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Can‐Can
Can‐Can (1953), a musical comedy by Abe Burrows (book), Cole Porter (music, lyrics). [Shubert Theatre, 892 perf.] A young, straitlaced judge, Aristide Forestier ( Peter Cookson), is assigned to investigate stories of scandalous can‐can dancing at a Montmartre café. He falls in love both with the dancing and with the café's proprietress, La Mome Pistache ( Lilo), helps legalize the dance, and marries the lady. At the same time, one of the dancers, Claudine ( Gwen Verdon), has a duel fought over her by her two suitors. Notable songs: Allez‐vous‐en; Can‐Can; C'est Magnifique; I Love Paris; It's All Right with Me. Although the Cy Feuer and production opened to indifferent notices and its French star was respectfully received, the real hit of the evening was the superb dancing and comic artistry of Verdon in a merely supporting role. Within a few months much of Porter's score had won recognition, adding to the play's box office appeal. A major revival in 1980 was unsuccessful.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Can‐Can." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Can‐Can." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-CanCan.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Can‐Can." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-CanCan.html |
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cancan
cancan , a lively French dance marked chiefly by high kicking. It was developed in Paris in the 1830s and became a popular social dance there. By the mid-19th cent. it was incorporated into dance revues and stage productions. Jacques Offenbach wrote the best-known cancan music. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec made celebrated paintings and lithographs of famous cancan dancers. |
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"cancan." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cancan." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-cancan.html "cancan." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-cancan.html |
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can-can
can-can (or chahut). Boisterous (and supposedly indecorous) Parisian dance of quadrille pattern which came into vogue in 1830s, having originated in Algeria. Best-known example is Offenbach's from Orpheus in the Underworld (1858). Involves high kicking by a line of women in pretty dresses.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "can-can." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "can-can." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-cancan.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "can-can." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-cancan.html |
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cancan
can·can / ˈkanˌkan/ • n. a lively, high-kicking stage dance originating in 19th-century Parisian music halls. |
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"cancan." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cancan." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cancan.html "cancan." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cancan.html |
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cancan
cancan XIX. — F., of uncert. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "cancan." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "cancan." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cancan.html T. F. HOAD. "cancan." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cancan.html |
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Cancan
Cancan, see MOULIN ROUGE.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Cancan." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Cancan." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Cancan.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Cancan." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Cancan.html |
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"cancan." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cancan." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cancan.html "cancan." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cancan.html |
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