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The Cat And The Fiddle (play)
The Cat and the Fiddle may refer to: *" Hey Diddle Diddle" or "The Cat and the Fiddle", a nursery rhyme * ''The Cat and the Fiddle'' (musical), a 1931 Broadway production by Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach * ''The Cat and the Fiddle'' (film), a 1934 adaptation the stage musical * ''The Cat and the Fiddle'' (album), a 1977 album by Papa John Creach * "The Cat and the Fiddle" (''Batman''), a 1966 television episode *''The Cat and the Fiddle'' (play), a 1971 play by John McDonnell See also * Cat and Fiddle Inn, Cheshire, England * Cat and Fiddle Road, England, named after the inn * Cats and the Fiddle, an African American singing group {{DEFAULTSORT:Cat and the Fiddle, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hey Diddle Diddle
"Hey Diddle Diddle" (also "Hi Diddle Diddle", "The Cat and the Fiddle", or "The Cow Jumped Over the Moon") is an English nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19478. Lyrics and music A version of the rhyme is Hey diddle diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon; The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon. The rhyme is the source of the English expression ":wikt:over the moon, over the moon", meaning "delighted, thrilled, extremely happy". \new Staff \layout \midi The melody commonly associated with the rhyme was first recorded by the composer and nursery rhyme collector James William Elliott in his ''National Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs'' (1870). The word "sport" in the rhyme is sometimes replaced with "fun", "a sight", or "craft". Origins The rhyme may date back to at least the sixteenth century. Some references suggest it dates back in some form a thousand or more years: in early medieval il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cat And The Fiddle (musical)
''The Cat and the Fiddle'' is a musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Otto Harbach. The story is about love and conflict between an American popular music composer and a European classical composer. Hit numbers from the show included "Try to Forget", " She Didn't Say Yes", "The Breeze Kissed Your Hair" and "The Night Was Made for Love." The original Broadway production opened on October 15, 1931, and ran for 395 performances, a long run for the time period. A 1932 London production followed at the Palace Theatre. A 1934 film adaptation with a substantially altered storyline starred Jeanette MacDonald and Ramon Novarro. Productions The original Broadway production opened at the Globe Theatre on October 15, 1931, moved to the George M. Cohan Theater on May 24, 1932, and ran for a total of 395 performances, an unusual success for the Depression years. It was produced by Max Gordon and staged by José Ruben. The show featured Bettina Hall as Shirley Sheridan, Geor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cat And The Fiddle (film)
''The Cat and the Fiddle'' is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic musical film directed by William K. Howard based on the hit 1931 Broadway musical of the same name by Jerome Kern and Otto A. Harbach, about a romance between a struggling composer and an American singer. The film stars Ramon Novarro and Jeanette MacDonald in her MGM debut. Plot The film plot is substantially changed from that of the Broadway musical. Victor Florescu (Ramon Novarro) is a composer desperately trying to get his operetta to opening night. First his leading lady (Vivienne Segal) leaves, taking the bulk of their budget with her. Then the male lead splits, leaving Victor to fill his role. Next he calls upon an old love, songstress Shirley Sheridan (Jeanette MacDonald) to be his ingénue, but she insists that she is leaving the theater to marry her affluent, but unfaithful fiancé (Frank Morgan).Green, Stanley (1999) Hollywood Musicals Year by Year (2nd ed.), pub. Hal Leonard Corporation page 29 Cast *R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cat And The Fiddle (album)
''The Cat and the Fiddle'' is Papa John Creach's sixth solo album and his first with DJM Records. Bryan Tilford and Mark Leon who performed in the band Midnight Sun on ''Rock Father'' return for this album, but Kevin Moore otherwise known as Keb' Mo' moved on and was replaced on this album with Joey Brasler. Track listing Side One #"Country Boy, City Man" (Brian Tilford) – 3:19 #"Keep on Rockin'" (Brian Cadd) – 3:43 #"Livin' for Myself" (Donnell Jones) – 3:45 #"Keep on Movin'" (Tom Seufert, Gregg Sutton) – 3:34 #"Right Down" (Don Grady) – 3:40 Side Two #"Let's Get Dancin'" (Tilford) – 4:29 #"Foxy Lady" (Steve Haberman) – 3:49 #"Rock & Roll Music" (Tilford) – 4:00 #"Give Me Another Chance" (Joey Brasler, Roy Sciacca) – 3:15 #"Pop Stop" (Haberman) – 5:00 Personnel *Steve Haberman – keyboards *Bryan Tilford – bass, background vocals *Mark Leon – drums, background vocals *Joey Brasler – guitar *Reid King – background vocals *Papa John Creach – lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cat And The Fiddle (Batman)
