park
Enchanted Island Amusement Park is a 7.5-acre amusement park located in Phoenix, Arizona. It is in the center of Encanto Park, a 222-acre city park. It features nine rides and a variety of attractions. History Enchanted Island originally opened in 1946 as Kiddieland. In 1986 City of Phoenix closed down the park for major renovations. Many amusement rides, including the Allan Herschell Carousel were sold off. A group of residents established fund to restore the carousel in the park, and it was restored and re-dedicated in 1991 when Kiddieland was re-opened as Enchanted Island Amusement Park. Rides and Attractions * C.P. Huntington Train ''C. P. Huntington'' is a 4-2-4T steam locomotive on static display at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California, Sacramento, California, USA. It is the first locomotive purchased by the Southern Pacific Railroad, carrying ... is a replica C.P. Huntington Train. * Encanto Carousel is the oldest operating carousel since 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tempest (Dryden)
''The Tempest, or The Enchanted Island'' is a comedy adapted by John Dryden and William D'Avenant from Shakespeare's comedy '' The Tempest''. The musical setting, previously attributed to Henry Purcell, and probably for the London revival of 1712, was very probably by John Weldon. The Dryden–D’Avenant adaptation premiered at the Duke's Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, on 7 November 1667, and published in 1670. It is written partly in blank verse and partly in a sort of rhythmic prose. The play was revised and revived a number of times, and adapted as an opera by Thomas Shadwell in April 1674; Shadwell's revision had a musical score created by a team of composers that included Matthew Locke and Pelham Humfrey. This was the version of ''The Tempest'' most familiar to audiences up until William Macready's enormously successful production of Shakespeare's original on 13 October 1838. Shadwell's version was revived in 1701, in 1702 through 1704, in 1706 through 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Shadwell
Thomas Shadwell ( – 19 November 1692) was an English poet and playwright who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1689. Life Shadwell was born at either Bromehill Farm, Weeting-with-Broomhill or Santon House, Lynford, Norfolk, and educated at Bury St Edmunds School, and at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, which he entered in 1656. He left the university without a degree, and joined the Middle Temple. At the Whig triumph in 1688, he superseded John Dryden as poet laureate and historiographer royal. He died at Chelsea on 19 November 1692.Thomas Shadwell He was buried in , but his tomb was destroyed by wartime bombing. A memorial to him with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Enchanted Island (opera)
''The Enchanted Island'' is a ''pasticcio'' (pastiche) of music by various baroque composers, including George Frideric Handel, Antonio Vivaldi, and Jean-Philippe Rameau, devised and written by Jeremy Sams after '' The Tempest'' and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' by William Shakespeare. It was created by Julian Crouch and Phelim McDermott and premiered by the Metropolitan Opera on December 31, 2011, starring David Daniels, Joyce DiDonato, Danielle de Niese, Luca Pisaroni, and Lisette Oropesa. The popular 70-year-old Spanish tenor, Plácido Domingo, played the small but important part of the sea god Neptune. The following month a performance of the ''pasticcio'' was broadcast live into movie theaters across the world as part of the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series. In late 2012, Virgin Classics released this broadcast version on DVD. The Met revived ''The Enchanted Island'' two seasons later. Daniels, de Niese, Pisaroni, and Domingo revived their roles from the premiere. Susan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Encantadas
"The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles" is a novella by American author Herman Melville. First published in ''Putnam's Magazine'' in 1854, it consists of ten philosophical "Sketches" on the Encantadas, or Galápagos Islands. It was collected in '' The Piazza Tales'' in 1856. ''The Encantadas'' was a success with the criticsBranch, ''Herman Melville, the Critical Heritage.'' p. 35. and contains some of Melville's "most memorable prose". Plot An anonymous narrator unites the ten disparate "Sketches", each of which begin with a few lines of poetry, mostly taken from Edmund Spenser's ''The Faerie Queene''. All of the stories are replete with symbolism reinforcing the cruelty of life on the Encantadas. "Sketch First" is a description of the islands; though they are the Enchanted Isles they are depicted as desolate and hellish. "Sketch Second" is a meditation on the narrator's encounter with ancient Galápagos tortoises, while "Sketch Third" concerns the narrator's trip up the enormous to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enchanted Island (film)
''Enchanted Island'' is a 1958 Technicolor adventure film distributed by Warner Bros., directed by Allan Dwan, produced by Benedict Bogeaus, and written by Harold Jacob Smith, James Leicester, and Al Stillman. It is based on Herman Melville's novel ''Typee'', which was also the film's working title. The title song, " Enchanted Island", written by Stillman and Robert Allen, was performed on the soundtrack by The Four Lads, who had a hit recording of the song on Columbia Records. The film started out as an RKO movie, but when RKO went bankrupt, it was released by Warner Bros. ''Enchanted Island'' was also the next-to-last film directed by Dwan, whose prolific career dated back to 1913. It was the last big-screen appearance of one of the film's stars, Jane Powell. Plot Two 19th-century sailors, Abner (Dana Andrews) and Tom (Don Dubbins), jump ship after their captain, Vangs ( Ted de Corsia), refuses them shore leave and warns them what a dangerous place this particular island is. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Enchanted Island Of Yew
