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Cinderella
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2009
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Cin·der·el·la
/ ˌsindəˈrelə/
a fairy tale character who is exploited as a servant but enabled by a fairy godmother to attend a royal ball. She captivates Prince Charming but has to flee at midnight, leaving the prince to identify her by the glass slipper that she leaves behind.
∎ [as n.]
a person or thing of unrecognized or disregarded merit or beauty.
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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Cinderella syndrome
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 3/28/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Bergen County, NJ) 03-28-2004 Cinderella syndrome -- Four new films turn age...the pike in the coming months with a "Cinderella" theme: "The Prince & Me...Ella Enchanted" (April 9), "A Cinderella Story" (July 16), and "The Princess...
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Disney's Cinderella: Magical Dreams for Game Boy(R) Advance and Disney's Cinderella Dollhouse 2 for PC Now Available; Fairy Godmother and Friends Help Make Cinderella's Dreams Come True in Two New Interactive Games.
Business Wire; 9/20/2005; 700+ words
; ...announced today that Disney's Cinderella: Magical Dreams for the Nintendo...Boy(R) Advance and Disney's Cinderella Dollhouse 2 for PC/CD-ROM are...at retail outlets nationwide. "Cinderella has been a long-time favorite...
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'Cinderella' reimagined with endearing humor.(FAMILY TIMES)(THEATER)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 10/9/2005; 700+ words
; ...Stage's shimmering production of "Cinderella," adapted by British playwright Charles...of time passing - or, in the case of Cinderella (Erika Rose), of time standing stock...modern take on the fairy-tale classic, Cinderella's grief over the death of her mother...
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`Cinderella' loses the cuteness, finds magic
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/2/1997; ; 700+ words
; CINDERELLA Performed by Boston Ballet At: the...stepsisters in drag. Michael Corder's "Cinderella" cuts the cuteness to concentrate instead...nearly three hours. Amazingly, this "Cinderella" seems not a second too long. Corder...
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'Cinderella' Ballet Makes N.Y. Debut
News Wire article from: AP Online; 4/30/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...incongruous onstage for the New York debut of Cinderella, the latest offbeat rendering of a fairy...Christophe Maillot. This is no ordinary Cinderella. For one thing, the star isn't Cinderella at all. She's there, of course, along...
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DISNEY "CINDERELLA"
Transcript from: ABC Good Morning America; 10/29/1997; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 LISA McREE, Host: Cinderella, Cinderella, who knew you needed a facelift? A new classic is revived...behind-the- scenes look. JULIE ANDREWS: (clip from Cinderella, 1957) (singing) I can be whatever I want to be...
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'Cinderella' loses the cuteness, finds magic; DANCE REVIEW;
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/2/1997; ; 700+ words
; CINDERELLA Performed by Boston Ballet; At: the...stepsisters in drag. Michael Corder's "Cinderella" cuts the cuteness to concentrate instead...nearly three hours. Amazingly, this "Cinderella" seems not a second too long. Corder...
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 "Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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'CINDERELLA' REINVENTIONS CONTINUE TO CAPTIVATE.(RHYTHM)(VIDEOS)(Column)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 11/7/2002; 700+ words
; ...enduring popularity of the Cinderella story, what with the new...spite of the fact that most Cinderellas are about 19, with tiny...though for most of us, Cinderella was born in 1950, into the...remain the gold standard of "Cinderella" stories by dint of sheer...
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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'Cinderella' not a typical fairy tale
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 5/4/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...incongruous onstage for the New York debut of "Cinderella," the latest offbeat rendering of a fairy...Christophe Maillot. This is no ordinary "Cinderella." For one thing, the star isn't Cinderella at all. She's there, of course, along...
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DISNEY'S TIMELESS MASTERPIECE 'CINDERELLA' JOINS THE CELEBRATED MASTERPIECE COLLECTION ON OCTOBER 4
PR Newswire; 5/22/1995; 700+ words
; ...requested animated masterpieces, "Cinderella," finally becomes available to own...and families each year to Disney, "Cinderella" is the heartwarming and enduring rags...29.99 respectively. In 1988 when "Cinderella" was first released to a relatively...
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Cinderella
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Cinderella Rock band For the Record…...southern New Jersey heavy metal act Cinderella seems to have been stolen right out...his hard rock band, Bon Jovi), and Cinderella’s 1986 debut, Night Songs...
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Innocenti, Roberto 1940-
Book article from: Something About the Author
...York, NY), 1978. Charles Perrault, Cinderella, Creative Education (Mankato, MN...Mankato, MN), 1996. Charles Perrault, Cinderella, Creative Editions (Mankato, MN...representation in such classic works as Cinderella, The Adventures of Pinocchio, A Christmas...
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Enchantment
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary
...Alidoro fairy godfather to Italian Cinderella. [Ital. Opera: Rossini, Cinderella , Westerman, 120 – 121] Bottom...A Midsummer Night ’ s Dream ] Cinderella enchantment lasts only till midnight...
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Patronage
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary
...also .) Alidoro fairy godfather to Italian Cinderella. [Ital. Opera: Rossini, Cinderella , Westerman, 120 – 121] Alphonso...767] Fairy Godmother maternal fairy abets Cinderella in ball preparations. [Fr. Fairy Tale...
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Levine, Gail Carson 1947–
Book article from: Something About the Author
...novels on such familiar stories as Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty, the characters...a plot, so I decided to write a Cinderella story because it already had a plot! Then, when I thought about Cinderella's character, I realized she was...
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