"The Cat and the Fiddle" is the 38th episode of the 1960s ''Batman'' television series. It guest starred Julie Newmar as Catwoman Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she .... Plot Batman and Robin barely escape from their hot ordeal and track Catwoman's next step. Catwoman disguises herself as a wealthy and elderly recluse - Minerva Matthews - to exchange a quarter million dollars each for two Stradivarius violins. Once the instruments are safely in her hands, the villainess reveals her true identity and demands the cash back. But Catwoman is surprised to learn that her business partner - Zubin Zucchini - is also not who he appears to be, and is actually Robin, the Boy Wonder. When Batman saves Catwoman from falling to her death from the 102-story Gotham State Building after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McDonnell (playwright)
Austin McDonnell was an Irish playwright and journalist. McDonnell worked as a Television criticism, television critic on ''The Sunday Press''. As a playwright his work is most closely associated with the Ulster Hall, Ulster Group Theatre, Belfast, where he wrote a string of successful comedy plays in the 1960s and 1970s in association with the actor and comedian James Young (comedian), James Young. Life and career McDonnell was born in Kilsaran, County Louth, Co. Louth. McDonnell, and his wife Patti, lived in Dublin where he worked as a journalist and playwright. In 1961 McDonnell wrote ''All the King's Horses (play), All the King's Horses'', which was performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin. The story is a Farce, farcical one in which an eccentric Irish woman dies and leaves her fortune to her two nephews. One is a Republic of Ireland, Southern Irish Irish republicanism, Republican and the other is a Northern Irish Orange Order, Orangeman. To inherit the fortune they must spend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cat And Fiddle Inn
The Cat and Fiddle Inn is the second-highest public house in England, the Tan Hill Inn being the highest. In 2020, the outlet was sold to a distiller, who intend to open Britain's highest-altitude whisky distillery. It is in the Peak District National Park, on the A537 road just west of the Derbyshire/Cheshire county boundary, on the western side of Axe Edge Moor, 1,689 feet (515 m) above sea level. The inn is the last on the Four Inns Walk, held annually in spring, mainly over the high moorland to the north. History and closure The pub was built in 1813. It closed in 2015, and its future as a public house was uncertain. Re-opening in 2020 In 2019, a long-term lease was taken out on the building by Forest Distillery, who intended to re-open the site in summer 2020 as a destination attraction featuring a distillery, shop and pub. Crowd funding provided over £50,000 of a estimated £250,000 for the restoration. In the summer of 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Disti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cat And Fiddle Road
The Cat and Fiddle is a road in England between Buxton, Derbyshire and Macclesfield, Cheshire, named after the Cat and Fiddle Inn public house at its summit. Formed by parts of the A537, A54 and A53, it is famous for its scenic views across the Greater Manchester conurbation, the Peak District National Park and the Cheshire Plain, and for its many bends. It is extremely popular with motorcyclists, and is often classed as the most dangerous road in the United Kingdom. Route The road takes its name from the Cat and Fiddle Inn which is at an elevation of . The road can be considered to start in Buxton at the junction of the A53 and A5004 Long Hill road just north of the Buxton Opera House. It follows the A53 through the western outskirts of Buxton until a right turn onto the A54 at Ladmanlow. It then climbs in a series of sharp bends onto the flat moorland of Goyt's Moss, where it runs as the A537 in a fairly straight line until it reaches the Cat and Fiddle Inn (which closed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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