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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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hill a naturally raised area of land. In North America,
the Hill is informal name for the US Senate, or the Canadian federal parliament or government.
old as the hills of very long standing or great age.
Hills in the Bible are a metaphor for permanence.
over the hill old and past one's best.
See also
hill of beans,
blue are the hills that are far away,
Seven Hills of Rome at seven.
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'Mikado' makeover; Fulton production puts swinging twist on Gilbert and Sullivan classic
Newspaper article from: Sunday News Lancaster, PA; 3/7/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...enthusiasm is obvious when he discusses "Hot Mikado,'' calling it "a good time" and...Gilbert and Sullivan's 1885 operetta "The Mikado," takes to the boards of the Fulton...all factions will be pleased with "Hot Mikado," presented by Actors Company at the...
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`Mikado' takes to stage, screen
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/24/1999; ; 612 words
; `The Mikado' Opens Sunday, to Jan. 2 Cahn Auditorium...with Light Opera Works' staging of "The Mikado" at Cahn Auditorium and the debut of Mike...Gilbert's clever and complex lyrics. "The Mikado" almost didn't happen. In 1884, Arthur...
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Directing Mikado' a natural for new Skylight chief
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 5/18/2005; ; 700+ words
; "The Mikado" gave Bill Theisen his first paycheck...It's Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado," and it opens Friday. Theisen did not...Penzance" at Santa Fe Opera and "The Mikado" at the Virginia Opera. "I was in the...
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 "News Sun, The (Waukegan, IL)")
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`Hot Mikado' revival doesn't sizzle like original
Newspaper article from: News Sun, The (Waukegan, IL); 5/15/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Lehman and Felicia P. Fields star in Hot Mikado playing through June 29 at the Marriott...The Marriott Theatre production of Hot Mikado was one of the joys of the 1993 season...Fields sings and Ted Levy dances. Hot Mikado is the swing-era version of the 1885...
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Actors make 'Mikado' fun
Newspaper article from: The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL; 8/5/2003; ; 700+ words
; At a glance Event: "The Mikado" Venue: Illinois State University...824-3047. ---------- "The Mikado" is funny and timely; it's romantic...Gilbert and Sullivan's operettas, "The Mikado" has delighted audiences since its...
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 "Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL)")
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`Hot Mikado' roars with style at the Marriott
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 5/29/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Marriott Theatre production of Hot Mikado was one of the joys of the 1993 season...Fields sings and Ted Levy dances. Hot Mikado is the swing-era version of the 1885 Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Mikado. The current show has its origins...
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 "Lincolnwood Review (IL)")
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Japan gets topsy-turvy in 'Mikado'
Newspaper article from: Lincolnwood Review (IL); 4/29/2004; ; 700+ words
; The characters in the "The Mikado" invaded Martin Bussert's sleep...Bussert couldn't wait to tackle "The Mikado." He has loved this show for years...performed in many incarnations of "The Mikado" for other ensembles. "The Mikado...
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'The Mikado' made in St. Charles
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 8/25/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...immensity of the task of creating a Mikado Version 2.005 - were Gilbert and...of his own London home. Redoing The Mikado has been a popular sport for years. Lyric Opera of Chicago did a "hot" Mikado set in current day Japan and a member...
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Multicultural 'Mikado' heats up the stage up the stage
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 4/24/2003; ; 700+ words
; 'THE HOT MIKADO' When: Wednesday through June 29 Where...had such a long love affair with "Hot Mikado"--the legendary jitterbugging, Lindy...swagger version of that Victorian plum "The Mikado," Gilbert and Sullivan's giddy operetta...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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RECREATING THE WORLD OF 'MIKADO' IN A.V.\Gilbert-Sullivan production ready for Palmdale run.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 3/22/1996; 700+ words
; ...masterpiece of the pair's cooperation, "The Mikado" will come to the Palmdale Playhouse...Pirates of Penzance" in 1990, and "The Mikado" in 1989. "If we don't do one every...enjoy the silliness of them." "The Mikado" will open tonight at 8 at the Palmdale...
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Mikado, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Mikado, The (1885). Gilbert and Sullivan 's comic opera about the preposterous carryings‐...summer theatres, and schools. In 1939 it was the source of two jazzy black versions: The Swing Mikado and The Hot Mikado .
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mikado
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
mikado a title formerly given to the emperor of Japan. The word comes from Japanese...for European writers prior to the Meiji Restoration of 1868 to describe the Mikado as a ‘spiritual’ emperor and the Shogun (who was the...
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McMillan, Richard
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
...1984, for television production of The Mikado; Dora Mavor Moore awards, Toronto Theatre...resident production, 1988, for The Mikado; named a top performer of the year...Appearances: Pooh–Bah, The Mikado (opera), Stratford Festival of Canada...
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Sir William Schwenck Gilbert
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...and the Savoyard productions included Iolanthe (1882), The Mikado (1885), Ruddigore (1887), The Yeoman of the Guard (1888...the acerbic wit gave their plays—especially The Mikado and H.M. S. Pinafore —a transcendent reference...
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Mastroianni, Chiara 1972–
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
...de Cleves, and La princesse de Cleves ), Atalanta Filmes/Mikado/Gemini Films, 1999. Albertine, Le temps retrouve (also...also known as Zeno—Le parole di mio padre ), Mikado/Pierre Grise Distribution, 2001. Carlotta, Carnages (also...
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