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Sally
Sally (1920), a musical comedy by Guy Bolton (book), Jerome Kern (music), Clifford Grey and others (lyrics). [New Amsterdam Theatre, 570 perf.] Sally Rhinelander ( Marilyn Miller), an orphan and a dishwasher at the Elm Tree Alley Inn, is befriended by her co‐worker “Connie” ( Leon Errol), the exiled Duke Constantine of Czechogovinia, and by the rich young bachelor Blair Farquar ( Irving Fisher). She later substitutes for a dancer at a party Blair has thrown, which leads to a fight between her and Blair, but also to a contract to dance in the Ziegfeld Follies. Sally is a big hit, and she and Blair are reconciled. Notable songs: Look for the Silver Lining; Whip‐Poor‐Will; Wild Rose; The Church 'Round the Corner. Hailed by Charles Darnton of the World as “nothing less than idealized musical comedy,” the Florenz Ziegfeld show was one of its era's biggest and most beloved successes and established the beautiful, light‐footed Miller as the leading female musical star of her day. A 1948 revival—without Miller, Ziegfeld's flair, and Joseph Urban's great designs—failed.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Sally." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Sally." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-Sally.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Sally." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-Sally.html |
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sal·ly / ˈsalē/ • n. (pl. -lies) a sudden charge out of a besieged place against the enemy; a sortie. ∎ a brief journey or sudden start into activity. ∎ a witty or lively remark, esp. one made as an attack or as a diversion in an argument; a retort. • v. (-lies, -lied) [intr.] make a military sortie: they sallied out to harass the enemy. ∎ formal or humorous set out from a place to do something: I made myself presentable and sallied forth. sal·ly2 • n. (pl. -lies) the part of a bell rope that has colored wool woven into it to provide a grip for the bell-ringer's hands. |
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"sally." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sally." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-sally005.html "sally." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-sally005.html |
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Sally ♀ In origin a pet form of Sarah, but from the 20th century normally considered an independent name. It is frequently used as the first element in combinations such as Sally-Anne and Sally-Jane.
Short form: Sal. |
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Sally." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Sally." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Sally.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Sally." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Sally.html |
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sally sortie from a besieged place XVI; sudden start or outburst XVII; sprightly remark XVIII. — (O)F. saillie, sb. use of fem. pp. of saillir issue forth, refash. of OF. salir leap :- L. salīre.
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T. F. HOAD. "sally." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "sally." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-sally.html T. F. HOAD. "sally." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-sally.html |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "sally." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "sally." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-sally.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "sally." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-sally.html |
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•Ali, alley, Allie, Ally, bally, dally, dilly-dally, farfalle, galley, Halley, mallee, Mexicali, pally, Raleigh, rally, reveille, sally, tally, valley
•Chablis • brambly
•badly, Bradley, Hadlee, madly, sadly
•scraggly
•dangly, gangly
•crackly • Shankly • Bramley
•Manley, manly, Osmanli, Stanley
•slatternly
•Langley, tangly
•amply • Ashley
•Attlee, fatly, patly
•aptly • shilly-shally
•Bali, barley, Cali, Carly, Charlie, Dali, Diwali, finale, gnarly, Gurkhali, Kali, Kigali, Mali, Marley, marly, Pali, parley, snarly, Somali, Svengali, tamale
•Barclay, Berkeley, clerkly, sparkly
•Darnley • ghastly • Hartley • Barnsley
•blackguardly
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"sally." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sally." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-sally.html "sally." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-sally.html |
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