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Jubilee
Jubilee (1935), a musical comedy by Moss Hart (book), Cole Porter (music, lyrics). [Imperial Theatre, 169 perf.] As the anniversary of the coronation approaches, the King ( Melville Cooper) and the Queen ( Mary Boland) admit they have become jaded with their luxurious but constrained life. Prince James ( Charles Walter) and Princess Diana ( Margaret Adams) agree. When a royal nephew leads an insurrection, the royal family rushes into seclusion and emerges incognito. The Queen flirts with a movie star, the Princess has a brief romance with a writer, the Prince takes a celebrated dancer out for a night on the town, and the King is happy to remain home, playing his beloved parlor games. Inevitably they are recognized, so when the insurrection dies aborning, the royal family returns to its comfortable, restricted world. Notable songs: Begin the Beguine; Just One of Those Things; Why Shouldn't I?; A Picture of Me Without You. The musical, suggested by the Silver Jubilee of the English royal family, was written while Hart and Porter were on a world cruise together. Sam H. Harris and Max Gordon presented the show on Broadway, and the critics, as they so often did on first hearing, insisted Porter's score was not up to snuff. Time proved them wrong.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Jubilee." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Jubilee." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-Jubilee.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Jubilee." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-Jubilee.html |
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jubilee , in the Bible, a year when alienated property and land were restored, slaves were manumitted, debts were forgiven, and a general sabbatical year was observed in agriculture. It occurred once every 50 years, at the end of a series of seven sabbatical years as prescribed by the Book of Leviticus. In the Roman Catholic Church, the name is applied to a holy year when special privileges are given for the pilgrimage to Rome. The first holy year was celebrated in 1300. The pope proclaimed (1343) that holy years would recur at 50-year intervals; in 1470, the interval was reduced to 25 years. Extraordinary jubilees celebrated the 50th anniversary of Pope Pius XI's ordination (1929) and the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council (1966). |
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"jubilee." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "jubilee." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-jubilee.html "jubilee." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-jubilee.html |
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jubilee
jubilee a special anniversary of an event, especially one celebrating twenty-five or fifty years of a reign or activity.
In Jewish history, a jubilee is a year of emancipation and restoration, kept every fifty years; in the Roman Catholic Church, it is a period of remission from the penal consequences of sin, granted by the Roman Catholic Church under certain conditions for a year, usually at intervals of twenty-five years. Recorded from late Middle English, the word comes via Old French from late Latin jubilaeus (annus) ‘(year) of jubilee’, based on Hebrew yōḇēl, originally ‘ram's-horn trumpet’, with which the jubilee year was proclaimed. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "jubilee." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "jubilee." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-jubilee.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "jubilee." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-jubilee.html |
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jubilee
ju·bi·lee / ˈjoōbəˌlē; ˌjoōbəˈlē/ • n. a special anniversary of an event, esp. one celebrating twenty-five or fifty years of a reign or activity: [as adj.] jubilee celebrations. ∎ Judaism (in Jewish history) a year of emancipation and restoration, celebrated every fifty years. ∎ (in full Jubilee Year) a period of remission from the penal consequences of sin, granted by the Roman Catholic Church under certain conditions for a year, usually at intervals of twenty-five years. • adj. (of desserts) flambé: cherries jubilee. |
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"jubilee." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "jubilee." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-jubilee.html "jubilee." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-jubilee.html |
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jubilee
jubilee The celebration of every seventh year, and especially every fiftieth year, which was after 7 × 7. Jewish slaves were to be released and mortgaged land returned (Lev. 25: 8–13, cf. Luke 4: 18–19). This was more of an ideal than actual practice, though it may have at least discouraged the slave business. The word ‘jubilee’ is from the Hebrew for a ‘trumpet’ which was blown to inaugurate the year of jubilee.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "jubilee." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "jubilee." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-jubilee.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "jubilee." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-jubilee.html |
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jubilee year of emancipation and restoration of the Jews, kept every 50 years (see Lev. 25); fiftieth anniversary. XIV. —(O)F. jubilé—ChrL. jūbilæus adj.—(with assim. to jūbilāre; see prec.) ChrGr. iōbēlaîlos, f. ióbēlos— Heb. yōbhēl jubilee, orig. ram, (hence) ram's horn, with which the jubilee year was proclaimed.
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T. F. HOAD. "jubilee." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "jubilee." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-jubilee.html T. F. HOAD. "jubilee." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-jubilee.html |
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Jubilee
Jubilee (Heb., yovel). Biblical law requiring the release of slaves and the restoration of family property every fifty years. The agricultural laws of the sabbatical year (i.e. the seventh year of seven) applied in the Jubilee year.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Jubilee." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Jubilee." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Jubilee.html JOHN BOWKER. "Jubilee." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Jubilee.html |
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jubilee
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•icily • volatile • Maithili • weevily
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"jubilee." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "jubilee." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-jubilee.html "jubilee." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-jubilee.html |
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