''The Enchanted Island of Yew: Whereon Prince Marvel Encountered the High Ki of Twi and Other Surprising People'' is a children's fantasy novel written by L. Frank Baum, illustrated by Fanny Y. Cory, and published by the Bobbs-Merrill Company in 1903. The first edition contained eight color plates and many colored-ink illustrations stamped over the text, and it was dedicated to Kenneth Gage Baum, the youngest of the author's four sons. Synopsis Sesely, daughter of Baron Merd of Heg, and two companions are enjoying a picnic in the Forest of Lurla when they are accosted by a fairy. The fairy, bored with centuries of insipid fairy life, amazes the girls by pleading to be changed into a mortal. Though the girls are surprised that they might have the power to do such a thing, the fairy explains how it can be done. The girls agree to transform the fairy into a human boy for the space of one year. The newly minted male is dubbed Prince Marvel, and, furnished with fairy arms and armor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Enchanted Island Of Oz
''The Enchanted Island of Oz'' is a children's novel written by Ruth Plumly Thompson and illustrated by Dick Martin, and first published in 1976. As its title indicates, the book is an entry in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors. It is the last (and shortest) of Thompson's 21 novels about the Land of Oz.The International Wizard of Oz Club published ''The Cheerful Citizens of Oz'', a short collection of Thompson's Oz poetry, in 1992. Written as a standalone novel, unrelated to Oz, around 1948, Thompson revised it as an Oz tale at the request of Oz Club president Fred Meyer. Thompson's book tells the story of David Perry, a boy from Pennsylvania who, on a visit to a circus, wishes that a camel could talk. He is amazed when his wish is granted. (Only later does David learn that he possesses a magic wishing button, which enables and empowers the action of the story.) David nicknames the talking camel Humpty Bumpty; together the boy and camel embark on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minor Places In Arda
The cosmology of J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium combines aspects of Christian theology and metaphysics with pre-modern cosmological concepts in the flat Earth paradigm, along with the modern spherical Earth view of the Solar System. The created world, ''Eä'', includes the planet Arda, corresponding to the Earth. It is created flat, with the dwelling of the godlike Valar at its centre. When this is marred by the evil Vala Melkor, the world is reshaped, losing its perfect symmetry, and the Valar move to Valinor, but the Elves can still sail there from Middle-earth. When Men try to go there, hoping for immortality, Valinor and its continent of Aman are removed from Arda, which is reshaped as a round world. Scholars have compared the implied cosmology with that of Tolkien's religion, Roman Catholicism, and of Medieval poetry such as ''Pearl'' or Dante's '' Paradiso'', where there are three parts, Earth, Purgatory or the Earthly Paradise, and Heaven or the Celestial Paradise. Schol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enchanted Island (song)
"Enchanted Island" is a popular song, published in 1958, with music written by Robert Allen and lyrics by Al Stillman. The song was featured as the title song of producer Benedict Bogeaus' feature film '' Enchanted Island'', starring Dana Andrews and Jane Powell, and performed on the soundtrack by The Four Lads. The recording by The Four Lads (made February 16, 1958) was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 41194. It first reached the Billboard charts The ''Billboard'' charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and elsewhere. The results are published in '' Billboard'' magazine. ''Billboard'' biz, the online extension of the ''Billboard'' charts, p ... on July 14, 1958. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #12; on the Best Seller chart, at #32; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #29. References 1958 singles The Four Lads songs Songs with music by Robert Allen (composer) Songs with lyrics b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Île Enchantée
''L'Île Enchantée'' (literally, The Enchanted Island) is an 1864 ballet by Arthur Sullivan written as a divertissement at the end of Vincenzo Bellini's ''La Sonnambula'' at Covent Garden. It was choreographed by H. Desplaces."Arthur Sullivan – ''L'Île Enchantée'': ballet in one act, "Procession March", "Day Dreams", ''The Sapphire Necklace'': Overture Dutton Vocalion (2022) Nick Barnard wrote for MusicWeb International: Penny understands the Sullivan idiom ... but this new performance edges it out. ... In the intervening years Sullivan’s original score has been found allowing a couple of brief extra movements to be reinstated and generally a more critical edition of the score to be created. ... The Dutton recording is in their undemonstratively sophisticated SACD sound made in the generous acoustic of the Watford Colosseum. The playing from both orchestras is neat and nimble but the BBC players are given more of an opportunity to shine. ... Conductor John Andrews sensibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
