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Porgy
Porgy may refer to: * ''Porgy'' (novel), a 1925 novel by DuBose Heyward * ''Porgy'' (play), a 1927 play by Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward, based upon his 1925 novel * Porgy (fish), a common name for fishes in the family Sparidae * Porgy Key, a small island in the Florida Keys * ''Porgy'' (album) See also * Porgy and Bess (other) ''Porgy and Bess'' is an opera by George Gershwin. Porgy and Bess may also refer to: *'' Highlights from Porgy and Bess'', a 1935 recording of selections from the opera * ''Porgy and Bess'' (1950 album), a recording of selections from the opera fe ... * Georgy Porgy (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porgy (novel)
''Porgy'' is a novel written by the American author DuBose Heyward and published by the George H. Doran Company in 1925. The novel tells the story of Porgy, a crippled street beggar living in the black tenements of Charleston, South Carolina, in the 1920s. The character was based on Charlestonian Samuel Smalls. ''Charleston Mag'', May 2014. In some of the novel's passages, black characters speak in , a that had developed among enslaved African Americans during the slavery years on the |
Porgy (play)
''Porgy: A Play in Four Acts'' is a play by Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward, adapted from the short novel by DuBose Heyward. It was first produced by the Theatre Guild and presented October 10, 1927 – August 1928 at the Guild Theatre in New York City. Featuring a cast of African Americans at the insistence of its authors—a decision unusual for its time—the original production starred Frank Wilson, Evelyn Ellis, Jack Carter, and Rose McClendon. ''Porgy'' marked the Broadway directing debut of Rouben Mamoulian. The play ran a total of 55 weeks in New York, and the original cast toured the United States twice and performed for 11 consecutive weeks in London. The play tells the story of Porgy, a disabled black beggar who lives in the slums of Charleston, South Carolina. It relates his efforts to rescue Bess, the woman he loves, from Crown, her violent and possessive lover, and a drug dealer called Sporting Life. The play is the basis of the libretto of the opera ''Porg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porgy (fish)
The Sparidae are a family of fish in the order Perciformes, commonly called sea breams and porgies. The sheepshead, scup, and red seabream are species in this family. Most sparids are deep-bodied compressed fish with a small mouth separated by a broad space from the eye, a single dorsal fin with strong spines and soft rays, a short anal fin, long pointed pectoral fins and rather large firmly attached scales. They are found in shallow temperate and tropical waters and are bottom-dwelling carnivores. There are hermaphrodites in the Sparidae. Protogyny and protandry appear sporadically through this lineage of fish. Simultaneous hermaphrodites and bi-directional hermaphrodites do not appear as much since Sparidae are found in shallower waters. Species of fish that express a hermaphroditic condition usually "lack a genetic hardwire", therefore ecological factors play a role in sex determination. Most species possess grinding, molar-like teeth. Eating the head is known to cause hallu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porgy Key
Porgy Key is a small island north of the upper Florida Keys in Biscayne National Park. It is in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It is located in southern Biscayne Bay, just north of Old Rhodes Key and Totten Key, just southeast of the southern tip of Elliott Key Elliott Key is the northernmost of the true Florida Keys (those 'keys' which are ancient coral reefs lifted above the present sea level), and the largest key north of Key Largo. It is located entirely within Biscayne National Park, in Miami-Dade ..., and in between Old Rhodes and Reid Keys. It is on the south side of Caesar Creek, the creek that separates Elliott and Old Rhodes Keys. History It was earlier known as ''Porgee Key''. Porgy Key was the home for many years of "Sir" Lancelot Jones (1898–1997), a long-time resident. Hurricane Andrew in 1992 destroyed his former residence. The Bache Coast Survey of 1861 shows ''Porgee Key''. It is also spelled ''Porgee'' in a 1920 Smithsonian Institution study of Cerion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porgy (album)
''Porgy'' is the second studio album by the American band When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water, released in 1991 by Shimmy Disc. It contains covers of songs from ''Porgy and Bess''. Critical reception ''Trouser Press'' called the album "a well-informed piece of work, not simply a cheap parody." ''The New York Times'' wrote that the band "specializes in satire ... When People Were Shorter isn't smug; this group's love of bad taste seemed honest and heartfelt." Track listing Personnel Adapted from ''Bobby'' liner notes. ;When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water * David Licht – drums * Robert Meetsma – guitar, banjo, fiddle, cornet, saxophone, tambourine, percussion, vocals * Kim Rancourt – vocals, flute * David Raymer – guitar, vocals * Dave Rick – bass guitar ;Additional musicians * Paul Defilipps – vocals, trombone * Frank London – trumpet * Tom Varner – French horn ;Production and additional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porgy And Bess (other)
''Porgy and Bess'' is an opera by George Gershwin. Porgy and Bess may also refer to: *''Highlights from Porgy and Bess ''Highlights from Porgy and Bess'', the 1935 album of George Gershwin's opera, was recorded just days after ''Porgy and Bess'' opened on Broadway on October 10, 1935. While the opera was performed by an all-African American singing cast, the 1935 ...'', a 1935 recording of selections from the opera * ''Porgy and Bess'' (1950 album), a recording of selections from the opera featuring Risë Stevens and Robert Merrill * ''Porgy and Bess'' (1951 album), the first complete recording of the opera * ''Porgy and Bess'' (film), the 1959 film directed by Otto Preminger * ''Porgy and Bess'' (Glyndebourne album), the 1988 Glyndebourne Festival recording of the opera * ''Porgy and Bess'' (Harry Belafonte and Lena Horne album), 1959 * ''Porgy & Bess'' (Joe Henderson album), 1997 * ''Porgy and Bess'' (Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong album), 1957 * ''Porgy and Bess'' (Hank J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
