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Camelot
Camelot (1960), a musical play by Alan Jay Lerner (book, lyrics), Frederick Loewe (music). [Majestic Theatre, 873 perf.] A somewhat reluctant King Arthur ( Richard Burton) awaits the arrival of his bride, Guinevere ( Julie Andrews), an innocent young lady raised on bloody romances, which have prompted her to look forward to a world where “kith will kill their kin for me.” Her innocence disappears soon after the marriage when she falls in love with Lancelot ( Robert Goulet). Their affair is betrayed by Mordred ( Roddy McDowall), and the idyll of Camelot, that “one brief shining moment,” is destroyed forever. Notable songs: Camelot; If Ever I Would Leave You; Before I Gaze at You Again; How to Handle a Woman. The musical, based on T. H. White's The Once and Future King, was beset not only by the serious illnesses of both Lerner and director‐producer Moss Hart during the tryout, but by the unrealistically high expectations in the wake of My Fair Lady. An advance sale of more than $3 million allowed Camelot to buck disappointed notices and to succeed both on Broadway, on the road, and by amateur groups ever since. The show is also fondly remembered as a nostalgic view of the Kennedy years, it being the president's favorite musical. Camelot was revived to more balanced reviews and good business on the road in the 1980–81 season, then taken back to New York with Richard Harris as Arthur, though a revival with Goulet as the King failed in 1993.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Camelot." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Camelot." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-Camelot.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Camelot." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-Camelot.html |
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Camelot in Arthurian legend, the place where King Arthur held his court, variously identified as Caerleon in Wales, Camelford in Cornwall, Cadbury Castle in Somerset, and (by Thomas Malory) Winchester in Hampshire.
In extended usage, Camelot is a place associated with glittering romance and optimism; it is also often used for the White House of John Fitzgerald Kennedy's presidency (1961–3). |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Camelot." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Camelot." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Camelot.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Camelot." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Camelot.html |
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Camelot, the seat of King Arthur's court, is said by Malory to be Winchester. It may be Camelford in Cornwall, the name actually given it by Laʒamon; following Drayton's Poly-Olbion, it is identified as South Cadbury in Somerset, and Leland says he found traces of Arthur in Queen's Camel in Somerset which was previously called Camelot. Colchester has also claimed it.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Camelot." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Camelot." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Camelot.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Camelot." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Camelot.html |
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Camelot. The fabled residence of King Arthur in medieval romances has been linked to many locations in England, Wales, Cornwall, and even Scotland. Among those with Celtic associations are Caerleon, Glastonbury, and Tintagel Castle near Camelford, Cornwall. Sites in England often mentioned are Exeter and Cadbury (Somerset), where digs during the 1960s proved inconclusive.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Camelot." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Camelot." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Camelot.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Camelot." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Camelot.html |
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Camelot
Camelot , in Arthurian legend , the seat of King Arthur's court. The origin of the name is unknown. It has been variously located at Cadbury Camp, Somerset; Winchester; Camelford; and Caerleon. |
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"Camelot." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Camelot." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Camelot.html "Camelot." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Camelot.html |
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"Camelot." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Camelot." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Camelot.html "Camelot." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Camelot.html |
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Camelot
•allot, begot, Bernadotte, blot, bot, capot, clot, cocotte, cot, culotte, dot, forgot, garrotte (US garrote), gavotte, got, grot, hot, jot, knot, lot, Mayotte, motte, not, Ott, outshot, plot, pot, rot, sans-culotte, Scot, Scott, shallot, shot, slot, snot, sot, spot, squat, stot, swat, swot, tot, trot, twat, undershot, Wat, Watt, what, wot, yacht
•robot • hotshot • peridot • microdot
•Wyandot • polka dot • fylfot • mascot
•Caldecott • carrycot • apricot
•boycott • dovecote • sandlot • melilot
•polyglot • Camelot • ocelot
•monoglot • sub-plot • Lancelot
•cachalot • counterplot • Wilmot
•guillemot • motmot • bergamot
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"Camelot." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Camelot." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Camelot.html "Camelot." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Camelot.html |
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