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Mikado
Mikado may refer to: * Emperor of Japan or Arts and entertainment * ''The Mikado'', an 1885 comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan * ''The Mikado'' (1939 film), an adaptation of the opera, directed by Victor Schertzinger * ''The Mikado'' (1967 film), an adaptation of the opera, directed by Stuart Burge * "The Mikado" (''Millennium''), a 1998 television episode * Mikado (game), a pick-up sticks game * "Mikado" (song), by Simone Drexel, the Swiss entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 * Mikado, a DC Comics character Biology * Mikado pheasant (''Syrmaticus mikado'') * ''Mikado'', a genus of beetles in family Ptiliidae * 'Mikado', a cultivar of '' Syngonanthus chrysanthus'' * '' Forficula mikado'', a species of earwig in the family Forficulidae * ''Kempina mikado'', a species of mantis shrimp in the family Squillidae Places * Mikado Glacier, a glacier in Alexander Island, Antarctica * Mikado, Saskatchewan, a hamlet in Canada ** Mikado station (Saskatchewan), a flag stop i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mikado
''The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen Gilbert and Sullivan, operatic collaborations. It opened on 14 March 1885, in London, where it ran at the Savoy Theatre for 672 performances, the second-longest run for any work of musical theatre and one of the longest runs of any theatre piece up to that time.The longest-running piece of musical theatre was the operetta ''Les Cloches de Corneville'', which held the title until ''Dorothy (opera), Dorothy'' opened in 1886, which pushed ''The Mikado'' down to third place. By the end of 1885, it was estimated that, in Europe and America, at least 150 companies were producing the opera.H. L. Mencken, Mencken, H. L.]Article on ''The Mikado'', ''Baltimore Evening Sun'', 29 November 1910 ''The Mikado'' is the most internationally successful Savoy opera and has been especially popular with amateur and school productions. The work has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikado (locomotive)
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles and two trailing wheels on one axle, usually in a trailing truck. This configuration of steam locomotive is most often referred to as a Mikado, frequently shortened to Mike. At times it was also referred to on some railroads in the United States of America as the McAdoo Mikado and, during World War II, the MacArthur. The notation 2-8-2T indicates a tank locomotive of this wheel arrangement, the "T" suffix indicating a locomotive on which the water is carried in tanks mounted on the engine rather than in an attached tender (rail), tender. Overview The 2-8-2 wheel arrangement allowed the locomotive's Firebox (steam engine), firebox to be placed behind instead of above the driving wheels, thereby allowing a larger firebox that could be both wide and deep. This s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mikado (1967 Film)
''The Mikado'' is a 1967 British musical film adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's 1885 The Mikado, comic opera of the same name. The film was directed by Stuart Burge and was a slightly edited adaptation of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's production of ''The Mikado'' and used all D'Oyly Carte singers. Plot In Japan, Nanki-Poo, a young and apparently poor "wand'ring minstrel", arrives at the seaside town of Titipu in search of a schoolgirl named Yum-Yum, to profess his love for her after hearing that her ward, a cheap tailor named Ko-Ko, was to be executed for an act of flirting. The aristocratic mayor of Titipu, Pooh-Bah, and his deputy, Pish-Tush, tell Nanki-Poo that the charges against Ko-Ko were dropped at the last moment, as he was made "Lord High Executioner" to protect others in town accused of the same crime. Yum-Yum and her sisters, Pitti-Sing and Peep-Bo, return home from school. Nanki-Poo wants to meet Yum-Yum in person, but Ko-Ko sends him away. Pooh-Bah does not f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikado Sanzenin
Mikado may refer to: * Emperor of Japan or Arts and entertainment * ''The Mikado'', an 1885 comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan * The Mikado (1939 film), ''The Mikado'' (1939 film), an adaptation of the opera, directed by Victor Schertzinger * The Mikado (1967 film), ''The Mikado'' (1967 film), an adaptation of the opera, directed by Stuart Burge * The Mikado (Millennium), "The Mikado" (''Millennium''), a 1998 television episode * Mikado (game), a pick-up sticks game * Mikado (song), "Mikado" (song), by Simone Drexel, the Swiss entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 * Mikado, a List of DC Comics characters: M, DC Comics character Biology * Mikado pheasant (''Syrmaticus mikado'') * ''Mikado'', a genus of beetles in family Ptiliidae * 'Mikado', a cultivar of ''Syngonanthus chrysanthus'' * ''Forficula mikado'', a species of earwig in the family Forficulidae * ''Kempina mikado'', a species of mantis shrimp in the family Squillidae Places * Mikado Glacier, a glacier in Alexand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikado (song)
Mikado may refer to: * Emperor of Japan or Arts and entertainment * ''The Mikado'', an 1885 comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan * ''The Mikado'' (1939 film), an adaptation of the opera, directed by Victor Schertzinger * ''The Mikado'' (1967 film), an adaptation of the opera, directed by Stuart Burge * "The Mikado" (''Millennium''), a 1998 television episode * Mikado (game), a pick-up sticks game * "Mikado" (song), by Simone Drexel, the Swiss entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 * Mikado, a DC Comics character Biology * Mikado pheasant (''Syrmaticus mikado'') * ''Mikado'', a genus of beetles in family Ptiliidae * 'Mikado', a cultivar of ''Syngonanthus chrysanthus'' * '' Forficula mikado'', a species of earwig in the family Forficulidae * ''Kempina mikado'', a species of mantis shrimp in the family Squillidae Places * Mikado Glacier, a glacier in Alexander Island, Antarctica * Mikado, Saskatchewan, a hamlet in Canada ** Mikado station (Saskatchewan), a flag stop in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikado (game)
''This is the article about the game. For the wheel arrangement, see 2-8-2.'' Mikado is a pick-up sticks game originating in Europe, played with a set of same-length sticks which can measure between . In 1936, it was brought from Hungary (where it was called Marokko) to the United States and named pick-up sticks. This term is not very specific in respect to existing stick game variations. The "Mikado" name may have been avoided because it was a brand name of a game producer. The game is named for the highest scoring (blue) stick "Mikado" (Emperor of Japan The Emperor of Japan is the monarch and the head of the Imperial House of Japan, Imperial Family of Japan. Under the Constitution of Japan, he is defined as the symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people, and his positio ...). The best time to play Mikado is said to be: ''When your mind is calm but you're in need of company''. Rules Classic Mikado consists of 41 sticks, coded with different va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mikado (1939 Film)
