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La Traviata <br/>(The Fallen Woman)

Music:Giuseppe VerdiLibretto:Francesco Maria Piave, based on Alexandre Dumas's La Dame aux CaméliasPremiere:Venice, March 6, 1853 La Traviata created an outrage with its sympathetic portrayal…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Concord Hymn

Concord HymnSung at the Completion of the Battle Monument, July 4, 1837By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood…

Dead Man on Campus

Director: Alan Cohn Writers: Michael White and Michael Traeger Paramount; R; 90 minutes Release: 8/98 Cast: Tom Everett Scott, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Lochlyn Munro, Randy…

Joseph Francis SMITH, Congress, PA (1920-1999)

SMITH Joseph Francis , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 24, 1920; attended St. Anne's Parochial School, Philadelphia; graduated from…

Dennis Franz Biography

Dennis Franz(Dennis Schlachta)actorBorn: 10/28/1944Birthplace: Maywood, Illinois Barrel-chested, rough-hewn actor whose niche of portraying tough cops has found its best home in the highly…

William Shakespeare: Richard III, Act II

Act IIScene ILondon. The palaceFlourish. Enter King Edward IV sick, Queen Elizabeth, Dorset, Rivers, Hastings, Buckingham, Grey, and othersKing Edward IVWhy, so: now have I done a good day's…

Sonnets by William Shakespeare: C

Sonnet XCIX Sonnet CI C Where art thou Muse that thou forget'st so long, To speak of that which gives thee all thy might? Spend'st thou thy fury on some worthless song, Darkening thy…

Bills Stamped with Hawaii

The Question: During World War II the U.S. used $1 bills that were stamped with the word "Hawaii" on them. Could you explain a little about them and maybe something about…

Andy Garcia Biography

Andy Garcia (Andres Arturo Garcia-Menendez)actorBorn: 4/12/1956Birthplace: Havana, Cuba Cuban-American actor whose smoldering good looks have helped establish him as a favorite Hollywood leading…