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Pirates of Penzance, The
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Pirates of Penzance, The, or The Slave of Duty. Operetta in 2 acts by Sullivan, comp. 1879, to lib. by Gilbert. Prod. Paignton, Devon, and NY 1879, London 1880.
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PROPERTY: HOT SPOT - Penzance, Cornwall The light and warmth of the Cornish Riviera have attracted artists, stars and tourists for decades, says ROBERT LIEBMAN
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/20/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...agencies. Already happily ensconced in Penzance is Jean Shrimpton, who achieved a very...running the Abbey Hotel and restaurant in Penzance. Although Shrimpton's membership in...castle and, before that, a monastery. "Penzance is great for getting away from the hustle...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Racing: Fretting on Penzance.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 2/7/2006; 700+ words
; Byline: By Keith Hamer Penzance is the horse the sponsors fear in...Totesport spokesman Damian Walker said: "Penzance is a horse we have tried to keep on...plenty of. The money we have seen for Penzance suggests he is probably the one they...
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 "Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)")
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Scilly flights will stay at Penzance for 2009 ; Penzance heliport has been given a stay of execution after plans to close it and transfer flights to Lands End aerodrome, were temporally shelved.
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 1/12/2009; ; 672 words
; Penzance heliport has been given a stay of execution...International Helicopters, which owns the Penzance site, had intended to move the departure...director Tony Jones said the heliport in Penzance would remain open. "I can confirm that...
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 "The Saturday Star (South Africa)")
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PERFECT Penzance; A port with no pirates but plenty of pubs.(Travel)
Newspaper article from: The Saturday Star (South Africa); 3/10/2007; 700+ words
; There are no pirates in Penzance. There are boats and pubs and a pirate-themed playground...when they wrote the hugely successful opera Pirates of Penzance in 1879, eternalising Penzance as an immediate association with pirates centuries later...
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Penzance ready for title celebrations in Callington ; Penzance are sure to take a good following with them today to Ginsters Marshfield Parc, where they will receive the Bob Bell Trophy as Divison One West champions after their match against hosts Callington Town.
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 5/9/2009; ; 700+ words
; Penzance are sure to take a good following with...Mewton, it is about the supporters at Penzance who have waited 34 years to win a league...back at Foxhole many years ago," the Penzance boss replied. "The town of Penzance...
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Greenstreet/Niosi Capital Partners Announces $66.3 Million Real Estate Co-Investment With The Penzance Companies.
Business Wire; 5/6/2004; 631 words
; ...Avenue in a co-investment company arranged by The Penzance Companies ("Penzance"). The prestigious 219,000 square foot Class...lobby and private balconies, will be managed by Penzance Management, one of the Penzance Companies. The...
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The news of Trafalgar: Elizabeth Sparrow unpicks the origins of the long-standing belief that Penzance, in Cornwall, was the first place on the mainland to receive news of the victory at Trafalgar and the death of Nelson.(FRONTLINE)
Magazine article from: History Today; 11/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...on October 21st, 1805, first reached Penzance in Cornwall via a fishing boat, which...King and government. The primacy of Penzance in this respect has never been challenged...Giddy, Davies' uncle, was the Mayor of Penzance. This accounts for Davies' later entry...
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Off-target Pellow spares Coventry a proper pasting; NATIONAL LEAGUE ONE Penzance & Newlyn 28 Coventry 16.(Rugby Union)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 9/29/2003; 700+ words
; ...second-half display when they outscored Penzance and went close to salvaging a point...straightforward penalty and the manner in which Penzance were able to open up Coventry's defence...many first-up tackles were missed when Penzance responded. Head coach Mark Ellis conceded...
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Art at the end of the line Picture perfect in Penzance
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 8/16/2008; ; 700+ words
; TRAIL OF THE UNEXPECTED Penzance station is the end of the line for...sleepy or cut-off about present-day Penzance. To the delight of residents and...its busier, prettier neighbour, Penzance has suddenly re-emerged as a leading...
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Penzance Cornwall -- Telework`s new Eden.
M2 Presswire; 8/30/2002; 700+ words
; ...Digital Peninsula Network Limited: Penzance Cornwall -- Telework`s new Eden...significantly expand its activities and seal Penzance`s reputation as the Eden of UK teleworking...which has a digital facility centre in Penzance, will allow members to share cutting...
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Penzance
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Penzance , town (1991 pop. 18,501), Cornwall, SW England, at the head of Mounts Bay. Penzance is a resort and a port for the Scilly Islands . It also has flour mills. Penzance Library houses a notable Cornish collection...
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Pirates of Penzance, The
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Pirates of Penzance, The, or The Slave of Duty . Operetta in 2 acts by Sullivan, comp. 1879, to lib. by Gilbert. Prod. Paignton, Devon, and NY 1879, London 1880.
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Sir Humphry Davy
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...chlorine and iodine were elements. Humphry Davy was born on Dec. 17, 1778, in Penzance, Cornwall. He was apprenticed when he was 16 to an apothecary in Penzance, where he evinced a great interest in chemistry and experimentation, using as...
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Loyalty
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary
...Am. Lit.: Hemingway For Whom the Bell Tolls ] pirates of Penzance surrender only when charged by the police to yield in the name...Victoria. [Br. Opera: Gilbert and Sullivan The Pirates of Penzance ] Ruth devotedly follows mother-in-law to Bethlehem...
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Noblemindedness
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary
...obstructed his marriage plans. [Am. Lit.: The American ] pirates of Penzance never attacked weaker parties; always freed orphans. [Br. Opera: The Pirates of Penzance ] Rienzi pardons his would-be murderer. [Ger. Opera: Wagner, Rienzi...
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