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magic, in entertainment

(Encyclopedia) magic, in entertainment, the seeming manipulation and supernatural control of the natural world for the amusement and amazement of an audience. Entertainment magic can be divided into…

picnic

(Encyclopedia) picnic, social gathering at which each participant generally brings food to be shared. The Picnic Society was formed in London early in the 19th cent. by a group of fashionable people…

Bowery, the

(Encyclopedia) Bowery, theBowery, thebour, –r [key] [Dutch Bouwerie=farm], section of lower Manhattan, New York City. The Bowery, the street that gives the area its name, was once a road to the…

music hall

(Encyclopedia) music hall. In England, the Licensing Act of 1737 confined the production of legitimate plays to the two royal theaters—Drury Lane and Covent Garden; the demands for entertainment of…

Culture & Entertainment

Art Art glossary, definitions of art movements, biographies of notable artists, museum info, and more. Awards The history and all winners of the Nobels, Pulitzers,…

Entertainment Biographies

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U-V W X-Z Find more people with Biographies Search.Biographies Search gives you access to more than 30,000 biographical entries from our…

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Cedric The Entertainer

Stand-up comedian Cedric "The Entertainer" Kyles is also a comic actor who was a cast member of TV's The Steve Harvey Show (1996-2002) and Ice Cube's co-star in the films Barbershop (2000) and…

Entertainment Bios — F

FabioNanette FabrayDouglas Fairbanks, Jr.FalcoPeter FalkChris FarleyElizabeth FarnsworthRichard FarnsworthPerry FarrellMia FarrowRalph FasanellaFastballFarrah FawcettFelaMarty FeldmanFederico…