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Janet Velie
Janet Velie (23 April 1895 – December 17, 1992)Benjamin, p. 761 was an American actress who was primarily known for her performances in Broadway musicals. She first came to prominence portraying the title roles in the musicals ''La La Lucille'' (1919) and '' Mary'' (1920), and then had success in the Ed Wynn music revues ''The Perfect Fool'' (1921) and ''The Grab Bag'' (1924). In 1925 she created the role of confidence woman Penelope Martin in Irving Berlin's ''The Cocoanuts''; a role she reprised in 1927. She was the sister of actor Jay Velie and sometimes performed in productions with him. In addition to her work in theatre, she also appeared in a few short films. Life and career Born in Denver, Colorado, Janet Velie was the sister of actor Jay Velie. She began her career as a chorus girl with a stock company in her native city. She made her Broadway debut in the minor part of Miss Cassie Roll in the Jerome Kern, Guy Bolton, and P. G. Wodehouse musical ''Oh, Lady! Lady! ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Velie - May 1922 Shadowland
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Going Up (musical)
''Going Up'' is a musical comedy in three acts with music by Louis Hirsch and book and lyrics by Otto Harbach and James Montgomery. Set in the US city of Lenox, Massachusetts, at the end of World War I, the musical tells the story of a writer turned aviator who wins the hand of the high society girl that he loves by his daring handling of the joystick of a biplane. Popular songs included "Hip Hooray", "If You Look in Her Eyes", "Kiss Me", "Going Up", "Do It for Me", "The Tickle Toe", and "Down! Up! Left! Right!". The musical was a hit on Broadway in 1917 and again the following year in London. Revivals and a film adaptation followed. Background and productions The development of aviation and flying in the early years of the 20th century captivated the public's attention. ''Going Up'' is based on a 1910 play, ''The Aviator'', by James Montgomery. The play took on new significance during World War I. The musical was produced by George M. Cohan and Sam H. Harris and, after t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McFarland & Company
McFarland & Company, Inc., is an American independent book publisher based in Jefferson, North Carolina, that specializes in academic and reference works, as well as general-interest adult nonfiction. Its president is Rhonda Herman. Its former president and current editor-in-chief is Robert Franklin, who founded the company in 1979. McFarland employs a staff of about 50, and had published 7,800 titles. McFarland's initial print runs average 600 copies per book. Subject matter McFarland & Company focuses mainly on selling to libraries. It also utilizes direct mailing to connect with enthusiasts in niche categories. The company is known for its sports literature, especially baseball history, as well as books about chess, military history, and film. In 2007, the ''Mountain Times'' wrote that McFarland publishes about 275 scholarly monographs and reference book titles a year; Robert Lee Brewer reported in 2015 that the number is about 350. List of scholarly journals The following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Plains, New York
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Vitaphone Varieties
Vitaphone Varieties is a series title (represented by a pennant logo on screen) used for all of Warner Bros.', earliest short film "talkies" of the 1920s, initially made using the Vitaphone sound on disc process before a switch to the sound-on-film format early in the 1930s. These were the first major film studio-backed sound films, initially showcased with the 1926 synchronized scored features ''Don Juan'' and ''The Better 'Ole''. Although independent producers like Lee de Forest's Phonofilm were successfully making sound film shorts as early as 1922, they were very limited in their distribution and their audio was generally not as loud and clear in theaters as Vitaphone's. The success of the early Vitaphone shorts, initially filmed only in New York, helped launch the sound revolution in Hollywood. Overview The series featured were many of the great vaudeville and musical performers of the 1920s. Classical musicians who dominated the early days of recorded sound made their film d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heads Up (musical)
__NOTOC__ Heads up may refer to: Art, entertainment, and media Film * ''Heads Up'' (1930 film), an American film directed by Victor Schertzinger * Heads Up (1925 film), an American silent comedy adventure film Games * Heads up poker, a poker term for play against a single opponent * Heads Up, Seven Up, a traditional children's game Music Groups and labels * Heads Up International, a jazz and African music label Albums and EPs * ''Heads Up'' (Bassnectar EP), a 2009 EP by American electronic music artist Bassnectar * ''Heads Up'' (David Newman album), 1987 * ''Heads Up'' (Death from Above 1979 EP), the 2002 debut recording from the band Death from Above 1979 * ''Heads Up'' (The Stems album), a 2007 album by The Stems * ''Heads Up'' (Warpaint album), a 2016 album by Warpaint * ''Heads Up!'' (album), a 1967 album by jazz trumpeter Blue Mitchell Songs * "Heads Up", a song from ''True & Livin''' (2005) by Zion I *"Heads Up", a song from the iTunes release of ''Icona Pop'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Cheers
Hip hip hooray (also hippity hip hooray; ''Hooray'' may also be spelled and pronounced hoorah, hurrah, hurray etc.) is a cheer called out to express congratulation toward someone or something, in the English-speaking world and elsewhere. By a sole speaker, it is a form of interjection. In a group, it takes the form of call and response: the cheer is initiated by one person exclaiming "Three cheers for... omeone or something (or, more archaically, "Three times three"), then calling out "hip hip" (archaically, "hip hip hip") three times, each time being responded by "hooray" or "hurrah". In England they used to say it to bring merry and cheer, and is still said to salute the Sovereign at public events. History The call was recorded in England in the beginning of the 19th century in connection with making a toast. Eighteenth century dictionaries list "Hip" as an attention-getting interjection, and in an example from 1790 it is repeated. "Hip-hip" was added as a preparatory call befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rain Or Shine (musical)
''Rain or Shine'' is a musical theatre, musical in two acts with music by Milton Ager and Owen Murphy (songwriter), Owen Murphy, lyrics by Jack Yellen, and a book by James Gleason and Maurice Marks. Set in Higginstown, Rhode Island, the musical takes place within a circus and features a variety of circus acts in addition to the typical song and dance numbers from a musical of its time period. It was one of several hit Broadway theatre, Broadway musicals in 1928. Performance history ''Rain or Shine'' was staged on at George M. Cohan's Theatre where it premiered on February 9, 1928. It ran at that theatre for 356 performances; closing on December 15, 1928. It was written as a starring vehicle for comedian Joe Cook (actor), Joe Cook who portrayed the central character of Smiley Johnson. Other actors in leading roles included Nancy Welford as Mary Wheeler, Warren Hull as Jack Wayne, Janet Velie as Mrs. Patricia Conway, and Helen Lynd (actress), Helen Lynd as Frankie Shultz. Musical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
