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Sarah Eleanor (Mumma) Bell, 97
Eleanor was born on Nov. 24, 1914, in Sharpsburg, Md., to the late Beulah Land Wilson and Victor Reichard Mumma. She attended schools in Hagerstown and Sharpsburg, Md. She sang in the Episcopal Church Choir in Sharpsburg, and later sang in the Christ...
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Opera AACC celebrates a decade of performance, training
As Anne Arundel Community College celebrates its 50th anniversary, Opera AACC marks its own milestone as a company now in its 10th year. Founded by musician Douglas Brandt Byerly as artistic director, Opera AACC provides professional training for young...Tags: Teachers, Fine Artists, Arts and Culture, Music, Human Interest
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Characters come alive in Babes in Toyland
Daily American CorrespondentThe American Family Theater will bring Babes in Toyland at 2 p.m. Sunday to the Arcadia Theater, 1418 Graham Ave., Windber, for the annual holiday show. Frank Cunsolo, the executive director and chair of the Arcadia Board of Directors said that the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Music, Entertainment
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Babes in Toyland at The Quick Center in Fairfield on Dec. 18
![American Family Theater's <em>Babes in Toyland </em>begins with a cast of fairy tale characters coming to life, one by one, and telling their stories via dance in an epic opening sequence. There's Jack, Jill, Barnaby, Mary, Widow Piper and the toy soldiers, to name a few. And then they have adventures. Classic songs from Victor Herbert's 1903 original musical (some of which were also in the Laurel and Hardy film version from 1934) like "The March of the Toys," "Toyland" and "I Can't Do the Sum" are complemented by new songs by playwright and composer Don Kersey, glittering sets and special lighting effects that will hopefully keep the children engaged and entertained. Or you could go see <em>The Nutcracker </em>at every other theater in the state. Your choice.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-12/66739060-15091708.jpg "American Family Theater's <em>Babes in Toyland </em>begins with a cast of fairy tale characters coming to life, one by one, and telling their stories via dance in an epic opening sequence. There's Jack, Jill, Barnaby, Mary, Widow Piper and the toy soldiers, to name a few. And then they have adventures. Classic songs from Victor Herbert's 1903 original musical (some of which were also in the Laurel and Hardy film version from 1934) like "The March of the Toys,\" \"Toyland\" and \"I Can't Do the Sum\" are complemented by new songs by playwright and composer Don Kersey, glittering sets and special lighting effects that will hopefully keep the children engaged and entertained. Or you could go see <em>The Nutcracker </em>at every other theater in the state. Your choice.")
American Family Theater's Babes in Toyland begins with a cast of fairy tale characters coming to life, one by one, and telling their stories via dance in an epic opening sequence. There's Jack, Jill, Barnaby, Mary, Widow Piper and the toy soldiers, to...Tags: Fairfield University, Music, Entertainment
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2011 Holiday Guide: Dozens more shows for the season
If real-life holiday drama has you down — or you simply want to take a break from the fun-but-hectic festivities and relax — we’ve got a list that you can check twice, filled with shows both naughty and nice. Traditional to irreverent,...Tags: Chicago Cultural Center, Arts and Culture, Commuting, Millennium Park, Joffrey Ballet
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Sunday, Dec. 4 'Home for the Holidays' The Brooks Tegler Army Air Force Big Band performs holiday classics at 7 p.m. at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, 801 Chase St. in Annapolis. Tickets are $28; $23 for hall members. Information: 410-280-5640 or...Tags: Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Agricultural Research and Technology, Anne Arundel Community College, Encore (tv network)
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Robert Wright, 90; Composer, Lyricist for Musicals and Films
![Robert Wright, a Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist whose songwriting collaboration with George "Chet" Forrest included the hit Broadway musicals "Song of Norway," "Kismet" and "Grand Hotel," has died. He was 90.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2005-07/18722751.jpg "Robert Wright, a Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist whose songwriting collaboration with George "Chet\" Forrest included the hit Broadway musicals \"Song of Norway,\" \"Kismet\" and \"Grand Hotel,\" has died. He was 90.")
Times Staff WriterRobert Wright, a Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist whose songwriting collaboration with George "Chet" Forrest included the hit Broadway musicals "Song of Norway," "Kismet" and "Grand Hotel," has died. He was 90. Wright, a three-time Oscar nominee,...Tags: MGM Inc., Heitor Villa-Lobos, Broadway Theater, Nelson Eddy, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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Melon Patch youth classes hold registration
Orlando Theater BlogBy Debbie Manis, Orlando Sentinel The Melon Patch Players' Patchwork Productions will accept registration for its fall theater production, which begins Aug. 31, from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the theater, 311 N. 13th St.,... -
U-46 considers acquiring land to grow produce for cafeterias
Elgin NewsThe Elgin-centered U-46 district, the second largest in the state, is developing a proposal to use up to 5 acres of city land for growing …... -
Album review: Bob Dylan, 'The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 -- The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964'
Turn It Up3 stars (out of 4) Bob Dylan arrived in New York at the age of 19 in 1961, and the evidence presented on “The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 -- The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964” (Columbia) suggests that he already knew the...... -
Allan Jones; Tenor Sang in '30s Film Farces
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAllan Jones, the boyishly good-looking lyric tenor who added pleasant musical interludes to film farces of the 1930s, has died of lung cancer. The curly-haired Jones, whose signature song was "Donkey Serenade," was 84 when he died Saturday in New York...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Irene Dunne, Broadway Theater, Opera (genre), Fanny Brice
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Susanna Foster dies at 84; costarred in 1943 version of 'Phantom'
![Susanna Foster, a singer and 1940s leading lady whose most famous role was the terrorized prima donna in the first talking version of "Phantom of the Opera," died Saturday of heart failure at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, N.J., according to publicist Dale Olson. She was 84.](http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2009-01/44602983-19234302.jpg "Susanna Foster, a singer and 1940s leading lady whose most famous role was the terrorized prima donna in the first talking version of "Phantom of the Opera,\" died Saturday of heart failure at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, N.J., according to publicist Dale Olson. She was 84.")
Susanna Foster, a singer and 1940s leading lady whose most famous role was the terrorized prima donna in the first talking version of "Phantom of the Opera," died Saturday of heart failure at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, N.J., according...Tags: MGM Inc., Nelson Eddy, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Theater, Movies
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