''The Mikado'' is a 1939 British musical comedy film based on Gilbert and Sullivan's 1885 comic opera ''The Mikado''. Shot in Technicolor, the film stars Martyn Green as Ko-Ko, Sydney Granville as Pooh-Bah, the American singer Kenny Baker as Nanki-Poo and Jean Colin as Yum-Yum. Many of the other leads and choristers were or had been members of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.Lejeune, C. A. "Films of the Week: Gentlemen of Japan", ''The Observer'', 3 July 1938, p. 14. Barclay had played the title role in America, Stroud had been a D'Oyly Carte performer in Britain in 1926 and had extensive Gilbert and Sullivan experience in Australia, and Paynter had performed Pitti-Sing and other mezzo-soprano roles for five years with D'Oyly Carte under the name Elisabeth Nickel-Lean. Nearly all the chorus were current or former performers with D'Oyly Carte. Plot At the court of the Mikado, the emperor orders his son, Nanki-Poo, to marry Katisha, an elderly courtier, or perish on the scaffold. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikado Township, Michigan
Mikado Township is a civil township of Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 947 at the 2010 census. Communities *Alvin is an unincorporated community located in the southeastern portion of the township at . Alvin was founded as a lumbering community and had its own post office from February 14, 1906 until February 15, 1911. *Kurtz is an unincorporated community on the western border of the township with Curtis Township at . The community was named for Hugo Kurtz, and it began as a logging community around 1900. A post office opened briefly from July 31, 1909 until March 31, 1911. *Mikado is an unincorporated community in the northeastern corner of the township at . The community was originally called West Greenbush and was founded by Daniel Bruce, who built a hotel for the area's lumbermen in 1886. He pursuaded the Detroit and Mackinac Railway to established a station through the area by traveling to Tawas City. He paid and requested to have the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikado Pheasant
The Mikado pheasant (''Syrmaticus mikado'') is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. Sometimes considered an unofficial ''national bird'' of Taiwan (along with the Swinhoe's pheasant and Taiwan blue magpie), a pair of Mikado pheasants and Yushan National Park, one of the areas it is known to inhabit, is depicted in the 1000 dollar bill of the New Taiwan dollar. Distribution and habitat The Mikado pheasant is endemic to mountainous regions of Taiwan. The species occupies dense shrubs, bamboo growth and grassy terrain with conifer overstory in central and southern Taiwan, from 2000 to 3200 meters above sea level. Description With the tail included, males of this species get to be up to 70 cm in body length, while the smaller females measure up to 47 cm. The male is dark with plumage that refracts with blue or violet iridescence, with white stripes on its wings and tail. The female is brown and speckled with brown and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mikado (Millennium)
"'The Mikado" is the thirteenth episode of the second season of the American crime- thriller television series ''Millennium''. It premiered on the Fox network on February 6, 1998. The episode was written by Michael R. Perry and directed Roderick J. Pridy. "The Mikado" featured a guest appearance by Allan Zinyk as Brian Roedecker. After a group of boys witness a murder via a live webcam feed, Millennium Group profiler Frank Black (Lance Henriksen) realizes that the culprit is an old adversary who has learned to exploit the internet to continue his killing spree while avoiding capture. Perry was inspired to write the episode after considering the "dark side" of the internet, drawing influence from Jennifer Ringley's JenniCam website. Avatar, the episode's antagonist, was based on real-life murderer the Zodiac Killer. "The Mikado" was seen by over five million households in its initial broadcast, and has received positive reviews from critics. Plot A group of friends browse the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikado Station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Isumi, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Mikado Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 53.7 km from the official starting point of the line at Chiba Station. Station layout Mikado Station has a single side platform connected to a station building constructed out of two modified freight containers. The platform is short, and can handle trains with a maximum length of eight cars. Platform History Mikado Station was opened on August 16, 1903 as a freight station on the Bōsō Railway. Scheduled passenger operations began from January 14, 1905. On September 1, 1907, the Bōsō Railway was nationalized and became part of the Japanese Government Railways, which was transformed into the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued on October 1, 1962. The station has been unattended since July 1, 1972. In 1985, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Mikado
Operation Mikado was the code name of a military plan by the United Kingdom to use Special Air Service troops to attack the home base of Argentina's five Super Etendard strike fighters at Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, during the 1982 Falklands War. Brigadier Peter de la Billière was in charge of planning the operation. The British Task Force had been successfully attacked by these Argentinian aircraft using French Exocet air-to-sea missiles, sinking two ships. This operation was intended to destroy the three remaining Exocet missiles that Argentina had in its possession as well as the Super Étendard launch aircraft. It was also intended to kill the pilots in their quarters. To achieve this, Brigadier Peter de la Billière ( Director of the SAS) proposed an operation similar to Operation Entebbe, which consisted of landing 55 SAS soldiers in two Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft directly on the runway at Rio Grande. According to the plan, the C-130s would be kept on the ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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