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Applause
Applause (1970), a musical play by Betty Comden, Adolph Green (book), Charles Strouse (music), Lee Adams (lyrics). [PalaceTheatre, 896 perf.; Tony Award.] Theatre fan Eve Harrington ( Penny Fuller) is so starstruck with Broadway leading lady Margo Channing ( Lauren Bacall) that she is soon her assistant and personal secretary. But it turns out that Eve is really an ambitious actress who worms her way into Margo's life and manages to steal her stage role, her author, and almost her lover. Notable songs: Applause; Welcome to the Theatre; Who's That Girl?; But Alive. Skillfully adapted from the celebrated 1950 film All About Eve, the musical was a smashing vehicle for Bacall who shone despite her limited singing and dancing talents.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Applause." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Applause." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-Applause.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Applause." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-Applause.html |
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applaud
ap·plaud / əˈplôd/ • v. [intr.] show approval or praise by clapping: the crowd whistled and applauded | [tr.] his speech was loudly applauded. ∎ [tr.] show strong approval of (a person or action); praise: Jill applauded the decision. |
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"applaud." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "applaud." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-applaud.html "applaud." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-applaud.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "applaud." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "applaud." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-applaud.html T. F. HOAD. "applaud." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-applaud.html |
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applause
ap·plause / əˈplôz/ • n. approval or praise expressed by clapping: they gave him a round of applause. |
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"applause." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "applause." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-applause.html "applause." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-applause.html |
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applaud
•aboard, abroad, accord, afford, applaud, award, bawd, board, broad, chord, Claude, cord, ford, fraud, gaud, Gawd, hoard, horde, laud, lord, maraud, milord, sward, sword, toward, unawed, unexplored, unrestored, ward
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"applaud." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "applaud." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-applaud.html "applaud." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-applaud.html |
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applause
•applause, Azores, cause, clause, Dors, drawers, gauze, hawse, indoors, Laws, outdoors, pause, plus-fours, quatorze, Santa Claus, taws, tawse, yaws, yours
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"applause." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "applause." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-applause.html "applause." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-applause.html |
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